Purpose: Determine the practices that will be recommended for selection and implementation in Step #3 of the SMART School Improvement Process Outcome: A list of 3-5 of the most effective practices related to the school SMART goal paper or hard copy tables of Tools 1 and 2; markers; and sticky dots Material(s): Overview: These two tools will help you determine which team and classroom practices have the greatest potential for helping you achieve your SMART goal. The first tool helps you identify the impact of the practice on teaching and learning. The second tool helps you identify your school’s current knowledge and use of the practice. Tool 1: Research on Impact of Teaching on Learning Based on your investigation of high performing teams and classrooms, strategies and the literature and published educational research which of the following types of evidence did you find for each of the practices you identified? Instructions: List all of the effective practices that were discovered in your investigation and met your initial criteria for success. For each type of evidence of impact on learning that you found linked to your effective practices, place a sticky dot or X in the corresponding box. Fill in as many boxes as there is evidence to show for that practice. Add other types of evidence that were found to link these practices to improved learning. Evidence of Impact on Learning or than or time or goal as skills in beyond attitude of overall growth behavior, with greater year’s evidence: expected academic growth such student or non-academic one satisfaction and/or Effective Team and standards year’s subgroups Classroom Practices student Measurable Demonstration measures within Effect Achievement Additional by performance performance Teacher, parent achievement associated area one average attendance, affect related Improvements in indicators Impact and Use of Effective Practices Tool 2: Staff’s current knowledge of the effective practices Instructions: List all of the effective practices that were discovered in your investigation and met your initial criteria for success.
Purpose: Determine the practices that will be recommended for selection and implementation in Step #3 of the SMART School Improvement Process Outcome: A list of 3-5 of the most effective practices related to the school SMART goal Material(s): paper or hard copy tables of Tools 1 and 2; markers; and sticky dots Overview: These two tools will help you determine which team and classroom practices have the greatest potential for helping you achieve your SMART goal. The first tool helps you identify the impact of the practice on teaching and learning. The second tool helps you identify your school’s current knowledge and use of the practice. Tool 1: Research on Impact of Teaching on Learning Based on your investigation of high performing teams and classrooms, strategies and the literature and published educational research which of the following types of evidence did you find for each of the practices you identified? Instructions: List all of the effective practices that were discovered in your investigation and met your initial criteria for success. For each type of evidence of impact on learning that you found linked to your effective practices, place a sticky dot or X in the corresponding box. Fill in as many boxes as there is evidence to show for that practice. Add other types of evidence that were found to link these practices to improved learning. Evidence of Impact on Learning Effective Team and Classroom Practices Measurable growth in student academic achievement overall or by subgroups Demonstration or performance of skills associated with goal area standards Effect greater than one year’s growth within one year’s time Achievement beyond average or expected performance Teacher, student or parent satisfaction measures Improvements in related non-academic indicators such as attendance, behavior, affect and/or attitude Additional evidence: Impact and Use of Effective Practices Tool 2: Staff’s current knowledge of the effective practices Instructions: List all of the effective practices that were discovered in your investigation and met your initial criteria for success.
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