Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO): Continua of Practice Relationship of the Continua of Practice to the FISO The Continua of Practice for School Improvement (the Improvement Model and the FISO Improvement Continua) is designed to assist principals and teachers to Cycle identify areas of practice that require attention in order to deliver improved student outcomes. Identifying the current levels of proficiency and the practices and The Continua assist principals and teachers to: behaviours of the next level allows schools to strategically plan for improving student outcomes. Being able to see progress along a use evidence and observations to self- continuum also helps to support change in teaching practice evaluate trial current practice by articulating both the subtle and more significant differences required to locate their performance on an achieve genuine change. improvement-focused continuum understand what improved practice looks like The FISO Improvement Model provides a common develop a shared language for describing language for school improvement across the Victorian educational practice government school system. It is structured around four engage in conversations about improving state-wide priorities that are proven to have a strong professional practice. bearing on the effectiveness of a school. The then provides more Each continuum describes a range of practices across detailed information on the four proficiency levels (Emerging, Evolving, Embedding, 16 dimensions. Excelling).
Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO): Continua of Practice The Continua of Practice for School Improvement (the Continua) is designed to assist principals and teachers to identify areas of practice that require attention in order to deliver improved student outcomes. The Continua assist principals and teachers to: use evidence and observations to self- evaluate current practice locate their performance on an improvement-focused continuum understand what improved practice looks like develop a shared language for describing educational practice engage in conversations about improving professional practice. Each continuum describes a range of practices across four proficiency levels (Emerging, Evolving, Embedding, Excelling). Relationship of the Continua of Practice to the FISO Improvement Model and the FISO Improvement Cycle Identifying the current levels of proficiency and the practices and behaviours of the next level allows schools to strategically plan for improving student outcomes. Being able to see progress along a continuum also helps to support change in teaching practice by articulating both the subtle and more significant differences required to achieve genuine change. The FISO Improvement Model provides a common language for school improvement across the Victorian government school system. It is structured around four state-wide priorities that are proven to have a strong bearing on the effectiveness of a school. The then provides more detailed information on the 16 dimensions. trial
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