Title: 21st Century Process for Teaching for Learning: A Performance-Based, Results-Driven Whole School Model for Schools
121st Century Process for Teaching for Learning A
Performance-Based, Results-Driven Whole School
Model for Schools
- Rossi Ray-Taylor
- And
- Sharon Claytor Peters
- 2008 MDE/NCA Spring School Improvement Conference
2IntroductionsOverview for the session
3- What does it take to
- make a positive and measurable difference in
schools?
4Schools are designed for a 19th and 20th century
vision of schoolingscreen, sort and select
5Expectations of schools are changing
6Competition
0 drop outs
Michigan High School Graduation Requirements
NCLB
Accountability
All Kids College Ready
7The 5 conditions necessary for school success
- School principal leadership
- Classroom teacher effectiveness
- Parent involvement
- Student readiness
- Community support
8- Meeting the challenge of Michigans high school
graduation requirements
990 -- 80 -- 70
- 90 of the parents need to be invested in quality
education - 80 of the students (at every grade level) need
to meet standards set by teacher assessments,
classroom by classroom. - 70 of the students should perform satisfactorily
on an external assessment (such as the Michigan
Educational Assessment Program)
10Critical junctures
- Passage from pre-K to formal K-12 schools
- Movement from 3rd to 4th grade learning concepts
and methods - Movement into middle school 6th or 7th grade
- High school entry
11Transition Points for Students
Teaching methodology Teacher certification credentialing School structure Grading and advancement policies
PreK to formal K-12 X X X X
3rd - 4th grade transition (lower elementary to upper elementary) X X May be reflected in changes in report cards
5th 6th grade elementary to middle or junior high school X X X X
8th 9th grade to high school X X X X
- Preparatory Transition Schools
12- Research driven school design
Rigor, relevance and relationships
133 Key Features
- Establish the conditions and standards for
success - Implement the strategies
- Monitor for results
14Teacher selection
- Demonstrated skill in design and diversity of
teaching skills and concepts - Management of various student skill levels and
learning styles - Deep level subject matter knowledge
- Strong knowledge of pedagogy
- Demonstrated skill and training in building
relationships and academic relevance
15Ongoing professional learning communities
- Professional development
- Mentors and coaching
- Peer-to-peer classroom observations
- Critical friends network
- Sharing of best practice lesson plans, materials
and formative classroom assessments
16Shorter marking periods
- Frequent feedback to students
- More frequent opportunities to start over
17Formative assessment
- Lesson embedded entrance skill assessment
- Feedback to students at least weekly
- Teacher teams review student, classroom, grade
level and school data weekly
18People without information cannot act. People
with information cannot help but act. Ken
Blanchard
19Arts creative expression for students
- Visual art
- Music
- Creative writing and poetry
- Drama and performing arts
20In-school support services
- Counseling
- Scheduling
- Extended day
- Online course options
- Technology infused curriculum
- Homework completion support
- Credit recovery options
- AVID / Mac Scholars or similar strategies
- Attendance tardiness strategies
- Theories of agency and resilience
- English language learner and bilingual support
21Total system alignment for teaching for learning
success
- Central office systems ensure resources and
conditions for teaching for learning - Rewards and sanctions support teaching for
learning - Policies and practices are reviewed for
consequences and effectiveness for full system
mission success - Barriers and roadblocks are eliminated
- The system is transparent
- Access is universal
22- One of the great things an organization can do is
to help people give voice to their dreams, and
provide the means by which people come together
to create something greater than themselves. It
is the gift of leaders to release the aspirations
of others. - -James Champy
23Resources
- Educational Leadership for the 21st Century A
Performance-Based, Results-Driven Whole-School
Reform by John W. Porter - The Silent Epidemic Perspectives of High School
Dropouts by John M. Bridgeland, et al - All Students Reaching the Top Strategies for
Closing Academic Achievement Gaps A Report of
the National Study Group for the Affirmative
Development of Academic Ability Edmund Gordon,
chair
24More Resources
- Voices in Urban Education, Using Data for
Decisions VUE Number 18, Winter 2008, Annenberg
Institute for School Reform - Voices in Urban Education, High School Redesign
VUE Number 8, Summer 2005, Annenberg Institute
for School Reform
25More Resources
- What Works in Schools Translating Research into
Action by Robert J. Marzano - Reaching the Reluctant Learner Educational
Leadership, March 2008, vol 65 no. 6 - Fires in the Bathroom Advice for Teachers From
High School Students by Kathleen Cushman and the
students of What Kids Can Do, Inc
26Rossi Ray-Taylor, PhD rossi_at_raytaylorandassoc.o
rgRay.Taylor and Associates2160 S. Huron
Parkway, Suite 3 Ann Arbor, Michigan
48104www.raytaylorandassoc.org Sharon Claytor
Peters claytorpeters_at_comcast.net
- Claytor Peters Consulting
- 13795 Christina Lane
- Belleville, Michigan 48111