How Principals can be data pioneers for their schools: A step-by-step guide through the lens of Spongebob Squarepants
In this blog, learn how principals can use data to create a strong foundation that supports a student-growth centered culture. We have a step-by-step guide to help you turn your data observations into procedures that benefit students and staff.
How to strengthen teacher evaluation systems to improve student growth
Teaching evaluation systems should support student growth. If students aren't growing, it's probably due to skewed data. District leaders can fix a skewed data problem and create a strong evaluation system with a few important changes.
Transforming the teacher experience to avoid the education brain drain
Teachers are essential. Teachers provide the foundation that helps children succeed in life.
What does student growth mean in practice?
I want to talk about the hot topic of Student Growth, but I’m going to take the long way around. So let's begin with a little pop quiz:
Student growth and progress
The easiest method to determine growth is to take a measurement, take a second measurement at a later time, and subtract the results.
Regarding a growth mindset and assessment
Is it possible to foster a growth mindset in the presence of high-stakes testing? I would argue that it is, so long as we keep ourselves grounded in the purpose of assessment.
Why I got into teaching
When I was in high school, I loved spreadsheets. I used to design measurement tools to test my friends' abstract psychological constructs like "Movie Trivia Content Mastery" and generate data tables of the results.
Coaching conversation
A few years back I had the opportunity to work for a term as an instructional coach at a Scottish boarding school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Why do we assess?
In the shadow of high-stakes state testing and accountability, sometimes “assessment” can feel like a four-letter word (test).