Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

When less is more: Creating a manageable fractal improvement experience

A fractal is a geometric pattern that is reproducible at any magnification or reduction within the whole. A Success in Sight fractal improvement experience is a manageable change initiative that contributes to the whole school improvement plan in a ...systematically focused way. You will see how one school planned and implemented a manageable change initiative, or "fractal," using a five-stage continuous improvement process.

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Digging deeper into data: Unearthing root causes for under-performance

You will be introduced to a structured process for using data to guide school improvement in ways that focus and maximize improvement efforts. You will understand the importance of unearthing root causes—rather than surface-level symptoms—for student... under-performance. Root causes refer to the deep underlying causes for the occurrence of a specific result, e.g., low student achievement in reading comprehension.

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Creating a "can-do" school culture: Unlocking the power of collective efficacy

Schools are stronger when the individuals within them share the belief that they can solve problems and increase student achievement; that is, they have high levels of collective efficacy. When they join forces and develop a plan that effecti...vely addresses the issues that are unique to their schools, they can have a positive impact on challenges in their school. You will be introduced to five ways to develop collective efficacy in your school.

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New improvement strategies do not always guarantee increases in student achievement—partial implementation and inconsistent implementation will most certainly doom even the best strategies to failure. You will be introduced to a tool for detailing implementation expectations and monitoring how staff implements improvem...ent strategies. This tool will enhance the likelihood of consistent implementation.

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McREL's Power Walkthrough seminar and software helps school leaders turn their regular classroom observations into "power walkthroughs" by using a PDA, Tablet PC, Blackberry, or iPhone device loaded with McREL’s Web-based software. Strategies from our popular books, Classroom Instruction that Works (CITW) and Using Tec...hnology with Classroom Instruction that Works, are the basis for this classroom observation software. In just a three- to five-minute visit, you can observe teachers' use of effective instructional strategies, level of student engagement, use of technology, and other teacher practices that research has shown to influence student learning.

Through practical, hands-on guidance, administrators learn how to use the Power Walkthrough software on their handheld devices to capture important data during each classroom visit. Participants leave the training session ready to conduct power walkthroughs in their own schools on the very next day.

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