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Facilitating Change in Successful Schools: One School s Journey to Improve Student Reading Levels

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Facilitating Change in Successful Schools: One School s Journey to Improve Student Reading Levels

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    1. Facilitating Change in Successful Schools: One Schools Journey to Improve Student Reading Levels Kurtis Hewson Lorna Adrian Claresholm Elementary School

    2. Pigeon Staff Development Consultant from outside flies in, drops a load and flies off

    3. Essential Questions What assumptions about a schools literacy culture need to be confronted before moving forward? How has Claresholm Elementary School moved towards their goal of improving student reading? How can this framework be applied in other school contexts? What are the next steps?

    4. WIN activity Step One What Works One minute reflection pauseOne minute reflection pause

    5. Paradigm Shifts for a Successful School One minute easy/hard chartOne minute easy/hard chart

    6. WIN activity Step Two Interesting

    7. Phases of Implementation Handout designed to include room for notes Emphasize real change occurring in phases 3-4 phases 1-2 established the foundation (culture)Handout designed to include room for notes Emphasize real change occurring in phases 3-4 phases 1-2 established the foundation (culture)

    8. Phase One Establishing the foundation for change One minute pause at end for WIN chart Insert video of Were sinkingOne minute pause at end for WIN chart Insert video of Were sinking

    9. Phase Two Involving students and establishing a reliable data source

    10. Common School-Wide Assessment Assessment used is not important (we had to have a norm-referenced assessment for divisional reporting) Many schools utilize DIBELS Link for classroom profile and grade-level overviews One minute pause for WINAssessment used is not important (we had to have a norm-referenced assessment for divisional reporting) Many schools utilize DIBELS Link for classroom profile and grade-level overviews One minute pause for WIN

    11. Phase Three Shifting from school to students Needed to have common assessment and meaningful data source in order to shift focus to students. Effective ways to interpret and apply data Focus on all kids (not just at-risk)Needed to have common assessment and meaningful data source in order to shift focus to students. Effective ways to interpret and apply data Focus on all kids (not just at-risk)

    12. Collaborative Team Meetings Needed to have common assessment and meaningful data source in order to shift focus to students. Effective ways to interpret and apply data Focus on all kids (not just at-risk) Conversations more about what we can do rather than focusing upon blame and circumstances beyond our control One minute pause for WIN chartNeeded to have common assessment and meaningful data source in order to shift focus to students. Effective ways to interpret and apply data Focus on all kids (not just at-risk) Conversations more about what we can do rather than focusing upon blame and circumstances beyond our control One minute pause for WIN chart

    13. Phase Four Developing a pyramid of supports and focusing upon instruction One minute pause for WIN chartsOne minute pause for WIN charts

    14. WIN activity Step Three Next Steps Think, write, pair, share Think, write, pair, share

    15. Where to go from here Exit Cards Synthesize key information from WIN chart and handout

    16. Questions/Comments Kurtis Hewson hewsonk@lrsd.ab.ca Lorna Adrian adrianl@lrsd.ab.ca Claresholm Elementary School Livingstone Range School Division Box 728 Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0 Phone: (403) 625-3371 Fax: (403) 625-4920

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