Focus on instructional leadership to impact student achievement.
Even with great teachers, student achievement hinges on an effective principal. Behind every great principal is an airtight system of leadership evaluation that consistently rewards excellence and remedies deficits. While teacher evaluation methods have improved, instructional leadership evaluation has often stood still—and student learning and achievement have paid the price.
Visible Learning for Literacy offers a strategic and coherent approach to learning by applying Hattie’s effect sizes to literacy within the three-phase model. This approach empowers educators to select those high-yield literacy practices, plan lessons, and informs them on what works best in each phase of the learning.
See what your colleagues are saying! The quotes below were taken from feedback forms submitted by actual 2018 Visible Learning for Literacy workshop attendees.
"Excellent presentation! I loved your examples and the stories you shared regarding your experiences. Very motivating!"
"Doug is a great motivational speaker! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge!"
These learner’s notebooks are the first of their kind to continue the journey of Visible Learning by helping students monitor their own progress. With an emphasis on developing and strengthening foundational metacognitive skills, the notebooks guide students to understand what they’re learning, why they’re learning it, and the strategies they need along the way.
Build clarity around standards and learning through teacher collaboration
When learning is organized and intentional, and when the learner knows what he or she is learning, great things can happen.
The best way to improve teacher clarity is in the company of others
Common Formative Assessments (CFA) 2.0 is an integrated and systemic approach that demonstrates timely, credible evidence of teacher impact on student learning. Customizable to any unit of curriculum, CFA 2.0 uses student feedback as diagnostic data to adjust and differentiate instruction.
This on-site professional learning is beneficial for: