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Administrator's Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores

by: Knoll, Marcia Kalb

Administrator's Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores

by: Knoll, Marcia Kalb

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Edition: 1st
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Copyright: 10/15/2001
Publisher: Jossey-Bass

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Summary

This "how-to" resource gives K-12 school principals and other supervisory personnel a comprehensive action plan for improving teaching, student achievement, and student test scores. Step-by-step, the author shows the reader all aspects of teaching standards that make students achieve and be successful, how to organize professional development that impacts school achievement, and how to match the curriculum to student achievement. Included are over 80 full-page forms, checklists and handouts that can be used as is or readily adapted to fit the user s needs.

PART I How to Establish Teaching Standards that-Make Students Successful

Focusing Teachers on Student Achievement

(12)

Building a Collegial Effort for Student Success

(1)

Gaining Trust

(6)

Characteristics of a Trusted Supervisor

(1)

Behaviors that Are Demonstrated

(1)

Determining Your Trust Quotient

(3)

Building Positive Interactions

(1)

Teacher Growth Is Reflected in Student Achievement

(1)

Supervising for Teacher Growth

(1)

Resulting Outcomes

(1)

How to Replace Evaluation with Document Growth

(4)

Growth Plan Summary

(3)

Dealing with Mandated Evaluation

(1)

Standards for Teaching that Target Students' Achievement

(40)

Classroom Environments that Enhance Learning

(3)

Classroom Atmosphere

(1)

Physical Arrangement of the Room

(1)

Availability of Resources

(1)

Management of the Learning Environment that Maximizes Learning

(6)

Classroom Management

(2)

Behavior Management

(1)

Teacher Actions that De-escalate a Situation

(1)

Student Self-Control Strategies

(1)

Dealing with Serious Behavior Problems

(1)

Gathering and Keeping Data

(2)

Preparation for Effective Instruction

(5)

Analysis of Student Needs

(1)

Cultural Sensitivity

(3)

Content Standards

(1)

Selection and Use of Resources

(1)

Accommodating Students with Special Needs

(1)

Instruction that Fosters Learning and Achievement

(17)

Instruction that Actively Involves Students in Learning

(2)

Processing that Extends Student Learning

(3)

Questions that Raise the Level of Learning

(3)

Grouping that Enhances Instruction

(4)

Supporting Learning

(2)

Ongoing Assessment of Learning

(1)

Oral Assessment

(2)

Written Assessment

(1)

Tactile/Kinesthetic Assessment

(1)

Professionalism and Student Success

(2)

Reflection on Teaching

(1)

Collaboration with Colleagues

(2)

Involvement in School/District Activities

(1)

Use of School Policies

(1)

Parent and Community Interactions

(7)

Establish Communication Links with Parents

(1)

Interpret Educational Information

(1)

Encourage Parent and Community Involvement

(6)

PART II How to Determine What Teachers Need to Make Students Achieve

Gathering Data about Teaching for Student Achievement

(8)

What Data to Gather

(2)

Related to Teaching and Learning

(1)

Objective in Nature

(1)

How to Gather Data

(2)

Using a Format for Gathering Data

(1)

Notetaking

(1)

Video-taping

(1)

Portfolios

(1)

How to Use Data to Impact Teaching and Student Learning

(4)

Determine Teacher Strengths and Skill Needs

(3)

Design a Teacher Growth Plan

(1)

Communicate with the Teacher

(1)

Holding Overview Conferences about Student Achievement

(7)

Reasons for Conducting These Conferences

(2)

Establish Expectations for the Year

(1)

Plan for the Delivery of the Curriculum

(1)

Identify Teaching Resources

(1)

Outline Classroom Management and Organizational Structures

(1)

Recording the Conference Data

(2)

Using the Conference Data

(2)

Understand the Teacher's Point of View

(1)

Determine Immediate Needs that Impact Student Achievement

(1)

Encourage Teacher Reflection and Analysis

(1)

Provide Initial Diagnoses of Needs

(1)

Communicating with the Teacher

(1)

Making Informal Visits to View Students Achieving

(10)

Reasons for Making informal Visits

(1)

Determine What Is Actually Happening

(1)

Check Ongoing Concerns

(1)

Monitor Progress on Growth Plans

(1)

Identify Trouble Spots

(1)

Be Visible

(1)

What to Look At and For

(3)

Student Activity: Where Are They and What Are They Doing?

(1)

Teacher Activity: Where Is the Teacher and What Is He or She Doing?

(1)

Teacher's Body Language

(1)

Management and Organization

(1)

Materials in Use

(1)

Specific Concerns

(1)

Physical Plant

(1)

The Importance of a Time Frame for Making Informal Visits

(1)

How Often to Visit

(1)

Whom to Visit

(1)

Time of Day for Visits

(1)

How Long to Stay

(1)

Recording Data from an Informal Visit

(1)

Using the Data to Improve Teaching and Learning

(2)

Communicating with the Teacher

(3)

Observing Classroom Environments to Support Learning

(11)

How Classroom Environments Impact Student Learning

(1)

Critical Aspects of the Learning Environment

(5)

Roles of the Teacher

(1)

Activities of the Students

(1)

Organization that Encourages Student Involvement and Achievement

(4)

Recording the Data Observed

(1)

Analyzing and Using the Data to Improve Teaching and Learning

(4)

Communicating with the Teacher

(1)

Conducting a Time-on-Task Review to Observe Learning in Progress

(12)

Time-on-Task and Teaching, Learning, and Achievement

(2)

When to Conduct This Review

(1)

A Word of Caution

(1)

Recording the Data as It Is Gathered

(4)

Activities in Progress

(1)

On-Task Student Participation

(1)

Off-Task Student Participation

(1)

Account for All Students

(3)

Time Segments

(1)

Analyzing the Data Gathered to Impact Achievement

(2)

Engagement Rate

(1)

Types of Off-Task Actions Noted

(1)

Types and Quality of On-Task Actions Noted

(1)

Number of Students Involved in Each Student Activity

(1)

Using the Data to Increase Achievement

(1)

Communicating with the Teacher

100

(3)

Reviewing Artifacts to Document Learning

103

(17)

Artifact Sources

103

(1)

Teacher Artifacts

104

(7)

Reviewing Teacher Plans

104

(1)

Collecting Teacher Plans

105

(1)

Recording Planning Data

106

(1)

Using the Data to Improve Instruction

106

(3)

Communicating with the Teacher

109

(1)

Reviewing Teachers' Records and Reports to Parents

109

(1)

Collecting Teachers' Records and Reports to Parents

110

(1)

Recording Record Data

110

(1)

Using the Data to Improve Instruction

110

(1)

Communicating with the Teacher

110

(1)

Student Artifacts

111

(7)

Reviewing Student Artifacts

111

(2)

How and When to Gather the Artifacts

113

(2)

Recording the Data

115

(2)

Using the Data to Target Achievement

117

(1)

Communicating with the Teacher

117

(1)

Artifacts as Sources of Learning Targets for Student Achievement

118

(2)

Learning Targets to Look For

118

(2)

Conducting Observations to Raise Student Achievement

120

(19)

Five Phases of Observation

120

(1)

Plan for Instruction

120

(5)

The Designing Instruction Planning Framework

120

(5)

Pre-Conference

125

(1)

Communicate with the Teacher

125

(1)

Assess Growth Needs

125

(1)

Develop Skills

126

(1)

Observation

126

(5)

Overview Observation

126

(2)

Recording Overview Observation Data

128

(1)

Topic-Specific Observation

128

(1)

Recording the Observation Data

129

(2)

Analysis and Reflection

131

(1)

Conference with the Teacher

131

(1)

Conference Plan

132

(1)

The Write-up

132

(3)

Prepare a Growth Plan

134

(1)

Observation Write-up

134

(1)

Objective Requirements of Recording Observation Data

135

(4)

PART III How to Match Growth Plans to What Teachers Need to Make Students Achieve

Matching the Growth Plan to What Each Teacher Needs

139

(6)

Why Matching Growth Plans to Teacher Needs Results in Student Achievement

139

(1)

Effective Use of Time

139

(1)

Teacher Preference

140

(1)

Selecting the Growth Objective

140

(2)

Administrator Selects the Growth Objective

140

(1)

Teacher Selects from Stated Alternatives

141

(1)

Teacher and Administrator Collaboratively Select the Growth Objective

141

(1)

Teacher Selects the Growth Objective

141

(1)

Selecting the Growth Plan

142

(2)

Directed Growth Plan

142

(1)

Collaborative Growth Plan

142

(1)

Teacher-Directed Growth Plan

142

(2)

Communicating the Growth Plan

144

(1)

Using a Directed Growth Plan

145

(11)

Which Teachers Will Benefit from a Directed Growth Plan?

145

(1)

How to Use a Directed Growth Plan

146

(4)

The Planning Meeting

146

(3)

The Learning Process

149

(1)

Assessment of Results

149

(1)

Analysis of Assessment

149

(1)

Conference with the Teacher

150

(1)

Writing the Review of the Directed Growth Plan

150

(1)

Coaching as a Directed Growth Plan

150

(2)

Eavesdropping on a Planning Meeting for a Directed Growth Plan

152

(4)

Using a Collaborative Growth Plan

156

(11)

Which Teachers Will Benefit from a Collaborative Growth Plan?

157

(1)

How to Use a Collaborative Growth Plan

158

(4)

The Planning Meeting

158

(3)

Monitoring the Plan

161

(1)

Assessing the Results with the Teacher

162

(1)

Writing the Review of the Collaborative Growth Plan

162

(1)

Eavesdropping on a Planning Meeting for a Collaborative Growth Plan

162

(5)

Using Teacher-Directed Growth Plans

167

(13)

Which Teachers Will Benefit from a Teacher-Directed Growth Plan?

167

(1)

Types of Teacher-Directed Growth Plans

168

(2)

Teacher-Directed Growth Plan for the Individual

168

(1)

Teacher-Directed Growth Plan for Peers

168

(2)

Constructing a Teacher-Directed Growth Plan

170

(3)

The Planning Meeting

170

(2)

Monitoring the Progress of the Plan

172

(1)

Joint Assessment of Results

173

(1)

Writing the Review of a Teacher-Directed Growth Plan

173

(1)

Eavesdropping on Planning Meetings for Teacher-Directed Growth Plans

173

(7)

Buildings Learning Community for Student Achievement

180

(7)

How Professionals Learn

180

(1)

Reflecting on Practice

180

(1)

Personal Inquiry

181

(1)

Collaborating

181

(1)

Supporting

181

(1)

How to Build a Learning Community

181

(5)

Sustained Support

181

(1)

Provide Varied Opportunities for Learning Communities to Develop

182

(4)

Checking the Pulse of the Learning Community

186

(1)

Understanding Your Role in Student Success

187

(16)

How to Introduce Individualized Growth Plans to the Faculty

187

(2)

Where and When to Present the Plans

187

(1)

What to Explain

188

(1)

How Growth Plans Contribute to Student Achievement

189

(1)

Make Time Your Ally

189

(1)

Motivate Teachers

189

(1)

Working Colleague to Colleague

189

(2)

Giving In-Class Instructional Support

190

(1)

Giving Out-of-Class Instructional Support

190

(1)

Obtaining Evaluation of Your Administrative Effectiveness

191

(6)

Assessment Criteria

191

(4)

Using the Administrator's Assessment

195

(1)

Analyzing the Results

195

(2)

How to Do a Score Comparison for Total Scores

197

(1)

Using the Results of the Assessment

197

(2)

Working by Yourself or as a Member of a Team

199

(1)

Meeting With the Administrative Team

200

(3)

PART IV How to Communicate for Student Success

Establishing a Secure Climate

203

(7)

The Impact of Basic Human Needs on Teacher Effectiveness

203

(4)

Physical Needs

203

(1)

The Need to Be Safe

204

(1)

The Need to Belong

205

(1)

The Need for Esteem

206

(1)

The Power of Listening

207

(3)

Attend

207

(1)

Seek to Understand

207

(2)

Defer Evaluation

209

(1)

The Language of Communication That Impacts Student Success

210

(12)

Active Listening Establishes a Climate for Growth

210

(7)

Nonverbal Active Listening

210

(2)

Active Listening

212

(2)

Interactive Listening

214

(3)

Reflection Fosters Teacher Growth

217

(4)

Purposes of Reflection

217

(1)

Making It Happen

217

(4)

When to Use Which Communication Language

221

(1)

Writing Effective Communications

222

(11)

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Written Communication

222

(1)

Written Communications that Achieve Their Purpose

223

(3)

Select the Most Appropriate Format

223

(1)

Make the Message Clear

224

(1)

Use Words Effectively

225

(1)

Using the Communication Formats

226

(7)

Communicating with a Memo

226

(1)

Letters of Reprimand that Encourage Change

226

(4)

Letters of Commendation that Are Appreciated

230

(1)

Successful Flyers

230

(3)

Communicating with Yourself: Keeping Track of What You are Doing to Help Students Achieve

233

(12)

Making the Most Use of Time

233

(6)

Prioritizing the Use of Time

233

(1)

Allocating Time Efficiently

234

(5)

Keeping Track of Teaching and Learning

239

(6)

Formal Records

239

(1)

Informal Records

240

(1)

Maintaining Informal Records

240

(5)

PART V Professional Development that Impacts Student Achievement

Professional Development That Leads to Student Achievement

245

(9)

Adult Learners

245

(1)

Control the Situation

245

(1)

Use Prior Knowledge

246

(1)

Motivate by Need

246

(1)

Performance Centered

246

(1)

Switch Perspective

246

(1)

Selecting Topics for Professional Development

246

(2)

Strategies Verified by Research to Improve Student Achievement

247

(1)

Diagnosed Needs of Staff Members

247

(1)

Building and District Initiatives

247

(1)

Staff Involvement in the Selection, Plan, and Design

248

(1)

Determining the Time, Place, and Frequency for Professional Development

248

(3)

Make the Time Frame Attractive to Teachers

248

(2)

Pay Attention to the Need for Creature Comforts

250

(1)

One Shot Is Not Enough

250

(1)

Plan Effective Workshops that Include All Components

251

(3)

Icebreakers/Hot Starts/Jump-starts

251

(1)

Presentation of Theory and Research

251

(1)

Demonstration/Reflection/Discussion

252

(1)

Practice with Feedback

252

(2)

Linking the Workshop to Student Achievement

254

(14)

How to Make Professional Development Work in the Classroom

254

(1)

Guiding and Promoting the Process of Learning

254

(1)

Teachers Watch Each Other Teach

255

(1)

Teachers Discuss What Was Observed

255

(1)

Organizing Study Teams

255

(8)

What Study Teams Can Do

256

(1)

How Study Teams Work

256

(3)

Study Team Leadership

259

(2)

Low-Cost Meeting Strategies

261

(2)

Coaching for Transfer to Practice that Impacts Student Achievement

263

(5)

When to Institute Coaching

263

(1)

Coaching Requirements

264

(1)

Coaching Guidelines

265

(1)

The Coach as Communicator

265

(3)

Ensuring That Professional Development Impacts Student Achievement

268

(7)

Incorporate Professional Development Objectives into Growth Plans

268

(1)

Drop in on Study Team Meetings

269

(6)

Monitor Study Team Progress

269

(2)

Make Study Teams Better

271

(4)

PART VI Enhancement for Student Success

How Student Success can be Enhanced

275

(24)

Standards and Student Success

275

(2)

Teachers' Control of Student Achievement

276

(1)

Giving Teachers Ownership

276

(1)

Refining Teachers' Plans

277

(1)

Motivation and Student Success

277

(4)

Self-Confidence and Student Success

278

(1)

Praise that Results in Student Success or Failure

278

(1)

Rewards and Student Success

279

(2)

Class Organization and Student Success

281

(2)

Tracking and Student Failure

281

(1)

Detracking and Student Achievement

282

(1)

Alternatives to Tracking

282

(1)

Social-Emotional Learning and Student Achievement

283

(13)

Defining Social-Emotional Literacy

284

(2)

Social-Emotional Learning and Student Success

286

(2)

Implementing Social-Emotional Learning through Instructional Strategies

288

(1)

Implementing Social-Emotional Learning through Subject Content

288

(1)

Characteristics of a Social-Emotional School in Which Students Achieve

289

(1)

Social-Emotional Learning Competencies for Administrators

290

(2)

Demonstrating Social-Emotional Intelligence

292

(4)

Technology and Student Success in the Twenty-First Century

296

(3)

Technology and Student Achievement

296

(1)

Foundation Skills of Technological Literacy

297

(1)

Technology Hallmarks for School Leaders

298

(1)

Curriculum Design and Student Achievement

299

(14)

Curriculum Framework

299

(14)

Meaningful Content

299

(1)

Designing Essential Questions

300

(1)

Reflection for Understanding

300

(1)

Teaching and Learning

300

(1)

Assessment

300

(1)

Performance Assessment and Scoring Rubrics

301

(3)

Curriculum Samples

304

(9)

Leadership for Student Achievement

313

(3)

Curriculum Leadership

313

(1)

Actions of Curriculum Leaders

314

(1)

Instructional Leadership

314

(2)

Actions of Instructional Leaders

315

(1)

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Administrator's Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores

Administrator's Guide to Student Achievement & Higher Test Scores

9780130923370

0130923370

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