TL;DR: Education data informs instructional strategies, tracks student progress, and enables personalized learning experiences. Teachers in our district can qualify for merit pay through programs like PEER, DESE, and District Merit Pay by effectively using data to improve student outcomes. Best practices include regular data collection, setting clear goals, engaging in professional development, collaborating with colleagues, and communicating with stakeholders. … Read More
Episode 41: Outliers in Education with Erich Bolz and Eric Price
What causes some schools to outperform other schools with very similar demographics? CEE set out to find out through their Outliers in Education research project. The data they have gleaned has changed the school improvement process in the state of Washington, and might change how you see it. I sat down with two of their researchers to learn about this … Read More
Teaching Versus Teachering: Extra Duties of Teachers
TL;DR: Teaching involves standards, a curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Students and teachers co-create the learning experience together. As teachers, what do we do beyond teaching? How can you impact greater change? Teaching Versus Teachering: Extra Duties of Teachers Not too long ago, I was listening to one of my favourite podcasts, The Chey and Pav Show. This show features Chey … Read More
7 Investing Lessons Worth Applying to Education
TL;DR: Educators can learn from other careers, such as finance, to navigate challenging times. Celebrate small successes and realize that everything is connected. Success in one area will flow into others. Focus on using research-based practices within your classroom. Don’t wait to try something new. Use data to inform what you’re doing within your classroom. Learn from finance. Educators are … Read More
LfJ Series: Normalizing Critical Reflection: An Adaptive Leadership Approach to Data Analysis
In today’s podcast, I am discussing an adaptive leadership approach to data analysis. Adaptive leadership is best suited for long-standing adaptive challenges, not necessarily technical challenges. I go into the four ways that adaptive challenges are showing up and I also discuss questions to ask shareholder groups to identify hidden alliances that may not be evident at first glance. I … Read More
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