This template helps network members to define and revisit their norms, goals, keep track of resources, and get organized around upcoming meetings. It provides a reliable format for meetings that can help them to be more efficient.
The DISD and IFL Network for School Improvement (NSI) Vision of Collaborative Work 2022-23 represents both their current NSI work and aspirations for network functions and activities. This document helps all members build a shared understanding of network aims. Their vision accounts for multiple steps in the continuous improvement for equity process and specifies actions for different network member roles.
This tool is designed to help practitioners take stock of their improvement efforts, synthesize key learnings, and develop a narrative that tells the story of how organizations learn to improve and address specific problems.
In late July of 2021, Catalyst:Ed convened 25 educational leaders and service providers with deep expertise in SEL and/or Family Engagement from their network to engage in a two-day action sprint. This report, and accompanying synopsis, capture direct excerpts from their discourse and summarizes the primary themes touched on in these discussions.
This in-person session at the hybrid June 2022 NSI CoP convening helped participants to experience some of the ways High Tech High connects people to each other, share powerful ways participants have connected people in their work, and leave with tools that can be used with network and improvement teams.
Workouts for Continuous Improvement is a free resource for education teams. Each workout takes 90 minute or less to complete and be used as part of a series or standalone exercise. Each workout follows a six-step process, real-life example, and facilitator's guide.
RAND's comprehensive report shared findings from the RAND American Instructional Materials Survey (AIRS). This report shares lessons and practices that states are implementing to support high-quality instructional materials and professional development in districts and schools.
This report by Teaching Matters shares three takeaways from the implementation of a change idea called "Identity Questions". To implement this change idea, teachers purposefully adapted and adopted a practice of including questions that connect identity and content at key junctures in their lessons.
As you continue to test out new ideas through CI, check out these resources to ensure equity is the core of every idea.
The resources in this collection will help your team explore different approaches used by schools and districts with 9th grade on-track goals. You will be able to access protocols, research, tools, and exemplars that offer evidence-based approaches to improvement in this area.
