The Classroom Learning Walks Protocol can be used by coaches to allow them to connect directly with teachers and students, engage other school teams, principals, and district-level personnel. This document includes an overview, template, guidance for facilitator notes, and SPOT observation tool.
In this presentation, the Arizona Meta Network team led participants through an overview of their network, how they think about variation, a how-to for identifying bright spots and codifying data practices, and highlights how network leaders can leverage data routines. This presentation can be used to help networks think through data analysis and visualization.
In this report, the Dallas ISD/IFL/CUE Network for School Improvement captures insights from teachers within their network. Teacher interview excerpts combined with example materials throughout the report highlight the impact of student-centered routines and practices that are responsive to unique contexts. The report concludes with contextualized suggestions for the schools starting their improvement journey.
TXNSI shared this presentation with a superintendent in one of the districts they work with. The presentation shares data, demonstrates how to embed the continuous improvement process, and promotes alignment between the campus and district priorities. They have learned that when campus and district leaders can articulate the clear connection between district and campus priorities and the work that is being done through TXNSI, engagement at the school level is greater.
Improvement teams can use these five whys protocols to invite a diverse group of stakeholders to investigate the subsystems and factors linked to inequity and undesired outcomes at their institutions.
Improvement teams can use this driver diagram template to support their aim development and include a wide variety of stakeholders in the creation process.
This fishbone analysis template can help improvement teams to dissect problems of practice and causal practices.
This template can be used by improvement teams to facilitate 90-day inquiry cycles with their members. This template can be adapted to address multiple focus areas and a variety of participants.
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.
