ISLLC Standard #6 The Education System Name Workshop Facilitator Welcome Name of Superintendent Welcome Why Important AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012. Overview & Introductions Name of Facilitator Introductions Overview / Agenda Guiding Questions Targeted Objectives ISLLC Standards AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012. Proposed Norms & Expectations Stay focused and fully engaged no competing conversations please Participate to grow share openly and monitor your listening Be a learner create your own meaning and application Get your needs met ask questions that benefit the group personal questions on breaks Housekeeping silence cell phones handle business later share ONE point then next person Leadership Model A Systems Thinking Approach: ISLLC Standards and improvement strategies are managed through Key Processes Student Achievement Teacher Quality Instructional Leadership ImplementingMonitoring Supporting CommunicatingAdvocatingPlanning ISLLC Standards A principal may choose to implement specific strategies to meet the ISLLC Standards and/or improve his/her performance relevant to the ISLLC Standards. The standards are: 1.Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning 2.Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth 3.Ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment 4.Collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources 5.Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner 6.Understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context Sample Application Focus Application Focus At the conclusion of this module you will identify key concepts and plan your application focus In the column labeled Current Reality Rate yourself on a scale of 1-5 5 = Highly effective 3 = Satisfactorily Effective 1 = Ineffective Describe the evidence that supports your application of this concept Element 1: Understanding Educational Policy Guiding Questions: What is educational policy? What is the role of educational policy in improving education? What does educational policy have to do with me as an instructional leader? Talk with a partner about your thoughts. Share 1 thought from your partner. Educational Policy Defined Education policy refers to the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Current Reforms Article: Reflections on a Half-Century of School Reform: Why Have We Fallen Short and Where Do We Go From Here? by Jack Jennings Jigsaw - Form 3 groups: Group 1 - Equity Based Reform pp. 2-3 Group 2 - School Choice pp. 3-4 Group 3 - Standards Based Reform pp. 5-6 Be prepared to present at least 3 big ideas from your section and consider the following questions on the next slide. Instructional Leader Connections Group 1: Why are these 3 policy reform movements important to you as an instructional leader? Group 2: Who will make the decisions in these arenas? Group 3: How will we become involved in the conversation? Educational Policy Implications for Arizona Now all read pp 6-11 from same article Discuss the following implications as they relate to education in Arizona: Group 1 Quality of Curriculum (Common Core State Standards) Group 2 Effectiveness of the Teacher Group 3 - Educational Funding Be prepared to present implications for Arizona and next steps. Application Focus What is educational policy? What is the role of educational policy in improving education? Consider the guiding questions, and think about connects between the ISSLC Standard and workshops key concepts Use column labeled Strategies/Ideas List at least three ideas per box Pair share one idea you learned today and how your thinking has shifted about educational reform. 10 minute break Element 2: Responding to the Development and Impact of Educational Policy Guiding Question: What is the role of the instructional leader in responding to the development and impact of educational policy? Video: RSA Animate: Changing the Education Paradigm Economic and cultural paradigms What ideas are presented in the video? RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigm: Group work: ORID ORID is a group discussion technique which stands for: O bjective R eflective I nterpretive D ecisional ORID: Changing the Education Paradigm O: What are the ideas from the video? R: Did anything make you uncomfortable or concerned? I: What is significant about these ideas for your school at this time? D: Decide on your role as an instructional leader in responding to the change of educational policy. Share your decisional comments Key Decisions at the State/Local Level Based on your group discussion about your role as an instructional leader in responding to the change of educational policy, which of these policies are influenced at the local, state or federal level? Standards and curriculum Testing and Accountability Staff hiring, evaluation and compensation Structure of schooling School finance and facilities Major Areas of Federal Involvement Providing education services to low-achieving children Providing additional services for English language learners Testing all public school students in grades 3-8 Determining whether district and schools are making adequate yearly progress. Ensuring teachers are highly-qualified Offering career and technical education Providing free or reduced price meals Ensuring equal educational opportunity Handout: A Public Education Primer, p 26 Discussion Identify one aspect of schooling/education and describe how it is influenced by one or more levels of governments. Be prepared to defend response No duplicate topics How can you get engaged in policy development relevant to each concept? Be prepared to defend response No duplicates Application Focus What is the role of the instructional leader in responding to the development and impact of educational policy? Consider the guiding question, and think about connects between the ISSLC Standard and workshops key concepts Use column labeled Strategies/Ideas List at least three ideas per box Pair share one idea you learned today and how you plan to use it at your school 24 10 minute break Element 3: Influencing Educational Policy Guiding Question: How do instructional leaders influence education policy that results in more equitable services to improve excellence in education? Examine Equity Issues A Tale of 2 Schools : Give One, Get One: What issues in equity are suggested by the video? Make a list of equity issues Task: Applying Data Find: Minority Student Progress Report 2009 - AMEPAC Jigsaw the article & highlight key data points per section Match data points with your compiled list of equity issues Task: Crafting a Presentation Purpose: to influence education policy, create a presentation to a group Key points Equity issues Impact Supporting Data Action Steps Audience Delivery Closure & Application Focus Review & Connect Targeted Objectives Guiding Questions Elements/Themes or Behaviors Use column labeled Strategies/Ideas connect todays work with the Research-Based Critical Behaviors. List at least THREE things per box 30 AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012. Application Focus (continued) Consider three questions Reinforcement, Refinement, & Impact Next Steps What additional data do you need? Who will you involve in process? What resources do you need? Action Plan Do what? By when? AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012. Workshop Closure In table groups (in a round robin format) Share one new learning and describe how you will apply it in your job NO REPEATS! AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012. Workshop Closure Follow-up coming in 3 wks Please complete Participant Feedback For grant research To improve future workshops AZ Board of Regents, All rights reserved, 2012.