75-min | In-Person
Focus Areas: Data and Measurement; Educator Development; Improvement Capability; Instruction and Assessment; System Transformation Toward Continuous Improvement

When key role groups in a school district work in alignment, instructional improvements are effective and maintained across time. We will share a vision for high-quality just and equitable literacy instruction aligned to district goals with clear support roles for key district administrators. This work led to consistent improvements in teacher practice and measurable improvements in student outcomes. Participants will experience a teacher-led instructional test of change and then hear from a Dallas principal about how they support teachers to adapt and enact instructional tests of change. Participants will then discuss strategies for alignment and why alignment matters.

Presenters

Sara DeMartino, ELA Fellow, Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Chris Schunn, Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Glenn Nolly, Fellow, Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Anthony Petrosky, Executive Director, Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Tangela Carter, Principal, Zan Wesley Holmes Middle School, Dallas ISD
Gregory Parker, Teacher, Zan Wesley Holmes Middle School, Dallas ISD