Building Evidence for School Improvement: Leveraging Networked Improvement Communities
Networked improvement communities (NICs) provide states, districts, and schools with a disciplined approach to working together to solve persistent problems of education practice. Although educators have long engaged in continuous improvement, NICs offer the opportunity to accelerate their learning together as they test innovations addressing a common problem of practice. This workshop will feature district leaders who have engaged in Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles within a NIC. Participants will learn from those experiences about opportunities to build evidence of what works for school improvement in their local context and create a culture of learning at all levels. Also, through practice scenarios, participants will learn about tools and resources to help them engage in authentic continuous improvement. Finally, participants in small groups will brainstorm problems of practice that could be solved through collaborative means of continuous improvement, like NICs, and share next steps.
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Handouts
- Beyond-Accountability-Improving-Teaching-Learning-October-2018.pdf
- Beyond Accountability Handout 5 Root Causes.pdf
- Beyond Accountability Handout 1 Self-Assessment.pdf
- Improvement Science Learning Scenarios.pdf
- Beyon Accountability Peer Consultancy Protocol.pdf
- Building Evidence for School Improvement_Slide Deck_Jan 30 2019.pptx