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International Center for Leadership in Education Dr. Willard R. Daggett Successful Schools What Makes Them Work

Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

Schools Do Make a Difference

Characteristics 1. Small Learning Communities

Small Learning Communities Other ConditionsOther Conditions Hawthorne EffectHawthorne Effect

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations Especially in LiteracyEspecially in Literacy

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade

9 th & 12 th Grades MS HS HE 129

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade 5. Data

Grade Equivalent Semantic Difficulty Semantic Difficulty Syntactic Complexity Syntactic Complexity

Lexile Framework Semantic Difficulty Semantic Difficulty Syntactic Complexity Syntactic Complexity

Medical Academy Lexile Range

Visual Arts & Design Academy Lexile Range

State/Regents English LA Performance Indicators Tested

Career and Technical Education New York Language Arts Standards/Performance Indicators Commencement – Grade 11 New York State Regents Entrepre- neurship Computer Network Processing Visual Arts & Design Direct Patient Care Ag Production Synthesize information from diverse sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information. HHHHHH Write and present research reports, feature articles, and thesis support papers on a variety of topics related to all school subjects HHHHHH Make effective use of language and style to connect the message with the audience and context. LMMMMM Study the social conventions and language conventions of writers from other groups and cultures and use those conventions to communicate with members of those groups. LLLMLL

Arts Education New Jersey Language Arts Literacy Standards/Strands/Learning Expectations Grades 9-12 HSPA Grade 11 Visual Arts Dance MusicTheatre 1. Read developmentally appropriate materials (at an independent level) with accuracy and speed. H HH HH 3. Read a variety of genres and types of text with fluency and comprehension. H MM MH 7. Demonstrate personal style and voice effectively to support the purpose and engage the audience of a piece of writing. H MM MH 7. Interpret how literary devices affect reading emotions and understanding. H LL LH

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data

Curriculum Status Across AmericaStatus Across America Curriculum to InstructionCurriculum to Instruction

Curriculum Right ContentRight Content Right FrameworkRight Framework Right InstructionRight Instruction

Rigor/Relevance Framework

1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

Application Model Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

12345 Application Knowledge Rigor/Relevance Framework

Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB Bloom’s Application

Nutrition Bloom’s Application List

Nutrition Bloom’s Application Chart

Nutrition Bloom’s Application CompareandContrast

Nutrition Bloom’s Application Create

Information Bloom’s Application Define

Information Bloom’s Application Follow Directions Directions

Information Bloom’s Application CompareandContrast

Information Bloom’s Application TroubleShoot

Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB Bloom’s Application

Culture Protect Instruction Bell to BellProtect Instruction Bell to Bell Best Work – First Time and On TimeBest Work – First Time and On Time Less is MoreLess is More Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought

Relationships The 3 rd “R”The 3 rd “R” Driven by Guiding PrinciplesDriven by Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles  Responsibility  Contemplation  Initiative  Perseverance  Optimism  Courage  Respect  Compassion  Adaptability  Honesty  Trustworthiness  Loyalty

Curriculum RigorRigor RelevanceRelevance RelationshipsRelationships Reflective ThoughtReflective Thought

Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB Bloom’s Application

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought 8. Professional Development

Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought 8. Professional Development 9. Leadership

Leadership Problem is more people than TechnicalProblem is more people than Technical Not CharismaticNot Charismatic Entrepreneurialvs. BureaucraticEntrepreneurialvs. Bureaucratic Performance vs. CompliancePerformance vs. Compliance Department ChairsDepartment Chairs Focus on InstructionFocus on Instruction

Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

Next Steps NetworkNetwork Work with select group of schoolsWork with select group of schools

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