Posts Tagged ‘improvement’
One District’s Equity Journey
Puyallup’s Equity Journey An interview with Dr. John Polm, Superintendent of Puyallup (WA) Schools. The Journey Begins Over the last decade Puyallup’s demographic has shifted. From 18% Free and Reduced Lunch to 40%. From 20% diversity to 47%. Equity work began in 2017, mostly in curriculum and professional development. Professional Learning Timeline Looking back, Puyallup’s…
Read MoreAdapting for Equity: Chicago’s Story
Adapting for Equity: Chicago’s Story Districts that Succeed: Karen Chenoweth’s new book, Districts that Succeed: breaking the correlation between race, poverty and achievement, is a great book. Chenoweth tells how five districts, large and small, have created student achievement success. She used the research by Sean Reardon (Stanford) showing district outliers that outperformed districts with…
Read MoreFrom My Bookshelf: The Art and Science of Getting Better
Deliberate Practice … key to getting better Three new books this month on getting better. Each of these mini-reviews adds meaning to our theme of deliberate practice and communities of practice. Communities of Practice work. A community of practice is a group of people who share an interest in getting better. The concept, from Lave…
Read MoreLearning Improvement – Steps to Success
How Seattle Keeps Improving Learning In 2017 Seattle was ranked third among large urban districts for student growth. And they keep striving to get better. Seattle’s improvement journey illustrates the three aspects of a “community of practice:” Domain: Student-Focused Collaboration has been a steady focus. Community: District teams keep working to get better as do school…
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