Resource Guide. Executive, Instructional, and Leadership Tailored Consulting Services. Fall 2011

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1 Resource Guide Publications and Online Resources Professional Development Workshops Job-Embedded Coaching Executive, Instructional, and Leadership Tailored Consulting Services Fall

2 ABOUT US Dr. Willard R. Daggett CEO Raymond J. McNulty President Our work is rooted in: Practice Our turnaround specialists, expert practitioners, and thought-leaders have walked in your shoes and understand that real change comes with real challenges. Collaboration Teamwork, partnerships, and empowerment are imperative to creating a culture of change. People are the driving source of our education system. Empower people and anything is possible. Theory of change No two schools or districts are alike. The most successful school reform efforts follow a structure, not a script, and use building blocks for sustained improvement. For 20 years, the International Center for Leadership in Education has stood at the forefront of school turnaround. Driven by our basic mission rigor, relevance, and relationships our collaboration with thousands of schools and hundreds of districts has transformed the way educators deliver instruction and provided students with engaging, interactive learning opportunities that have improved academic performance. Our core belief is that student achievement should not be defined by a grade or test but rather by whether learners are equipped with skills and knowledge to succeed in an ever-changing world. Keynote Speakers The International Center s nationally acclaimed keynote presenters share thoughtful, positive messages along with practical insights on current research and best practices related to K-12 school improvement. Keynote speakers are available to advise and speak to schools, districts, state education agencies, and organizations about key education issues. Consulting Services Our team of consultants includes the nation s top education advisors and practitioners. They provide a wide range of services: Comprehensive school improvement planning and implementation Job-embedded instructional, leadership, and executive coaching Instructional strategies and differentiated instruction Rigor and relevance Publications and Media The International Center has developed an extraordinary repertoire of print and electronic resources to support leaders and teachers in school improvement efforts. Table of Contents Organizational Leadership 4 Publications 5 Professional Development Workshops 8 Consulting and Executive Coaching 9 Instructional Leadership 11 Publications 12 Next Navigator 16 Professional Development Workshops 18 Leadership Coaching 19 Teaching 20 Publications 21 Professional Development Workshops 26 Instructional Coaching 28 2 (518) Fax (518)

3 ABOUT US Daggett System for Effective Instruction The Daggett System for Effective Instruction provides a coherent focus across the entire education organization on the development and support of instructional effectiveness to improve student achievement. Organizational Leadership Create a culture Establish a shared vision Align organizational structures and systems to vision Build leadership capacity Align teacher/administrator selection, support, and evaluation Support decision making with data systems Organizational Leadership Teaching Student Achievement Instructional Effectiveness Instructional Leadership Teaching Embrace rigorous and relevant expectations for all students Build strong relationship with students Possess depth of content knowledge and make it relevant to students Facilitate rigorous and relevant instruction based on how students learn Use assessments to guide and differentiate instruction»» Demonstrate expertise in use of instructional strategies, technology, and best practices Instructional Leadership Use research to establish urgency for higher expectations Align curriculum to standards Integrate literacy and math across all content areas Facilitate data-driven decision making to inform instruction Provide opportunities for focused professional collaboration and growth 3

4 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Teaching Organizational Leadership Instructional Leadership Instructional Effectiveness Student Achievement About Organizational Leadership Organizational Leadership is a function, not just a person. It involves a mentality, structure, focus, and commitment to create the environment in which learning is optimized. In the Daggett System, the organizational leaders should take primary responsibility to: Create a culture: Before positive change can occur, stakeholders at multiple levels must become aware of the need for change. Establish a shared vision: The International Center s Learning Criteria helps guide a common definition of success for students, not just as learners but beyond school in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Align organizational structures and systems to vision: Organizational leaders must ensure that structural components ranging from bell schedules to collaborative planning time are aligned to support the objectives in the shared vision. Build leadership capacity: Developing existing leaders and cultivating emerging leaders deepens the capacity of the organization and builds consistency throughout the system as leaders work toward common objectives. Align teacher/administrator selection, support, and evaluation: Selecting, supporting, and evaluating staff must be aligned with the shared vision for the system. Support decision making with data systems: Organizational leaders ensure that data systems are in place, that these systems are measuring agreed-upon objectives, and that all stakeholders are empowered to use data to make decisions that impact student achievement. 4 (518) Fax (518)

5 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Rigor and Relevance from Concept to Reality by Willard R. Daggett This engaging personal reflection shares the education vision of Willard R. Daggett, Founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education. It takes the reader through the conceptualizing of the Rigor/Relevance Framework, the Learning Criteria, and the Components of School Excellence. #B-08-WRD $29 It s Not Us Against Them Creating the Schools We Need by Raymond J. McNulty Drawing from three decades of experience, Ray McNulty shares his insights on where we should be in education and how to succeed in the school improvement process. Thought-provoking questions, observations from outside the field, and case studies of successful schools make this book a must-read for any educator who is committed to school renewal. #B-09-RJM $29 NEW! Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments Based on the latest research on student achievement and international standards, this resource kit details a plan of action to help leaders at all levels prepare for the Common Core State Standards and related assessments. Topics include: what fewer, clearer, higher standards mean for states and schools how the new in-depth performance events differ from current assessments how the Rigor/Relevance Framework can help facilitate college and career readiness what must be done now to prepare for implementation in 2014 #K-10-CCS $295 Elementary School Profiles of Successful Programs Middle Grades Profiles of Successful Programs NEW! High School Case Studies of Successful Programs Three resource kits one for elementary school, one for middle school, and one for high school provide insight into the high performing schools that are selected to present at the annual Model Schools Conference. Each kit contains two dozen profiles of the model schools, a summary report on their most successful practices, and a to inspire school improvement efforts. #K-08-ESC $175 #K-08-MGC $175 #K-11-HSC $175 Student Engagement Creating a Culture of Academic Achievement The intense focus on state assessments and a lack of active learning opportunities for students are resulting in an increasing number of disengaged students. This captivating kit will help school leaders and teachers address the complex task of increasing engagement. The kit provides a full array of practical suggestions on how to: make engagement a data-driven process improve the school climate develop engagement-based teaching and learning, which includes professional development activities learn from the best practices of exemplary schools #K-07-ENG $295 Books and Resource Kits Personal Skill Development in Grades 6-12 Enhancing Learning for 21 st Century Success Personal skill development, one of the four dimensions of the Learning Criteria and the focus of this kit: provides an essential element for school improvement and success in the workplace helps students learn how to communicate effectively, respect others, accept responsibility, and resolve problems forms the basis for strategic integration of skill sets into the overall school curriculum #K-07-PSD $295 5

6 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Stretch Learning Rigor and Relevance for an Unpredictable World Stretch learning gets students ready for their future by developing their thinking skills, creativity, and ability to connect knowledge, so that they have increased opportunities throughout life. This kit supports school leaders and teachers by providing: tools to assess current practices and create new stretch learning programs, units, and lessons multiple examples from schools with great stretch learning approaches and results strategies that help educators improve learning for all students #K-10-STR $295 Closing the ELL Achievement Gap A Leader s Guide to Making Schools Effective for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students This resource kit is designed to help district and school leaders use culturally responsive reform practices to support culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. Topics covered include: using assessments and education plans to identify and monitor the progress of CLD students instruction and curriculum practices that help CLD students develop language proficiency and achieve academic goals building capacity for rigorous and relevant teaching, differentiated instruction, and interactive learning #K-09-CLD $295 Resource Kits RTI 2 Response to Instruction and Intervention: Implementing Successful Academic and Behavioral Intervention Systems This step-by-step implementation guide offers assistance with the critical components of effective response-to-instruction and response-to-intervention (RTI 2 ) systems and approaches including: databased process of determining why students are underachieving, unresponsive, or unsuccessful strategic or intensive approaches that help students improve how to link assessments that explain why students are not succeeding to effective interventions #K-10-RTI $295 Leadership Through Empowerment Quadrant D Leadership Practices By defining leadership as the disposition to act, a school leader can share traditional power with others. Central to the development of empowerment are communication, information, and trust. Empowerment is essential to enduring strength of school improvement efforts, so that a change in leadership does not reset the system to the past. The kit describes: the necessary conditions for empowerment actions on key issues, such as self-knowledge, relationships, climate, professional development, courage, conflict resolution, and decisions making empowerment as a critical condition for continuous improvement in the school and classroom #K-10-EMP $295 Other Titles: Career & Technical Education for College and Career Reading page 14 Designing Literacy Initiatives for Whole School Reform page 13 Leadership for Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships page 12 Leading Change in High Schools page 12 Parent Involvement Action Packages for K-12 Schools page 15 Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents page 15 Reinventing 9 th Grade page 13 Extraordinary Teachers page 14 Making Grade 12 Meaningful page 15 6 (518) Fax (518)

7 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP NEW! Future Ready Today Where Best Practices Meet Next Practices Presented by Raymond J. McNulty The future is not some place we are going to, but rather what we are creating with our everyday actions. If we focus only on the practices that have been successful in the past, the education system will never be transformed. The International Center believes that educators need to be the agents of change, which requires us not only to have a future-focused vision and agenda, but also to behave our way into the future. Ray McNulty describes how some educators and schools are leading their way into the future, shares a glimpse of emerging near-, mid-, and far-term education trends, and pushes everyone s thinking about learning in the years ahead! #V-01-C11 $95 65 minutes NEW! Daggett System for Effective Instruction Presented by Dr. Willard R. Daggett To improve student performance, the nation s most rapidly improving schools have found it is essential to align the priorities, initiatives, and work of all levels of the system from classroom to school to district around instructional effectiveness. The Daggett System for Effective Instruction has been designed based on an extensive review of the research, knowledge of the best practices in these schools, and a deep understanding about what schools can reasonably afford and what they can reasonably impact. This presentation describes the system and specific tools and strategies schools can use to improve the performance of all students. #V-02-C11 $95 60 minutes NEW! Creating a Culture of High Expectations Sharing the Message Presented by Dr. Willard R. Daggett The nation s most rapidly improving schools have created a culture of high expectations for all students, not simply because of the pending demands of the Common Core State Standards, next generation assessments, and the new teacher evaluation requirements but rather because they understood the need to prepare their students for our increasingly technological, globally competitive society. Dr. Daggett explains the imperative for high expectations and provides suggestions on how to share this message with both educators and the general public. #V-03-C11 $95 60 minutes NEW! Improving Schools with Fewer Resources Effectiveness and Efficiency Presented by Dr. Willard R. Daggett Using research and analysis of the nation s most rapidly improving schools, the International Center for Leadership in Education created the Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework. The framework is now guiding the decision-making process and work in many districts across America. Dr. Daggett describes the framework and provides suggestions on how districts can use it to ensure that resources are directed to the most effective programs and approaches for instructional improvement. #V-04-C11 $95 55 minutes NEW! Feedback: Time to Start Getting It Presented by Raymond J. McNulty I fly more than 125,000 miles a year, stay in plenty of hotels, drive rental cars, and eat in too many restaurants, but one thing is a constant. They always ask me for feedback. How was your stay? How can we improve our service? Yet, when I visit schools, working with leadership teams, sharing strategies with teachers, and observing classes, feedback is seldom discussed, especially student feedback! This presentation discusses what we are learning about feedback and the use of qualitative data in the education community. Data collection tools and strategies are shared to help educators get started in using feedback to improve learning. #V-05-C11 $95 55 minutes NEW! Supporting the System During Transformation Presented by Raymond J. McNulty Not being involved in change can make staff feel as if things are being done to them. Engaging staff in making decisions based on the mission and vision of the organization requires a number of factors, including trust, communication, positive relationships, and a common language around instruction. Developing this kind of environment results in a system where people can be relied upon to do what is best for students. This presentation explores how coherence in a system leads to effective leadership and describes the role of the Rigor/Relevance Framework, Learning Criteria, and Next Navigator. #V-06-C11 $95 60 minutes Our Changing Education Landscape Presented by Dr. Willard R. Daggett Unprecedented and highly interrelated challenges are facing our schools. Dr. Daggett describes these challenges and their impact on schools. He then suggests how to be proactive in dealing successfully with them. s #V-02-C10 $95 60 minutes 7

8 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Professional Development Workshops Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments District leadership teams will gain a clear understanding of how the new standards and assessments differ from what is currently taught and tested. Issues and topics include the following: Planning for Evolutionary Reinvention Understanding Classroom Implications for 2014 Planning Tool Characteristics of Standards Alignment Checklist Introduction to the Common Core State Standards Next Generation Assessments Meeting the Needs of All Students Technology Implications and Planning Adaptive Leadership Adaptive Leadership is characterized by a staff empowered to move toward a common vision. This workshop for school leaders provides practical suggestions, checklists, case studies, and activities to: create a school climate that fosters high quality and innovative instruction define clear targets for instructional improvement implement, through a balanced system approach, the most important improvement practices Leading Change Every school is unique. A narrow prescription to change schools will not be effective. This workshop summarizes the key change principles learned from model schools and frames the International Center change model. Significant time will be devoted to the review of best practices that move schools to helping all students achieve rigor and relevance. Empowerment and Team Building By defining leadership as the disposition to act, a school leader can share traditional power with others. Empowerment increases leadership density and sets the stage for more work in adaptive leadership. Central to the development of empowerment are communications, information, and trust. Empowerment is a critical requirement for continuous improvement, so that with every change in leadership, the system does not reset to the past. Building a Coherent Vision This workshop focuses on clearly defining and articulating the mission and vision of the district/school. Leadership teams will be introduced to the International Center s whole-school reform process, which is grounded in rigor and relevance for ALL students and the Learning Criteria. This process will help leadership teams align their mission and vision to elements of strategic planning, including building consensus for priority goals with school stakeholders and developing actions that lead to goal achievement. Participants will have the opportunity to develop both an individual and team Leadership Growth Plan that focuses on personal and professional growth. 8 (518) Fax (518)

9 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Needs Assessment Our Needs Assessment process brings administrators and teachers together as a team to identify the strengths and challenges of a district or school and make decisions on how to bring about needed improvements. The process operates on the belief that improving teaching and learning is a continuous effort that requires open and objective dialogue in a professional and non-threatening environment. An important component of the Needs Assessment process is the development of a School Data Profile. The profile provides a comprehensive analysis of student achievement data, student participation data, student subgroup data, college readiness indicators, demographic data, and school characteristics to identify strengths and potential areas of need. The process uses the We Survey Suite to assess how students, staff, and stakeholders perceive the quality of instruction and the learning environment of the school. The information gathered is used to create a report that will be shared with staff, who will review the data and comment on its accuracy. The primary purposes of are to: Develop an accurate Data Analysis Report that identifies school strengths and critical challenges. Make specific recommendations that address critical challenges. Focus and prioritize key actions that will drive the development of an Individualized Action Plan for the school. Strategic Planning Based on the needs and resources/assets identified in a Needs Assessment process, we facilitate a collaborative strategic planning process which can build on improvement planning efforts already in place. Strategic planning includes: Development of focused goals based on data and the current and future needs of the system Creation of consensus around priority goals Determination of professional development plans to support priority goals Development of tactical plans including timelines, roles, responsibilities, and budgets Communication to ensure that both internal and external stakeholders understand the overall goals of the plan Development of a tactical three- to five-year plan including assignment of timelines, roles, responsibilities and budgets Definition of measurements at the one, two, three, four and five year marks Alignment of priority goals to the school performance goals of your state The strategic planning process empowers school leadership teams to build broad-based support for priority goals and to develop a plan for continuous school improvement. The process uses the Learning Criteria and the Components of School Excellence as methods to measure school success and to build the capacity to implement whole school reform. Targeted Capacity Building The International Center for Leadership in Education uses the outcomes of the Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning to tailor implementation and capacity-building solutions to meet the specific needs of the school or district. Please contact us for further information about these offerings. See page 31. 9

10 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Job-Embedded Executive Coaching Executive Coaching is an intensive, collaborative process individualized for the specific needs of each leader. All of our executive coaches are experienced, credentialed education leaders who establish relationships, provide guidance, and identify priorities with the state, district and school leadership teams with whom they work. Objectives Through a combination of onsite visits and regularly scheduled remote meetings, executive coaches help build capacity of state, district, or school leaders to effectively meet the following objectives: Recognize the need to enhance instructional effectiveness to keep pace with changing economic pressures, technologies, demographics and social structures Understand and be able to utilize the Process of Change model: What, Who, How with staff and stakeholders Understand how the Learning Criteria and other tools and processes can be used to turn beliefs about learning into actions to develop a shared a shared culture Differentiate between true obstacles and impediments and recognize and facilitate either workarounds or solutions Ensure that actionable instructional improvement planning and initiatives are aligned and prioritized around effectiveness and efficiency Identify and alignments needed between and among organizational systems, programs, and structures Ensure that enhancing broad-based organizational and instructional leadership capacity is an organizational goal and is encouraged, nurtured, and supported Ensure that teacher and administrator selection, support and evaluation systems are aligned to common standards and goals Provide the resources and motivation to ensure that decision making is supported by quality data systems and analysis Please contact us for further information about this offering. See page (518) Fax (518)

11 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Organizational Leadership Teaching Student Achievement Instructional Effectiveness Instructional Leadership About Instructional Leadership Instructional leadership is directly focused on instructional effectiveness and ultimately student achievement. In the Daggett System for Effective Instruction, the instructional leaders are charged to: Use research to establish urgency for higher expectations: Instructional leaders should reinforce the vision as set forth by the organization leaders and ensure that vision is brought to life in every classroom. Align curriculum to standards: Instructional leaders also must ensure that the curriculum used in the classroom aligns to the standards students are required to meet. This means prioritizing instruction to ensure success on the current state assessments while also preparing for the higher level of rigor required of the next generation assessments. Integrate literacy and math across all content areas: Literacy and math are essential for success in college and careers and therefore must be the responsibility of all teachers even those in the content areas. Facilitate data-driven decision making to inform instruction: Ensuring teachers use data to guide and differentiate instruction requires providing a clearer understanding of student data and how to apply that understanding to actionable instruction and interventions. Provide opportunities for focused professional collaboration and growth: In order to ensure our teachers are highly effective, they must be given focused and sustained support and opportunities to collaborate to share best practices and learn from one another. 11

12 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Instructional Leadership Quadrant D Leadership Practices Quadrant D Leadership is characterized by a staff empowered to move toward a common vision. Instructional leadership is one of the most important leadership functions because it leads to improved student achievement. This resource kit for school leaders provides practical suggestions, checklists, case studies, and activities to: create a climate that fosters high quality and innovative instruction define clear targets for instructional improvement implement the 25 most important instructional improvement practices #K-10-ILD $295 Leading Change in High Schools Resource Kits Secondary schools today need to be reinvented to keep pace with changes in society. The International Center has learned important lessons from model schools and extraordinary school leaders, including the following themes and best practices in this kit: key principles of change guidance from the wisdom of principals and other educators and the most up-to-date research to craft schoolwide solutions why school systems today need to operate more like a biological model than an industrial model practical advice, insight, and effective tools to improve high schools, including professional development activities #K-08-CHA $295 Leadership for Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships This kit s purpose is to support school administrators at all K-12 levels to take a leadership role in creating/enhancing a culture of rigor, relevance, and relationships in schools. The kit differs from Using the Rigor/Relevance Framework for Planning and Instruction because it does not focus on instruction and assessment. Rather, it: takes a broader perspective on rigor and relevance introduces relationships offers in depth analysis on the school leader s supervisory role provides a model for leadership and change includes professional development activities and case studies #K-06-RRR $295 Using the Rigor/Relevance Framework for Planning and Instruction This popular kit provides essential planning tools and professional development activities to raise the level of rigor and relevance in all subjects and all grades. Based on the Rigor/Relevance Framework, it helps teachers: focus on student work that requires both complex thinking and application of knowledge to real-world situations utilize a comprehensive guide to develop instruction that will prepare today s students for advanced education and the workplace implement professional development activities #K-05-RRF $295 Instructional Strategies How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance This resource kit includes: a complete course in planning rigorous and relevant instruction using 17 instructional strategies, such as demonstration, inquiry, note-taking/graphic organizers, problem-based learning, and project design professional development and teacher learning activities a 200-page Instructional Strategies Teacher Handbook, an essential guide to using each strategy which is ideal for both new and experienced teachers #K-00-ISS $ (518) Fax (518)

13 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP How to Design Gold Seal Lessons This 180-page staff development manual will help teachers create rigorous and relevant Gold Seal Lessons that focus on the skills and knowledge assessed by high-stakes tests and considered most useful to graduates. Teachers will greatly benefit from: data on the Essential Skills survey results for core subjects materials for professional development programs sample Gold Seal Lessons scoring guide template #H-08-GSN $99 $59 when purchased with any Gold Seal Lesson kit Reinventing 9 th Grade Academics Through Personalization What happens during 9 th grade is key to the overall success of any great high school. This dynamic kit is a comprehensive resource that: lays out the variables that will cause all 9 th graders to be successful academically and graduate on time includes concepts, suggestions, and approaches in use around the country showcases five exemplary case studies of 9 th grade success provides activities for professional development #K-05-NIN $295 NEW! Supporting ELL/Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Academic Achievement This instructional strategies kit for K-12 teachers and administrators will help promote academic success for ELL/CLD students. Topics covered include: the role of language and culture in providing high quality education experiences for CLD students strategies for developing academic language, literacy, and writing, plus formal and informal assessment practices scaffolding content area instruction to teach for rigor and relevance #K-11-ELL $295 Designing Literacy Initiatives for Whole School Improvement in Grades 7-12 Resource Kits This innovative resource kit, based on the latest research on school excellence, offers a step-by-step approach to designing and operating a schoolwide literacy initiative using highly successful model examples. The kit helps schools: use their own teacher expertise and literacy coaches to build capacity apply activities, strategies, and rubrics in every classroom and monitor classroom implementation achieve higher student achievement, graduation rates, and staff morale #K-10-LIT $295 Leading with Reading in Grades 7-12 Poor reading skills in turn profoundly impact academic proficiency, college preparedness, and employability. This helps school leaders to: understand the importance of reading instruction in grades 7-12 design a successful strategic reading program, and use professional development activities explain how to use the Lexile Framework to match students to reading materials #K-02-LWR $295 13

14 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Extraordinary Teachers Differences That Make a Difference The International Center has identified and validated 10 characteristics of extraordinary teachers. This kit s exemplary portrayal of amazing teachers: provides s of extraordinary teachers in their classrooms and suggestions for using this material for professional development applies to both new and experienced teachers, mentors, inservice and preservice programs, and administrators who hope to hire and retain extraordinary teachers #K-07-TEA $295 Creating Small Learning Communities Small learning communities provide the personalized environment and relationships that encourage high student achievement. This popular resource kit offers: planning and implementation suggestions for creating small learning communities professional development activities to guide the creation and operation of successful small learning communities #K-04-SLC $295 Resource Kits How Brain Research Impacts Instruction Emerging research on brain structures and functions offers insights into how children learn and invites the implementation of innovative brain-compatible instructional practices that foster learning and student engagement. The Highly Effective Teaching model, developed by nationally recognized educator Susan Kovalik, provides a blueprint for putting the Rigor/ Relevance Framework and the Learning Criteria to Support 21 st Century Learners into everyday practice. Each resource kit: illustrates the interconnections of the biology of learning, supportive instructional strategies, and a conceptual curriculum explores how and why brain-compatible elements orchestrate student achievement and engagement provides examples of brain-compatible classroom management, curriculum development, and a student-focused classroom Grades K-6 #K-08-BEI $295 Grades 7-12 #K-08-BSI $295 Academic Excellence Through Career and Technical Education A Resource Kit Incorporating the CTE Curriculum Matrix This specialized kit will help to focus instruction in CTE on the skills and knowledge students will need for success both on your state-mandated tests and in their adult and work worlds. It provides: comprehensive CTE Curriculum Matrix data on the test priorities that can be addressed in CTE programs/courses crosswalks to your individual state standards video presentations that capture key aspects of strengthening CTE Gold Seal Lessons to teach essential skills/standards in the context of CTE professional development activities #K-02-CTE $295 The Texas CTE Curriculum Matrix is provided in an expanded electronic version with the resource kit - $495 NEW! Career and Technical Education for College and Career Readiness Convergence of Academics and CTE This resource kit demonstrates the important role of CTE in school improvement and how CTE programs can contribute to increased student achievement. The kit: examines the role of CTE in tomorrow s workplace and indicates where gaps exist in providing a CTE classroom that is rich in rigorous academic content profiles career clusters and pathways and how organizing a career pathway system can make classroom instruction more rigorous and relevant offers guidelines for the effective use of testing, data collection, and analysis in the alignment of curriculum and assessment #K-11-RCT $ (518) Fax (518)

15 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Parent Involvement Action Packets for K-12 Schools Parent involvement in schools is imperative for increasing student achievement, but many schools find this difficult to accomplish, especially with hard-to-involve parents. This resource kit provides 20 activities that schools can easily implement to increase parent involvement. Every packet contains step-by-step instructions, flyers, and other forms, plus lists of personnel and materials needed. In addition to the packets, the kit: details how to build a parent-friendly school environment provides home-focused activities that benefit student learning at school outlines the importance of using surveys to gauge parents concerns and to connect them to the education process #K-10-PIP $295 Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents: Powerful Partnerships Under NCLB Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents can assist schools in improving student achievement by involving all parents in the education of their children at school and in the home. This turnkey training program shows educators and parents how to: organize for action by creating a Parent Partnership Team plan and implement strategies to remove the barriers parents face in being more involved with the school evaluate the success of the efforts help schools become parent-friendly institutions #K-04-PAR $295 Making Grade 12 Meaningful Providing seniors with a capstone year will not only help to assure their successful transition to the world beyond high school, but it will also yield a host of benefits to a high school s culture and climate. This kit is a comprehensive resource for implementing a strong 12 th grade program. It provides: a rationale for high school reform as it addresses why the 12 th grade is so critical, yet less than meaningful, for so many students the school leadership s decision-making process of planning, designing, implementing, administering, and assessing a transformative 12 th grade initiative strategies to increase rigor, infuse relevance, and build relationships into the existing curriculum and instructional practices successful programs from model schools across the country to create a balance of theory and effective practice professional development activities Resource Kits #K-08-TWE $295 Additional Titles Strategies for K-8 Students with Disabilities page 23 Strategies for High School Students with Disabilities page 23 Gold Seal Lessons for Rigor & Relevance page 25 Using Gold Seal Lessons to Improve Instruction page 25 15

16 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP NEW! Prioritizing Instruction for Success on the Next Generation Assessments Prioritizing Instruction A powerful digital tool to support schools in addressing the urgency of preparing for the increased demands of next generation assessments and in holding high expectations for rigorous and relevant instruction. Preparing for more rigorous requirements While the national focus has been on the shift to the Common Core State Standards, the larger challenge will be adding rigor and relevance to instruction to prepare students for success on the next generation assessments. These new assessments will be fundamentally different from the current state tests in that they will be performance-based. Students will need to demonstrate their ability to think in complex ways and apply their skills and knowledge when confronted with complicated problems. Getting from today to tomorrow To bridge the gap between the state tests and the new assessments, Next Navigator supports instructional leaders and teachers in planning the kind of instruction that will ready students for the more challenging requirements. Aligns state standards with essential skills and Common Core State Standards. Identifies gaps in the current curriculum and grade-level progressions between state standards and the expectations of the Common Core State Standard. Provides exemplary performance tasks that will help prepare students for the rigor of the next generation assessments. 16 (518) Fax (518)

17 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Alignment Search Prepare for the new assessment requirements with sample next generation assessment items Identify gaps between your current standards and the Common Core State Standards Sample next generation assessment items assess student mastery of Common Core State Standards Your state standard Importance on your state test Aligned Common Core State Standard Next Generation Assessment Item Search Includes over 300 next generation assessment items for grades K-12 in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Career & Technical Subjects Start preparing students today for the level of rigor required of the new assessments with sample next generation assessment items Get ready to adjust your instruction for these new requirements by viewing exemplary assessment items and using them in your classroom to inform instruction 17

18 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Professional Development Workshops Leadership for Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships Rigor, relevance, and relationships is an effective approach to school improvement that challenges students to stretch their learning and develop personal skills as well as fostering improved engagement. This workshop will describe the leadership tasks and approaches necessary to develop a school culture that embraces rigor and relevance and that builds relationships between students and adults and among the students themselves, all of which are essential to support learning at high levels. Differentiated Instruction In order to improve student achievement, classroom instruction must improve. Most teachers teach from their own experiences, often modeling techniques of good teachers they have had. Increasingly, teachers are finding that this approach doesn t work for all students. To respond to the call for increased accountability and higher achievement for all students, teachers must seek different solutions. An initiative focused on introducing and practicing differentiated instruction will help all teachers become better facilitators of learning for all students. Participants will receive instruction and guided practice in: What differentiated instruction is, and what it is not Differentiate for content, process, and product Grouping strategies Assessment strategies Addressing state standards and assessments Elements of curriculum design Managing the differentiated classroom Sample lessons and assessments How to guide students down many paths to a common destination Team Teaching: How to bring relevance to classroom instruction Data-Driven Achievement This workshop focuses on using data to inform good instruction. Participants will be able to understand what kinds of student, classroom, building, and central office data to collect as well as how to analyze such data in order to effectively improve instruction. International Center resources, such as the Learning Criteria, will be provided and modeled for participant use. These tools will assist participants with implementation of best practices and strategies that promote effective use of data. The International Center s Curriculum Matrix will also be used extensively to train participants in improving instruction and student learning. An introduction to the Matrix will be provided, as well as strategies and techniques for using the Matrix to target instruction and improve student performance. Using Assessment for Instruction Systematic targeted assessment connected to instruction has often been missing in the school improvement process. Assessment should not be done to students, teachers, and administrators. It can and should be done for them. This workshop will show how strategies in Using Assessment for Instruction are used to develop solutions for the district, the school, and the classroom. Using a case study approach, the presenter will detail easy-to-use strategies for data analysis, data reporting, and communication, as well as the use of data to establish instructional priorities. Co-Teaching: Strategies for Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom Each day, our children and young adults bring diverse experiences to each and every classroom across this country. High performing schools maintain high expectations for each and every learner. These schools do not allow diversity to be an excuse for less than expected performance, but a reason to provide other varied means of instruction (interventions). This workshop will describe the steps in creating a culture of high expectations for each and every learner by establishing a district-wide intervention system, training schoolbased intervention teams to implement a problem-solving approach to design student-specific interventions, and building effective co-teaching partners trained to provide high rigor and high relevance learning opportunities for students with disabilities. 18 (518) Fax (518)

19 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Job-Embedded Leadership Coaching The International Center for Leadership in Education leadership coaching leverages a holistic approach to developing current and emerging instructional leaders capable of driving student achievement. By learning how to empower staff and students, leaders will acquire the skills to reach future-oriented goals while meeting the needs of each student. Through a collaborative process, an ICLE leadership coach all of whom are experienced, credentialed education leaders work directly with leaders through a combination of onsite meetings, monthly webinars, and professional development resources. Participants work side-by-side with the coach to gain guidance and support in helping identify priorities and to develop and grow leadership skills. Objectives Leadership coaching supports and enhances the skill-sets of instructional leaders and help the teachers they support to: Recognize the need to raise standards and expectations to enhance instructional effectiveness to keep pace with changes beyond the classroom Understand and apply the Rigor/Relevance Framework as a common language for curriculum, instruction and assessment Develop deep content knowledge and understanding how to make it learner-relevant Enhance their repertoire of research-vetted effective instructional strategies for addressing the needs of all students, including at-risk learners. Use research and data to identify and understand high-priority learning standards Value and use, next generation assessments to guide and differentiate instruction. Embed literacy and math instruction across all subjects. Identify and use supportive behaviors that build positive teacher-student relationships Understand and apply strategies that cultivate learner engagement. Engage in professional development activities; reflect on and share teaching practices Understand and value teacher support and evaluation systems Leverage technology and other proven instructional tools and practices Feel empowered, valued, supported and encouraged to exercise leadership skills Instructional Leadership coaching will also support instructional leadership teams in planning and providing both group and individual staff development programs assessing and providing feedback related to enhancing teacher effectiveness communicating, team building Resources/Tools Typically Deployed Collaborative Instructional Review (CSR) needs assessment process We Lead, We Teach, We Learn Surveys Rigor/Relevance Framework Learning Criteria rubric and measuring/planning tools Various International Center leadership- and staff development-related publications Please contact us for further information about this offering. See page

20 Instructional Leadership Student Achievement Organizational Leadership Instructional Effectiveness Teaching TEACHING About Teaching If organizational and instructional leadership have followed the guidelines of the Daggett System, then teaching is well supported in addressing the often daunting challenges of the classroom. Drawing on research on teacher effectiveness and observations of best practices over two decades, the Daggett System includes the following broad elements for teaching: Embrace rigorous and relevant expectations for all students: Teachers must embrace the organizational vision that all students can and will learn and must strive to help every student reach his or her fullest potential. Build strong relationships with students: The presence of strong, positive, trusting relationships impacts student engagement and therefore fuels students sense of belonging and commitment to their own learning. Possess depth of content knowledge and make it relevant to students: Teachers must not only have strong content expertise but must also make connections, show relevance, nurture engagement, and ensure understanding. Facilitate rigorous and relevant instruction based on how students learn: In addition to a thorough understanding of pedagogy, every teacher needs a versatile and comprehensive repertoire of instructional strategies to draw from in planning and facilitating instruction. Demonstrate expertise in use of instructional strategies, technology, and best practices: In successful schools, instruction extends beyond the walls of the classroom and teachers must become skillful in varied modalities and settings. Use assessments to guide and differentiate instruction: Good teachers always ask themselves: Did they ALL get it? How do I know they got it? How do I measure mastery? How do I help those students who didn t? Data collected from ongoing and varied assessments should be used to answer those questions and tailor instruction to students needs. 20 (518) Fax (518)

21 TEACHING What Brain Research Teaches about Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships and What It Teaches about Keeping Your Own Brain Healthy Paul D. Nussbaum and Willard R. Daggett The latest research into how the human brain develops and functions is informing not only a new awareness of manageable brain health but also the art and science of learning and teaching children and teenagers. Leading clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Paul D. Nussbaum and nationally-renowned education leader Dr. Willard R. Daggett team up to explore how rigor, relevance and relationships are fully consistent with and supported by breakthroughs in brain science. This engaging professional and personal interest book: describes, in non-specialist language, recent discoveries about brain structures and functions explains the implications of this emerging science for learning, student engagement, and personal and professional relationships illustrates why a rigorous and relevant curriculum and instruction, based on positive relationships, helps students to be successful in school and after graduation challenges readers to nurture brain health for themselves and those they care about #B-08-BRR $29 Instructional Strategies: How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance Teacher Handbook A companion to the Instructional Strategies resource kit, this handbook describes 17 instructional strategies, including brainstorming, cooperative learning, demonstration, inquiry, note-taking/graphic organizers, problem-based learning, project design, and simulation/role-playing. It helps teachers analyze the variables in teaching situations and systematically select strategies that are likely to lead to student success. This guide to using each instructional strategy is ideal for new and experienced teachers alike. #H-00-ISH $35 NEW! More Instructional Strategies for Rigor and Relevance Teacher Handbook This handbook supplements Instructional Strategies: How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance Teacher Handbook by offering 19 additional instructional strategies. It provides a resource for continuous improvement by helping K-12 teachers: analyze the variables in helping every student learn select strategies systematically that are likely to engage students expand their professional toolkit of choices for creating effective rigorous and relevance learning experiences use current learning technologies, including Web 2.0 tools, effectively #H-10-MIS $35 Rigor and Relevance Handbook Second Edition Newly revised and expanded, this guide summarizes the essential elements that enable teachers to plan and facilitate rigorous and relevant learning while accommodating various priorities and learning styles. It covers the key understandings that teachers need in order to apply the Rigor/Relevance Framework effectively in their teaching. Many worksheets are included for planning instruction. #H-10-RRH $45 Books & Handbooks NEW! Literacy Improvement in Grades 7-12 Teacher Handbook A companion to the Designing Literacy Initiatives for Whole School Improvement in Grades 7-12 resource kit, this handbook defines exactly what teachers can do to design successful literacy activities in their own classrooms. It outlines the critical factors for improving literacy skills and: describes the planning process, use of data, and application skills necessary for classroom literacy instruction provides classroom and schoolwide strategies and best practices that work, based on lessons learned from schools that wrote literacy plans guides teachers in building their own set of literacy activities to create a culture of improvement that increases both student engagement and achievement #H-10-LIT $45 21