After careful consideration and out of concern for the health of participants and the students and families they work with, as well as our commitment to doing our part to reduce the overall spread of COVID-19, we have made the very unfortunate decision to cancel the School Redesign in Action Conference originally scheduled for March 23 and 24 in Norwood, MA. This cancellation includes all events scheduled at the conference including pre-conference sessions. FMI: newenglandssc.org/conference
Using research-based questions to survey students about their teachers can be a jumping-off point for improving both school culture and teacher practice. Based on research provided by the Measures of Effective Teaching Project, student perception surveys give students the opportunity to share their voice about teachers’ practices in the classroom. When used effectively, this feedback contributes to the ongoing improvement of teachers. Participants will use a data protocol to examine sample survey data and then examine a number of strategies to implement student perception surveys in both the classroom and the school.
I taught high school English, humanities. For the last eight years, I've worked with the Great Schools Partnership as a school coach, primarily in New England, but also with schools in Florida, Maryland, and Texas. I've done a lot of work in that time on proficiency-based learning... Read More →