Cedar Rapids Pioneer GroupCedar Rapids Pioneer Group

February 8, 2005February 8, 2005

Dr. Susan LeddickDr. Susan Leddick

Leading for High

Performance

Everything’s Up-to-Date in Cedar Everything’s Up-to-Date in Cedar Rapids!Rapids!

Working at classroom,Working at classroom,

building, and building, and

district levelsdistrict levels

2004-05

What the District Is DoingWhat the District Is Doing

Teaching teams of teachers and administrators to use Teaching teams of teachers and administrators to use the tools and processes of Action Research in order to the tools and processes of Action Research in order to make improvements in all three levels of the district make improvements in all three levels of the district system.system.

Emphasizing Emphasizing deploymentdeployment of school improvement plans – of school improvement plans – carrying out strategies that have significant impact on carrying out strategies that have significant impact on student achievement.student achievement.

Expanding impact through the Baldrige framework.Expanding impact through the Baldrige framework.

Why Action Research?Why Action Research?

Compatible with adult learning theoryCompatible with adult learning theoryCompatible with Iowa Professional Compatible with Iowa Professional Development ModelDevelopment ModelCombines learning and improvingCombines learning and improvingWorks at any system level, in any Works at any system level, in any settingsettingResearch-based; data-driven; system-Research-based; data-driven; system-focusedfocused

Why Baldrige?Why Baldrige?

Agreed-upon definition of excellence Agreed-upon definition of excellence across sectorsacross sectors

An integratorAn integrator

Increases scope of leadership viewIncreases scope of leadership view

Puts PDSA into perspectivePuts PDSA into perspective

Our Year in Brief – Three P’sOur Year in Brief – Three P’sPurposesPurposes– Demonstrate how to convert a classroom from a teaching Demonstrate how to convert a classroom from a teaching

system to a learning system through use of Baldrige system to a learning system through use of Baldrige frameworkframework

– Create a set of high-performing CR demonstration Create a set of high-performing CR demonstration classrooms using the Baldrige framework and PDSA directly classrooms using the Baldrige framework and PDSA directly with studentswith students

PreparationPreparation– 3 training sessions, with support between3 training sessions, with support between

PresentationPresentation (in Baldrige Format) (in Baldrige Format)– All-district sharing session in AprilAll-district sharing session in April

What You Will LearnWhat You Will Learn

ApplicationApplication

EngagementEngagement

Self-managementSelf-management

Data as feedbackData as feedback

ImprovementImprovement

Use of BaldrigeUse of Baldrige

Assignment for TodayAssignment for Today

Bring in student data Bring in student data folders…folders…

Sharing Our Learning: Sharing Our Learning: Building the CR NetworkBuilding the CR Network

Post samples of your table’s work with students Post samples of your table’s work with students and prepare to describe and prepare to describe – How you How you engagedengaged students students– How you are How you are usingusing this work with students regularly this work with students regularly– RecommendationsRecommendations you would make to other teachers you would make to other teachers

doing this workdoing this work

Writing GuidelinesWriting Guidelines

What guidelines would you create for other What guidelines would you create for other teachers who want to use student data teachers who want to use student data folders in the classroom?folders in the classroom?– Folder designFolder design– Folder useFolder use– Other issuesOther issues

The April Sharing EventThe April Sharing Event

Purpose is to enable sharing of learning Purpose is to enable sharing of learning and good practice across three levels of and good practice across three levels of learning – beginning AR, continuing AR, learning – beginning AR, continuing AR, and Pioneer (using Baldrige as an and Pioneer (using Baldrige as an integrator of improvements in the integrator of improvements in the classroom).classroom).

April 19 – details to follow from Jane.April 19 – details to follow from Jane.

The Baldrige Framework at Work The Baldrige Framework at Work in Your Classroomin Your Classroom

How did you…How did you…

1.1. Act as a leader to create with students a Act as a leader to create with students a common and compelling sense of common and compelling sense of purpose in your classroom?purpose in your classroom?

2.2. Act as a leader to develop specific Act as a leader to develop specific aligned learning goals with students?aligned learning goals with students?

Continued…Continued…

3.3. Act as a leader to assure that the specific Act as a leader to assure that the specific needs of your students and your school needs of your students and your school are reflected in your plans?are reflected in your plans?

And how did you…And how did you…

4.4. Establish a measurement system in the Establish a measurement system in the classroom to inform you and students on classroom to inform you and students on progress and decisions?progress and decisions?

5.5. Help students develop the skills they will need Help students develop the skills they will need to fulfill their roles as your partners in the to fulfill their roles as your partners in the classroom learning system?classroom learning system?

And how did you…And how did you…

6.6. Identify and manage with students the Identify and manage with students the key processes necessary to a high key processes necessary to a high performing classroom?performing classroom?

7.7. Finally, what results did you and your Finally, what results did you and your students see during the year that tell you students see during the year that tell you that your classroom system has that your classroom system has improved since the beginning of the improved since the beginning of the year?year?

The Pioneer StoryThe Pioneer Story

Join a category team.Join a category team.

Elect facilitator, Elect facilitator, recorder, timekeeper.recorder, timekeeper.

Write a set of Write a set of recommendations to recommendations to other teachers based other teachers based on your collective on your collective experience. (~5)experience. (~5)