DESCRIPTION
The key words for the 2020-2021 school year are: iteration, nimbleness, and agility. There is so much change, it becomes difficult to remember: “Are we currently on schedule version 16 or 17?”
When leaders make a change, they want to know “is it working?” and “How do we know?” Those are the questions this course is designed to tackle. Participants will learn how to build a framework to use to examine a program and determine if it is 1) appropriately mission-aligned and 2) working. Academic leaders will learn how to identify mission-aligned markers of success and then select data to help determine what impact programmatic decisions are making on those markers.
This course is led by Damien Bebell, a Boston College Research Professor and Peter Gow, One Schoolhouse’s Director of Independent Curriculum.
When leaders make a change, they want to know “is it working?” and “How do we know?” Those are the questions this course is designed to tackle. Participants will learn how to build a framework to use to examine a program and determine if it is 1) appropriately mission-aligned and 2) working. Academic leaders will learn how to identify mission-aligned markers of success and then select data to help determine what impact programmatic decisions are making on those markers.
This course is led by Damien Bebell, a Boston College Research Professor and Peter Gow, One Schoolhouse’s Director of Independent Curriculum.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the essential markers for success for the school's program, given the mission and values of the school community.
- Determine what data should be collected in order to evaluate:
- Implementation fidelity
- Program effectiveness
- Areas for modification
- Establish data-gathering procedures and protocols that create confidence in findings
- Set communication plans for sharing results and how the school is responding and adjusting.
COURSE FACILITATORS
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Dr. Damian Bebell -- For the past 20 years, Dr. Damian Bebell has helped teachers, educational leadership, and policymakers leverage research and reflection to more effectively support technology rich educational settings. As a research professor at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development and senior research associate at the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy (CSTEEP), Damian has helped schools across the world design and conduct research-based inquiries to inform their technology investments and help evolve teaching and learning practices. Damian is a frequent speaker and author of numerous articles, book chapters, as well as The School Mission Statement (Routledge Press), showcasing how local vision can illuminate (or limit) efforts to measure success.
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Peter Gow -- Peter Gow became Independent Curriculum Resource Director at One Schoolhouse after a forty-plus-year career as a teacher and administrator. Peter is a prolific writer and presenter and author of multiple books on independent schools and independent school teaching and leadership. Above all, he is passionate in his belief that connection and collaboration are essential if independent schools are to live up to the promises made in their statements of mission and values and fulfill their public purpose.
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COURSE FORMAT
This is a one-week asynchronous online course that takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete. The course opens on a Monday and concludes on a Sunday, with access through the following Friday.
TUITION
$200 for consortium school participants; $400 for all other participants. Use the link above to register.
Registration closes on at close-of-business on Monday, February 8, 2021, or when the course is at capacity.
Registration closes on at close-of-business on Monday, February 8, 2021, or when the course is at capacity.