Rigor+and+Relevance

Rigor, Relevance and Relationships School Improvement
 * Align with Priority Standards
 * Strive for Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
 * Focus on Literacy
 * Begin with the end in mind - Planning
 * Personalize Instruction
 * Engage Students

Dr. Richard Jones
 * Leadership Summit Links**

Model Schools Structure vs. Instruction Conversation about learning more than teaching Collaboration Persistent in Improvement No One Style of Leader

Leadership - Comes from a shared vision of all staff

Quadrant D Leadership Connects initiatives together Guides actions Common Language

Quadrant D Leadership Empower Student Teams Listen to Students Encourage students to take more responsibility for learning

Opportunities to Collaborate- Provide Teams responsibilities Structured meeting times Comfort and convenience Established norms Accountability Influence the Conversation Results: More Satisfaction with teaching as a career Teachers observe and give feedback to each other

Sense of Purpose in Education Future Focused, Changing World, Student focused, Data analysis, Coherence - measure what matters, be passionate Creating something new- New atmosphere on trying something new, collaborating on growing

Listening to Student Opinions -[| Blog Post]by Kim Cofino Presentation -- Dr. Richard Jones