Spotlight: Literacy Design Collaborative
The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) works to develop skilled educators equipped to support all learners and aims to improve standards-driven … Read more
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Spotlight: Memphis KIPP Wheatley Learning Collaborative, KIPP Foundation
The Learning Collaborative, a networked improvement community of four charter networks in Tennessee, formed around raising persistently low literacy achievement … Read more
Spotlight: Northwest Regional Education Service District
Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) serves schools and districts in four counties in northwestern Oregon. They formed a 9th … Read more
Spotlight: Queensland Department of Education
The Queensland Department of Education (Australia) was honored with the Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement in 2019 for its … Read more
Spotlight: Un Buen Comienzo Improvement Network, Fundación Educacional Oportunidad
In 2018, the nonprofit organization Fundación Educacional Oportunidad was recognized with the Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement for its … Read more
Spreading and Scaling Change (PDSA Video Series #5)
This video introduces PDSA ramps as a tool for learning about a change idea and building confidence in its efficacy … Read more
Starting a Network: Why and What Type
Summarizing ideas presented in the Kappan article “The Right Network for the Right Problem,” (Gomez et al, 2016), this blog … Read more
Student Engagement Exit Ticket (Practical Measure Example)
Practical measures for improvement are user-centered. This blog describes how an improvement community centered front-line improvers as they designed their … Read more
Student Independent Writing Time Measure (Practical Measure Example)
Practical measures do not need to be complex in order to provide valuable signals and information to drive improvement. This … Read more
Supporting Behavior Change (Facilitating Improvement Teams Video Series #2)
This video focuses on strategies that improvement team facilitators and coaches can leverage to encourage others to think and work … Read more
