Daggett System for Effective Instruction:

Creating an Action Plan

Willard R. Daggett

Raymond McNulty

The Challenges

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

The Challenges

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• Next Generation Assessments (NGA)

The Challenges

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• Next Generation Assessments (NGA)

• Teacher effectiveness based on student performance

The Challenges

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• Next Generation Assessments (NGA)

• Teacher effectiveness based on student performance

• Prepare students for the world beyond school

Agenda

RESEARCH

Agenda

RESEARCHMODEL

SCHOOLS

Agenda

RESEARCHMODEL

SCHOOLSSTRUCTURE

System

Teaching

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Leadership

Student Achievement

Agenda

RESEARCHMODEL

SCHOOLS

BEST PRACTICES

STRUCTURE

Agenda

RESEARCHMODEL

SCHOOLS

ACTION PLAN

BEST PRACTICES

STRUCTURE

Worksheet to Guide Plan

TAKE CONTROLor

BE CONTROLLED

Transition Plan

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations

Organ

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Student Achievement

Culture

Organizational Leadership

Why – What - How Why – What - How

WHY – What - How WHY – What - How

School Improvement

Schools are Improving

Schools are Improving

School Improvement

Changing World

Skills Gap

School Improvement

Changing World

Schools are Improving

School Improvement

Changing World

Schools are Improving

School

Impro

vement

Changing World

Schools are Improving

Create a Culture

• Technology

1991

2011

Computing

Capacity

Moore’s Law – Doubles Every 2 Years

2011

1991

2011

Computing

Capacity

Moore’s Law – Doubles Every 2 Years

2011

Create a Culture

• Technology • Globalization

Create a Culture

• Technology • Globalization• Financial

Create a Culture

• Technology • Globalization• Financial• Demographic

Population

FemaleMale

1950

2010

2050

Create a Culture

• Technology • Globalization• Financial• Demographic• Workplace

Why – WHAT - How Why – WHAT - How

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Why – What - HOW Why – What - HOW

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• PowerPoint• White Paper• DVD• Speakers

Create a CultureCreate a Culture

Culture

Vision

Organizational Leadership

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision

Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the

core subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)

Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the

core subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)

• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)

Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the

core subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)

• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)

• Student Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning)

Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the core

subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)

• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)

• Student Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning)

• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal, social, service, and leadership skills and demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)

Guiding Principles

• Responsibility• Contemplatio

n• Initiative• Perseverance• Optimism• Courage

• Respect• Compassion• Adaptability• Honesty• Trustworthines

s• Loyalty

Survey Tools for Rigor, Relevance and

RelationshipsWE LEARN™ Student Survey

WE TEACH™ Instructional Staff Survey

WE LEAD™ Whole Staff Survey

Teacher vs. Student Comparison

T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives.

92%

S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life.

58%

Teacher vs. Student Comparison

T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school.

87%

S – My teachers know my interests outside of school.

30%

Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the core

subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)

• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)

• Student Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning)

• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal, social, service, and leadership skills and demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)

Those things that are easy to measure are least important.

Those things that are most important are hardest to

measure.

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment

• Not an Evaluation – Begins with Self Reflection

Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Action Plan

• Not an Evaluation – Begins with Self Reflection• Assessment around 16 Elements in DSEI

Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Action Plan

• Not an Evaluation – Begins with Self Reflection• Assessment around 16 Elements in DSEI

―Individual―School―District

Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Action Plan

• Not an Evaluation – Begins with Self Reflection• Assessment around 16 Elements in DSEI• Data Driven

—Trends—Expectations

Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Action Plan

Culture

Vision

Structure and

systems

Organizational Leadership

Culture

Vision

Structure and

systems

Organizational Leadership

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Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment• Build Leadership Team

Empower Leadership Teams

Aligned for Success

• Doctors/Nurses in Hospitals• Pilots in Flight• Lawyers in a Law Firm• Troops in Battle• Teachers in a School System

Culture

Vision

Structure and

systems

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Organizational Leadership

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Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment• Build Leadership Team• Build Plan

Transition Plan

Rigor and Relevance

Teaching

1 2 3 4 5

Bloom’sBloom’s

CC DD

AA BB

456

321

ApplicationApplication

Levels

Rigor and Relevance

Relationships

Teaching

Rigor and Relevance

Relationships

Content

Teaching

Rigor and Relevance

Relationships

Content

Teaching

How

stu

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Rigor and Relevance

Relationships

Content

Teaching

How

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Rigor and relevance

Relationships

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High expectations

Instructional Leadership

High expectations

Curriculum

Instructional Leadership

State Standards to CCSSExisting

State Standards

New Common Core State Standards

State Standards to CCSSExisting

State Standards

New Common Core State StandardsGrade

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

High expectations

Curriculum

Literacy and math

Instructional Leadership

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Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)

CCSS - ELA

• K-5• 6-12• Standards for Literacy in

History-Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects

High expectations

Curriculum

Literacy and math

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Instructional Leadership

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Summary of Text Lexile Measures

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Matt - Age 15, Grade 10, Lexile 1090, GPA 3.0

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Instructional Leadership

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment• Build Leadership Team• Build Plan• Support Staff to Execute

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment• Build Leadership Team• Build Plan• Support Staff to Execute

• Next Navigator

Action Plan

•Create a Culture of High Expectations

•Create a Shared Vision•Do a Needs Assessment•Build Leadership Team•Build Plan•Support Staff to Execute

• Next Navigator• Gold Seal Lessons

Action Plan• Create a Culture of High

Expectations• Create a Shared Vision• Do a Needs Assessment• Build Leadership Team• Build Plan• Support Staff to Execute

• Next Navigator• Gold Seal Lessons• Focused/Sustained Professional Development

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