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• What four pillar components support implementation of these strategies?

Excel Specialists! Congrats!

• Araminta Sorrell• Ryan Mattingly• Jennifer Huber

Can Do School CultureSTF Summer Institute 2012

What Influences Student Achievement? Huge Analysis of 8,000 Studies Finds• Strongest Influence was Student Expectations-

This was three times as powerful as teacher expectations

• Second was Teacher Credibility in Eyes of Student- This was five times as powerful as matching teaching with student learning styles

• Fifth was Teacher-Student relationships-This was three times as powerful as reducing class size

Can Do School Culture Matters Because

• Student’s belief that will succeed if they work at it and

• Teacher’s belief that the adults in the school can collectively create the conditions needed for students to succeed

• Are what ultimately drive school and student success

The Enemy of Can Do School Culture is Poverty• It over-concentrates the neediest students in a sub-set

of schools not designed for the educational challenge they face-which leads to adult burnout, disbelief, and a survivor/triage mentality

• It teachers students that life is capricious. It is a high stress existence. Physical , emotional and mental stress all pull on the same energy reserves. This pushes students towards, absenteeism, low effort, poor behavior and limited expectations. It eats away at trust.

• Dysfunctional School Responses then Make it Worse for Everyone

Do Not Despair-Knowledge is Power-We Have Assets on Our Side

• Humans at their Core are Smart and Adaptive

• Learning something is Inherently Joyful and Exciting (though the learning process is not always so)

• Shaped Experience can Change Behavior

We Need Different Strategies for Adults and Students

• For Adults-small, initial wins are important-to show that collective effort has positive impact

• For Students, we need to create shaped experiences that show effort leads to success

• Group Discussion-what are some challenges we will face/how can we overcome them?

The Wisdom of Crowds

• Assemble at tables with other members from your school or city (if you are by yourself, assemble with others).

• Assemble an Action Plan-to create Shaped Experiences that show students that effort leads to success