Day 5 Presentations

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Feedback• 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