Sustaining System and School Improvement

Lyn explores a frequently-asked interview question: ‘What is the difference between growth and evaluation?’ Without getting too technical or scientific, Lyn explains how both are valuable when evaluation informs growth and the next steps for instruction.

Lyn shares an outstanding example of bringing school improvement work together by the staff at St. Joseph’s Wauchope, Lismore, NSW, AU. All staff ‘get it’ and are committed to fitting all the pieces of school improvement together to collaboratively achieve ‘Precision-in-Practice’. What’s the evidence? Teachers and students can answer ‘The 5 Questions’ in detail with examples! (CLARITY, 2019, pp. 5...

Lyn and Michael Fullan explore what has been recently learned across the globe about the implementation of ‘Everything Digital’. Both educators realize that technology is an enabler, an enhancer and not an inhibitor. What are the Equity issues? How will that impact on standardized assessments that are only Summative in nature when we know Formative Assessment is ‘The Best’?

Holy Family School, Skennars Head, NSW, AU is an exemplary example of sustaining students’ growth and achievement through whole-school buy-in to building capacity to do the CLARITY work together. BRAVO staff – your focus on knowing every student and how to teach each one has paid off in your outstanding progress and results!! For full video and graphics go to https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQ07UI4...

In this session Michael Fullan and Lyn explore what will be the most important ‘Assessment Approaches’ that will take us into the future – knowing every learner and how to teach each. They unpack and see potential in the ‘Powerful 5 questions” as a practical data collection tool.  To see the graphics from this episode go to https://www.instagram.com/reel/CP_QM95DAfl/

Reach out to colleagues and form your own Networks to share data, talk about precision-in-practice, and to make meaning of your work to teach ALL students. Lyn and guest leaders, Bernie Bolton and Jody Grimmond, discuss the ‘Power of Networks’ when they help us find new ways of ‘reciprocal influencing’ – a complex social process involving issues of social justice, personal positions, beliefs, and...

Join Jill Maar and Lyn as they continue the data discussion about knowing and teaching every student by using T-Charts!

Join Lyn and colleague and friend, Jill Maar, Principal, York Region District School Board. As they explore how to easily unpack ‘the FACES’ that lead tolaser-like, focused Data Conversations using Venn Diagrams! To see the Venn diagrams discussed in this episode go to https://www.instagram.com/reel/CPIn2JFDw3g/.

I see the Instructional Coach or Knowledgeable Other role as ‘the glue’ that holds the system vision and the schools’ implementation together. Our global ‘CLARITY Collaborative’ joins Noel Henry and Kerrin Cronin to discuss the impact that Instructional Coaches in ALL Primary and Secondary Schools are making in Wollongong when they have a purposeful role in supporting differentiated Professional L...

Senior and school leaders talk with Lyn about the power of the 14 Parameters as a Leadership Self-Assessment Tool to increase system and school commitment to ALL students growing, improving and achieving! An ‘Equity and Excellence’ issue for Lyn.

Lyn and Michael look back across two decades of their work in system and school improvement and they explore the need to move from a self-centred approach to education to a unified “we-we” approach to improving educational systems. Pedagogy continues to be the unrelenting focus in their work.

The higher the potential reward, the greater the upfront costs usually are. What is the cost of every student being a critically literate graduate? Are we willing to pay the price?

I explore two haunting questions this week: ‘How do we measure impact?’ and ‘What leadership advice can we give others about leading in calm and crisis?’ Join Gerard Mowbray and I as we unpack these two big questions that many of us have.

This is Part 4 with Gerard Mowbray. It describes the ‘essence’ of System and School Improvement! Everyone in Systems, Schools and Classrooms must see themselves in this work of finding practices that increase ALL students’ growth and achievement. It is ‘our forever work’ says Gerard Mowbray as we chat together about messaging to make a difference.

“Everyone’s a leader! And it takes a whole system of leaders to ensure that there are non-negotiables in place to increase ALL students’ growth and achievement. What is non-negotiable and what do we do when our plan doesn’t work? Join Lyn and Gerard Mowbray while they unpack these not-so-secret secrets”

We will not make a difference to all students’ learning, growing, and achieving without ALL teachers being part of the plan and implementation! We must all have a line-of-sight to the FACES in every classroom and know how to teach each. Part 2 of a 4 part series with Gerard Mowbray.

Lyn and some ‘CLARITY Collaborative’ members discuss how they as leaders have had proven IMPACT from doing this CLARITY work with her.

I explore with Gerard Mowbray what our ‘Forever Work’ is and how we ensure that increasing ALL students’ growth and achievement is embraced by ALL of us as leaders and teachers. This is part one of a four-part series.

The Learning Collaborative in Wagga Wagga allowed school leaders and teachers to showcase their improvement work. Glenn McMahon, Principal, demonstrates how a focus on Writing allowed teachers at St. Mary’s to develop and enhance their Writing practices using the Collaborative Assessment of Student Work (CASW). 

Ali Busuttil is the epitome of Parameter #2: Embedded Instructional Leadership. It is hard work because we are asking teachers to refine their practice; to engage in student-centred leadership; and to build relationships, by staying true to the Co-Teaching Cycle. Ali embraces all the Parameters, particularly Parameters # 3 and 13, with a foundational focus on Parameters #1 and #14 – that is, build...

Listening to students and really hearing them are two very different things. Teachers from St. Bernadette’s The Basin planned for ongoing assessment of students’ work which led them to celebrate students being able to set clear goals for learning in every subject area. Emma, her teachers and leaders are very impressive! Is Emma assessment -capable? #cls #claritylearningsuite #facesfriday #lynsharr...

Shaping education for student prosperity and teacher/educator professional success. Some topics noted: Learners need early and ongoing feedback. need for a rigorous curriculum where assessment informs and differentiates instruction. Student knowledge building. Learner collaborative inquiry. Experiental learning.   Where are we today?

Illiteracy is unacceptable. It is a moral imperative that every student become a literate graduate. How is this going to happen? Focus on the reading - writing connection. Begin with the foundational skills. Listen in for some important thoughts from Lyn.