Training on Improvement Science Processes

Annual training is provided for elementary-grade teachers on effective writing practices and continuous improvement processes. This training prepares teachers to understand the key research-based components of the curriculum, identify where data indicate areas for improvement, and take steps in their own classrooms to refine their practice. Teachers then participate in site-based cohorts during the school year to collect data and engage in inquiry cycles through “learning huddles”. Teacher leaders participate in training activities that better equip them to serve as grade level team leads during the year.

Events

• September 25, 2018
  Using Learning Huddles to Improve Teaching and Learning
  Watch the video and download resources from this webinar which introduced the learning huddle: an innovative update to traditional teacher-inquiry protocols centered on continuous-improvement cycles known as “Plan-Do-Study-Act”.
  
• July 26, 2017 – July 27, 2017
  Best Practices in "Being A Writer": Literacy Improvement Partnership Summer Institute
  This 2-day training helped Washoe County School District educators institutionalize support for teacher development in writing instruction.