No
Child Left Behind, love it or hate it, has created monumental
change among educators.
Many administrators
are left with a seemingly impossible challenge with no resources
and an entrenched group of teachers, many of whom are resisting
the change.
We have
designed a program to help administrators and teachers navigate
these new and difficult waters.
Objectives of No Teacher Left Behind:
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Student-Centered Learning Classroom
– how to create a group learning and collaborative culture
in the classroom in which students become self-advocates
and responsible for their own learning.
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Understand how data driven decision making
affects teaching – Decisions administrators must
make and why they make not seem to make sense. Additionally,
teachers will understand how to use data and make positive
decisions for their classroom.
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Understanding the new role of the teacher
and how the role will continue to change – teachers
must stop perceiving themselves as ‘kings’ or ‘queens’
of their own small kingdom, the keeper of knowledge and
become a team player for the school and a coach and facilitator
for their students.
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This program is a model for what can be
used in the classroom -- every tool we use can
be used in the classroom to create a ‘team’ culture and
atmosphere.
How does No Child Left Behind and the No
Teacher Left Behind Program benefit teachers?
- A more positive work environment in which teachers
support one another, communicate effectively, work together
for a child’s entire education, trust one another.
- Good teachers will be rewarded through recognition
for doing a good job and the recognition will be based
upon data, not gut feelings that ‘he is a good teacher’.
- Increased consistency through accountability.
If a child comes into my class from another, I know they
will be at a certain skill level because the other teachers
are teaching the same curriculum. This means that my
data will not be skewed by a teacher not doing their job.
- Creating a ‘team’ culture within the classroom
will make teaching easier as students are encouraged to
hold themselves accountable for their own learning and
will voluntarily help other students who may be behind.
- Shared experience through Professional Learning
Communities.
What do you get when you sign up for the No Teacher
Left Behind Program?
- Two facilitated 8-hour days to kick off the program.
- Four follow-up half days with a professional facilitator
scheduled throughout the school year.
- Back End Access
- Two-Hour Session with Leadership Team
- Assessment for each teacher that will provide the
backbone for the entire process.
- Goal-Setting software to create an updateable action
plan. This will help increase accountability through
everyone knowing exactly what is required by whom and
by what deadline.
- Ten hours of coaching to increase the skills of
a dedicated ‘champion’ in the school who will continue
to reinforce the program throughout the entire year.
- Unlimited access to our professional facilitators
to run activities with the staff on a regular basis.
Agenda |
Agenda Day 1
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Introduction and Overview of objectives
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Four Elements of NCLB
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How this program and NCLB will benefit teachers.
-- Activity
will demonstrate how consistency, good communication,
trust, etc will accomplish NCLB.
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Changing role of teachers
-- Activity
to help demonstrate
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Strength Deployment Inventory Introduction and
Assessment
Lunch
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Finish
Strength Deployment Inventory
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Evaluation
of teacher’s attitude toward change/teamwork
using ‘Am I a team player?’ Assessment
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Introduction
of different kinds of decision making – consensus,
directive, etc and how data-driven decision
making affects teaching
-- Activity will demonstrate different kinds
of decision making strategies and the need for
different strategies
Agenda Day 2
Lunch
Action
planning session with natural groups within
the school to create goals and create an action
plan around it using the software.
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Costs
The cost for the entire year program, including materials,
facilitation, travel, everything listed above is a base
fee of $5,000 and a $125 per person fee.
Contact us at 800-513-8759 for more information about how to begin this process
at your school.
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