Workshops for Principals

August 19, 2012

Developing Rigorous Teacher-Generated Assessments Aligned with PARCC, SBAC and STAAR Assessments

The demands of formative assessments should be aligned with the demands of the quarterly, end-of-course, and annual standardized assessments. Too often, site-based generated assessments fall short of the rigor threshold. This workshop will prepare school leaders, teachers and teams of teachers to develop challenging assessments aligned with both the nuances of each standard to be assessed, […]
August 19, 2012

Ensuring Rigor through Higher-Order Performance Based Objectives

Daily objectives and instruction that merely requires students to think at the lowest possible level—rote recall of factual information is insufficient to promote high levels of student achievement and fails to meet the needs of classrooms populated by students with varying ability levels. This workshop will equip teachers and school leaders with the capacity to compose […]
August 19, 2012

The Assistant Principal as Instructional Leader

In many schools across nation, assistant principals are inundated with responsibilities related to the role of disciplinarians or task manager. Consequently, these hard-working administrators are excluded from the table of instructional leadership unable, by the function of their role, to have a direct impact on promoting student achievement. Designed for site-based school leaders (principals, assistant principals) […]