SNEAK PEAK BEHIND THE WALLS OF STRUGGLING SCHOOLS
HOW A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

SNEAK PEAK BEHIND THE WALLS OF STRUGGLING SCHOOLS HOW A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

Multi-Part Webcast Series

Secrets to School Improvement | Webcast Series

School Turnaround: An Inside Look How 100% of our partner low-performing schools have improved

A multi-part webcast series that includes 11 replicable school improvement tips used in our F to A partner school and others.

Sustainable school improvement goes beyond a written plan …

MATCH RIGOR WITH ON-GRADE LEVEL CONTENT

ENGAGE STUDENTS THROUGH AUTHENTIC, ACCOUNTABLE TASKS

EASE THE TEACHER BURDEN OF MEETING THE STANDARDS

Research shows that student achievement goes up and behavior issues go down when teachers release overcontrol to small, student-led academic teams. In this SECRETS TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT WEBCAST SERIES, you will see how this RADICALLY DIFFERENT approach to learning has produced radically different results for our partner schools – including one that went from an F to an A during a pandemic, one that exited state school turnaround status with its best grade in seven years and one that earned its first B ever. Sign up for one, or watch them all.

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[Oct. 21, 2021] Radically Different Approaches to Getting Radically Different Results: How These Struggling Schools Achieved Significant Growth (For Superintendents)

Date

Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

A SUPERINTENDENT’S PERSPECTIVE: Success tips from school turnaround partnerships that are replicable and scalable

Speakers

Michael Toth, Founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International 

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI 

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[Nov. 10, 2021] Building Ownership in PLCs One Empowered Teacher at a Time

Date

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Details

Building Ownership in PLCs One Empowered Teacher at a Time

Speakers

Denna Senn, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Shakira Fetherolf. M.Ed., Faculty Instructional Coach, LSI

Jody Honaker, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

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[Nov. 18, 2021] The Secret Data Used to be an Instructional Leader

Date

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

The Secret Data to be an Effective Instructional Leader

Speakers

Michael Toth, Founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International

Penny Sell, M.Ed., Executive Director, Leadership Development and Model Schools, LSI

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[Dec. 1, 2021] Searching for Student Evidence in Your Standards-Aligned Planning

Date

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Details

Go beyond standard-based lesson planning by focusing on whether instruction translates to student evidence of learning the standard

Speakers

Meg Bowen, M.Ed., Executive Director, Professional Learning Solutions and Events, LSI

Bindu Sunil, Consultant Faculty Coach, LSI

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[Dec. 15, 2021] F to A: Lakewood Elementary School’s Academic Renaissance in the Midst of a Pandemic

Date

Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Details

The history-making journey of a school that many people gave up on when it trailed 2,792 other traditional public schools in the state based on achievement scores. And then things radically changed for the better …

Speakers

Stephanie Woodford, Area Superintendent, Pinellas County Schools (Former Lakewood Principal) 

Jody Honaker, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

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[Jan 17, 2022] Academic Teaming: Leveraging Student-Peer Relationships Beyond the Student-Teacher Ties

Date

Monday, Jan. 17, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Leverage student-peer relationships, not just student-teacher relationships 

Speakers

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Paul McNeil, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

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[Jan. 26, 2022] Turning it Around: How McLaughlin Middle Exited State Oversight with its Best Grade in 7 Years

Date

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Hear directly from the principal of the only middle school in the area to exit state school turnaround status on what it took for her to guide the Phoenix from McLaughlin to rise up to their best grade since 2015.

Speakers

Dr. Debra Wright-Hudson, Principal, McLaughlin Middle School 

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI

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[Feb. 9, 2022] Going Beyond PD to Create a Support System of Teacher Coaching

Date

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Create a teacher coaching and support system rather than providing one-off professional development opportunities

Speakers

Deana Senn, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Peggy Voigt, M.Ed., Director Professional Services in ARC – Schools for Rigor, LSI

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[Feb. 22, 2022] No COVID Learning Loss Here: How Kenly Elementary School Earned its First B Ever

Date

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

The Florida Department of Education began grading schools in 1999. Kenly earned a C or D every year … until now. 

Speakers

Jody Honaker, Director Academic Teaming, LSI 

Russell Wallace, Principal Kenly Elementary School 

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[Mar. 1, 2022] Productive Struggle: When 1 Step Back Leads to 2 Steps Forward

Date

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Release students to productive struggle and increase academic rigor and challenge – don’t rely on worksheets, water down student tasks, or “over teach.”

Speakers

Meg Bowen, M.Ed., Executive Director, Professional Learning Solutions and Events, LSI

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

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[Mar. 23, 2022] Efficacy and Student Engagement: Empowering Students to Make Their M.A.R.C.

Date

Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2022

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

Details

Building student efficacy is critical for their academic success.

Speakers

Camile Earle-Dennis, LSI Senior Content Specialist, SEL

Zenani Fogg, M.A., Consultant/Faculty Coach, LSI

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[Mar. 30, 2022] Student-Led Success: Encouraging Them to Track Their Own Academic Progress

Date

Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Encourage students to track their own academic progress rather than leaving it to the teacher alone

Speakers

Jody Honaker, Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Mindy Province, M.Ed., Faculty Coach, LSI

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[Apr. 27, 2022] Ask and You Might Receive, How Community Support Can Boost School Improvement

Date

Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to build the village – including the schools the children attend.

Speakers

Camile Earle-Dennis, LSI Senior Content Specialist, SEL

Mario Andrade, Ed.D., School Leadership Consultant, LSI

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[May 25, 2022] Accelerate Your Tier I Core Instruction So You Don’t Have to Re-Teach

Date

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Accelerate in Tier 1 core instruction rather than over-relying on remediation and interventions

Speakers

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI

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[June 27, 2022] Releasing Control: Empowering Students to Create a Positive and Equitable School Culture

Date

Monday, June 27, 2022

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Details

Empower students to create a positive school culture rather than creating an overcontrolled environment.

Speakers

Melisa Bloom, Ed.D., Vice President of Professional Services, LSI 

Kara Bentley, Staff Developer, LSI 

Elizabeth Buzzanca, M.Ed., Faculty Coach, LSI 

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Learning Sciences International partners with industry leaders such as:

CASEL is the nonprofit that founded the field of social and emotional learning (SEL).

Dr. Dylan Wiliam, world-renowned author and researcher on formative assessment, through the LSI Dylan Wiliam Center.

Dr. Robert Marzano, one of the foremost recognized education researchers in the world, through the
LSI Marzano Center.

Dr. Ruth Wageman, a researcher from Harvard, is one of the foremost scholars and practitioners working with teams, especially leadership teams.

School districts LSI has worked with:

MICHELLE
FITZGERALD, Ed.D.

YEARS IN EDUCATION: 30+
KEY ROLES: Director, School Turnaround, middle school teacher, building administrator, district curriculum coordinator, assistant superintendent, and area superintendent – principal supervisor

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