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FAST-R Year III Evaluation 

School year: 
SY2006-2007
Source: 
Education Matters, Inc.
Description: 

Qualitative evaluation of the use of BPE's Formative Assessments in Student Thinking-Reading (FAST-R) for data and analysis. Discusses how Boston Public Schools teachers are using MCAS-aligned formative assessments to guide their planning and instruction.

application/pdf iconFAST-REval2006.pdf

A Look at Readers' Workshop 

Subtitle: 
Grade 9 at the Burke High School
School year: 
SY2001-2002
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

In this video (viewable in three parts), teacher Sarah Blanusa pilots the readers' workshop approach to teaching with her 9th grade class. Students work on comprehension strategies through independent reading and book talks. The attached viewers' guide provides additional information about readers' workshop and suggestions for using the video in teacher professional development.

 

application/pdf iconWrkshp Gr 9 Guide.pdf

CCL in Tough Times 

Subtitle: 
Strategies to Keep the Work Going
School year: 
SY2003-2004
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

This guide for school leaders included recommendations for integrating the district's school-based professional development model, Collaborative Coaching and Learning (CCL), into all school work and for implementing it effectively despite challenges.

application/pdf iconCCLToughTimes2003.pdf

Straight Talk About CCL 

Subtitle: 
A Guide for School Leaders
School year: 
SY2003-2004
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

Start-of-school-year guide for principals-headmasters about to implement Collaborative Coaching and Learning (CCL) for the first time or starting their second year with the district's school-based professional development model.

application/pdf iconCCLStraightTalkSchLdrs2003.pdf

Plain Talk About CCL 

Subtitle: 
Learning in a Lab Site
School year: 
SY2003-2004
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

Details about implementing -- and learning from -- the "lab-site" components of Collaborative Coachingand Learning (CCL): pre-conference, demonstration/observation, debrief.

application/pdf iconCCLPlainTalk-LabSites2003.pdf

Plain Talk About CCL 

Subtitle: 
Crafting a Course of Study
School year: 
SY2003-2004
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

Step-by-step guide to identifying a course of study for the inquiry component of Collaborative Coaching and Learning (CCL), the district's school-based professional development model.

application/pdf iconCCLPlainTalk-CourseofStudy2003.pdf

Getting Started with CCL 

Subtitle: 
Advice from Principals, Teachers, and Coaches Who've Done It
School year: 
SY2002-2003
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

Comments and suggestions from principals and teachers who piloted Collaborative Coaching and Learning (CCL) in school year 2001-2002.

application/pdf iconCCLGettingStarted.pdf

The Ambitious Teacher: Accelerating the Learning Curve in New Teacher Preparation 

School year: 
SY2012-2013
Source: 
BPE
Description: 

We founded Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) to provide Boston schools with a steady supply of strong teachers who would be ready to hit the ground running. To ensure we’re developing consistently high-quality teachers, we’ve undertaken a significant redesign of our program over the past two years. Our latest publication, "The Ambitious Teacher: Accelerating the Learning Curve in New Teacher Preparation," describes how we  standards, assignments, and assessments to help our teachers-in- training master a common set of ambitious teaching practices.

application/pdf iconAmbitiousTeacherFebruary2013.pdf

Focus: Making Data Public 

School year: 
SY2010-2011
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

BPE helps school teams make data public with eye-catching bulletin boards, progress letters to parents, and other communication tools. The ideas grew out of each school’s data-driven inquiry, as teachers and leaders became aware that they could get more dramatic results by engaging the whole school community--including students, parents, and outside partners--with data. This issue of FOCUS shares strong examples of data sharing from four schools, the Marshall and Blackstone elementary schools, New Mission High School, and Gardner Pilot Academy. Download a full set of samples and tips for sharing data.

Additional resources for making data public can be found here.

application/pdf iconFocusMakingDataPublicFINAL.pdf