2014 Direct Instruction Summit

1. 2014 Direct Instruction Summit Transforming Times Isa De Armas, Doctoral Candidate Donna Smith, Ed.D Jennifer Stevenson, Ed.D

3. Cultural ProficiencyBelief Systems • What are your Personal Belief Systems? • What are your Organization’s Belief Systems? • Behaviors need to change before belief systems change

4. Demographic Data (Data Quest: School Year 2012-2013)

5. Historical Data Imposed Staffing Changes

6. Historical Data

7. Historical Data

8. Implementation Process

9. Principal’s Actions • Move from Site Manager to Instructional Leader • Staff Meetings to Professional Development • Prioritize Principal’s Schedule • Use Effective Feedback Strategies • Accountability • Common Language • Direct Instruction • Data Analysis • Analyze Trends with Teachers

10. Our Implementation

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