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Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess

Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess. The Myth of Sisyphus. It’s the Iceberg, Not the Tip. Instructional leadership. Turnarounds. Best practices. Cooperative learning. highly qualified teachers. Differentiated instruction. Evidence-based practices.

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Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess

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  1. Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess

  2. The Myth of Sisyphus

  3. It’s the Iceberg, Not the Tip

  4. Instructional leadership Turnarounds Best practices Cooperative learning highly qualified teachers Differentiated instruction Evidence-based practices Professional development Small class size

  5. Much Has Been Tried, But We’re Still Spinning Our Wheels

  6. Lots of Fuel, Not a Lot of Mileage Spending Per Pupil and NAEP Test Scores for 17-Year-Old Students Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2007

  7. It’s Not Just Knowing What To Do…

  8. “The average lifespan of a Fortune 500 company—from its inception to disappearance—is only 50 years.” --Claire Brown, John Haltiwanger and Julia Lane, Economic Turbulence: Is a Volatile Economy Good for America? (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006)

  9. …But That Elephants Aren’t Great Dancers

  10. “Of the nation’s twenty-five biggest firms in 2005, three-quarters didn’t exist in 1965.” --Diego Comin and Thomas Philippon, “The Rise in Firm-Level Volatility: Causes and Consequences,” National Bureau of Economic Research Macroeconomics Annual 2005 (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press)

  11. Breakthrough Problem Solvers Don’t Do It All School Builders Talent Providers Tool Builders

  12. Metrics Make the Man

  13. Better, Smarter Ways to Measure

  14. The Numbers We Need Source: Frederick M. Hess and Jon Fullerton, Balanced Scorecard and Management Data . Center for Educational Policy Research working paper (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, February 2009)

  15. Data For Oversight Versus Improvement

  16. Knowing What To Ask For

  17. It’s Not Just Getting the Right Tools, It’s Using Them Wisely

  18. Putting Numbers to Work How a $4,500 Cost Cut Stacks Up Per Teacher Source: Stretching The School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best , ed. Frederick M. Hess and Eric Osberg (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2010)

  19. It’s a Question of Leadership

  20. Human Capital • Teach For America • New Leaders for New Schools • The New Teacher Project • School Builders • KIPP Schools • Green Dot Public Schools • Achievement First • Tool Builders • Wireless Generation • SchoolNet • SMARTHINKING • Infrastructure • The Mind Trust • New Schools for New Orleans • High Tech High Ed School • Investors • NewSchools Venture Fund • Charter School Growth Fund • Knowledge Investment Partners

  21. Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess

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