Resources to Improve Student Performance Jim Miles Senior Associate International Center for Leadership in Education

THINK of a number from 1 to 10 MULTIPLY that number by 9 If the number is a 2-digit number, ADD the digits together Now SUBTRACT 5

DETERMINE which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.) THINK of a country that starts with that letter REMEMBER the last letter of the name of that country

THINK of the name of an animal that starts with that letter REMEMBER the last letter in the name of that animal THINK of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter

Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?

Successful Curriculum Reform Why Do we need to change schools? What Needs to be done? How Do we improve student performance?

Creating a Culture to Support Improvement  Creating Model Schools Videos  Successful Practices Network  Symposium November 3-5, 2007 Atlanta, GA  Consultant Services – Awareness Programs - Study Tours

Begin with the End in Mind Learning Criteria  Core  Stretch  Student Engagement  Personal Skill Development

Begin with the End in Mind  Student Engagement: Creating a Culture of Student Achievement  Personal Skill Development in Grades 6-12  Consultant Services  Needs Assessment  Strategic Planning  Symposium - San Diego, CA F ebruary 7-10, 2008

Use Data to Set Priorities  NESS  Curriculum Matrix  Lexile  Quantile

Use Data to Set Priorities  Achieving AYP Using State-specific Curriculum Matrix Data  Improving Performance for Special Education Students  Academic Excellence Through Career - Technical Education  Consultant Services – Customized  Research for States and School Districts  International Center White Papers

Use Data to Set Priorities  Consultant Services  Customized  Individualized Research for  States  School Districts  International Center White Papers

Organizational Issues  Transition Years  Small Learning Communities  Scheduling Options

Organizational Issues  Creating Small Learning Communities  Reinventing 9th Grade — Academics Through Personalization  Consultant Services  Technical Assistance  Coaching  Support

Instruction / Curriculum  Rigor/Relevance/Relationships  Struggling Learners  Technology

Instruction / Curriculum  Leadership for Rigor/Relevance/ Relationships  Using the Rigor/Relevance Framework for Planning and Instruction  Instructional Strategies: How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance  Consultant Services  Training  Professional Development

Instruction / Curriculum  Using Gold Seal Lessons to Improve Instruction  Strategies for Students with Disabilities in General Education Curriculum  Extraordinary Teachers — Differences that Make a Difference  Algebra Mastery Through Relevant Applications in Grades 6-10

Literacy  Strategic Reading in the Content Areas – Boosting Achievement Grades 7-12  Reading Strategies for Career Academies and Career-Technical Education  Strategies for Document, Technological and Quantitative Literacy  Strategic Writing Across the Curriculum - Grades 7-12

Professional Development  Successful Practices Network  Symposium November 3-5, 2007 – Atlanta, GA  Symposium February 7-10, 2008 – San Diego, CA  Consultant Services  Training  Professional Development