OVERVIEW 1

WHAT IS FIP YOUR SCHOOL? 2

What is a FIP School? Our goal is to make every school in Ohio a FIP School – a school committed to embracing formative instructional practices as part of its culture. 3

What is a FIP School? 4

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Awareness and Commitment to FIP Your School Understanding of Formative Instructional Practices Implementation of Core Components of Formative Instructional Practices Building Capacity for System-Wide Change Sustainability of Formative Instructional Practices Beyond RttT FIP YOUR SCHOOL FIP Your School believes in the following model to create meaningful, sustainable change. 6

What Are Formative Instructional Practices? Formative instructional practices (FIP) are the formal and informal ways that teachers and students gather and respond to evidence of student learning. What’s the difference? Formative Instructional Practices Formative Assessment Assessment for Learning 7

Core Components of Formative Instructional Practices Using clear learning targets Collecting and documenting evidence of student learning Providing effective feedback Student ownership of learning 8

What Matters Most? Visible Learning by John Hattie (2009) Teacher clarity Learning objectives Feedback Formative evaluation 9

Why Formative Instructional Practices? The research is clear – using high-impact formative instructional practices can translate to significant gains in student achievement. Race to the Top has provided Ohio with the resources necessary to focus on the strategies that will truly improve student learning. 10

FIP Your School Support System of Support Regional FIP Specialists Local FIP Facilitators Professional Development Tools Online learning modules Facilitation materials Online community for learning and collaborating 11

Professional Development Tools Online Learning Modules NOW Available! Foundations of Formative Instructional Practices (5 modules) Coming Soon: Formative Instructional Practices for Leaders (1 module) Formative Instructional Practices for Coaches (1 module) Applications of Formative Instructional Practices (49 modules) 12

Professional Development Tools Facilitation Materials FIP Facilitators will receive materials to help them: Facilitate conversations around formative instructional practices Combine online learning opportunities with collaborative learning in teacher team meetings Build and sustain momentum and capacity Online Community Opportunity for FIP Facilitators to engage in additional learning online and share lessons learned and strategies for success with other FIP Facilitators in their region 13

Connections to OLAC OLAC Online Learning Modules Assessment and Learning Learning Supports The Change Process Facilitating High-Quality Instructional Practice The Instructional Process 14

HOW CAN YOU JOIN FIP YOUR SCHOOL? 15

Option A: District/LEA-Wide Approach Comprehensive, system-wide approach to adopting formative instructional practices FIP Facilitators are building-embedded Emphasis on common district/LEA vision Requires additional release time and district/LEA-wide coordination and monitoring Additional incentives are offered to districts/LEAs participating in this option 16

Option B: Central Office Approach A minimum of two FIP Facilitators from central office are selected to work with all buildings in the district FIP Facilitators work with FIP Specialists and district leadership to determine strategy for building capacity in each school Advantages include use of existing central office resources and less concern about building-level release time May be more difficult to build and sustain capacity in schools 17

Option C: Incremental Approach A portion of schools in the district are selected to be “early adopters” for first year of FIP Your School Each early adopter school has embedded FIP Facilitators Early adopter schools serve as pilots/learning labs to inform the expected rollout in additional buildings FIP Specialists work with FIP Facilitators and district leadership to create strategy for expanding to additional schools Can be easier to coordinate, especially for large districts Does not emphasize a common vision and common practices 18

Begin Your Journey to Becoming a FIP School Here are your next steps : Attend an information session in your region Review Partnership Agreement with Transformation Team and district/LEA leadership Choose adoption plan and identify FIP Facilitators Return completed Partnership Agreement to your FIP Specialist Register chosen FIP Facilitators for Facilitator Training 1 Begin introducing FIP Your School to district/LEA and school stakeholders 19

Want to Learn More? Visit to find an information session in your region and meet your FIP Specialist! 20