Innovative Schools toolkit Workshop 6i-6 – Insight Evaluation and measurement process

ObjectiveSuggested Approach Six to twelve months after the projects have begun – a chance to recap and evaluate effectiveness. A review of the 6i process is provided as well as a reminder of the journey so far taken. An overview of the day is provided To share practice and inspire continued development Innovation teams present their progress to date providing evidence based outcomes of impact and relating their work to the original student outcomes required. To tighten evaluation processes and improve learner focussed outcomes Teams volunteer for hotseating exercises. One hotseat is conducted in front of the whole group to illustrate then groups break up with no more than one member of an innovation team in each group. Volunteers in each group are hotseated. To review the plan of action for the coming months Groups discuss the plan and how on-track the school is. Suggestions are made and modifications requested where necessary. These are brought back to whole school discussion before thanks and close. Workshop 6 overview

1.To remember our common purpose and how we arrived at the projects Looking at the overview of the 6i process Reviewing out ‘BEST’ statements Remembering all the ideas on the sorters 2.To provide each innovation team with the chance to share the progress they have made 10 minutes per team to show current outcomes compared to their starting point. Review and evaluation of progress made

Senior team planning for innovation National Policy, Social context, history, research, current capacity Identify key stakeholders and begin to prepare representation of these #1 Introspection Deliverables #2 Investigation 6i Workshops #3 Inclusion #4 Innovation #5 Implementation #6 Insight Sign off of ideas phase Innovation delivery Teams Resources and Priorities Evaluation of first 6 months Learner Vision 3 Ideas posters Context Stakeholders Plan Do Review A whole school culture of innovation Ideas Sorter ‘BEST’ Vision

Replace this with your own version Best Vot e Learner experience Competencies and Quality. In 2030 the main focus of learning is the development of competencies including, problem solving, reflective learning, socialization, team working, cooperation, critical thinking and autonomy. Learners work in ways that practice and develop these competencies. For example they raise question, share knowledge, set problems and develop resources. Assessment provides quality feedback for the learner Lifelong Learning. In 2030 learning will be a continual lifelong process which involves universities, libraries, schools, homes and companies. Knowledge is thoughtfully shared, collaborated on and exchanged throughout such learning communities. Belonging.. Learners are fully engaged with their community as active and happy social citizens. They work collaboratively to develop knowledge with peers parents and teachers as partners in communities. Teacher experience Teacher as researcher. In 2030 teachers are continually engaged in action research and reflection as part of their professional development. As a role model they actively promoting a research culture among learners involving them and using their feedback to improve. Teacher as a pedagogue. In 2030 teachers will understand how conceptual understanding happens as well as how they themselves learn. They will be able to help children understand concepts by giving them the tools so that they can become progressively autonomous Teacher as a person. In 2030 teachers will continually develop skills that cut across all subjects as well as personal attributes and attitudes which allow them to take the ethical responsibility of the role. Connected Learning Community Learner at the centre. Education is a partnership between parents, learner, teachers and others. Learners are supported in their pursuit of goals which are primarily based on the development of social and human capacities and their interaction with others rather than knowledge. Inclusive universal access. From early years to adult learning there is inclusive universal access for all. Diversity will be encouraged so equal access does not mean imposed systems or technology. Community cohesion. The community will be actively engaged in the development of education. through the transparency of the system and the democratization of the processes. This will promote peace, understanding, ownership and cohesion. Admin and management Quality feedback at all levels. In 2030 feedback at every level gives accurate analysis and evaluation allowing policy decisions, value for money calculation, teacher action research evaluation and parental involvement. Constant evolution. Our educational system is focused on the integral development of children, young people and citizens and constantly evolves and improves to remain sustainable. Flexibility to strengthen diversity. Systems will empower people in their roles without restricting innovation. The aim is to seamlessly support every person (actors) in their role.

Put your first BEST learner outcome here Our school now Stick here – any ideas that are already happening or have already been replaced with better ideas Stick here - any ideas that definitely would move this vision statement forward but will take more than 4 years to put in place across the whole school 4 years time Stick here - any ideas that will help take the vision forward and could be achieved by most teachers in 2 years Project #1 – Peer teaching Replace with ‘Learner Outcome’ posters If you make your poster large enough then you can use post-it notes to describe projects and place them where you think they should be

Innovation Team ‘Outcome’ Improving OverviewKey evaluation evidence At startNow 1 =_____#1 2 =_____#3 3 =_____#2 4 =_____#1 5 =_____#3 6 =_____#1 Timetable of 10 minute presentations

‘Learner BEST outcome 1 TRANSFORMATION: Whole school progression toward the long term vision with the involvement of all its staff, students and other key stakeholders. Innovation Team 1 Project Innovation Team 2 Innovation Team 3 Innovation Team 4 Innovation Team 5 Innovation Team 6 ‘Learner BEST outcome 2 ‘Learner BEST outcome 3 Making the vision happen

1.Clearly state the vision statement your team was working on. 2.Each person provide a concise description of what they were trying to achieve including 1.Baseline data they took 2.Current measurements 3.Reasons they believe the increase or decrease occurred (both are equally valuable) 4.The piece of student work that best evidences this 5.How student satisfaction / enjoyment has been checked. 3.Overview by the team of what was most effective in terms of supporting each other throughout their projects Key Points during presentations

With so many projects taking place, the skills required to deeply analyse them must be distributed and developed in numerous people. One individual sits in the hot seat at the centre and is asked in-depth questions about their project and how they can be certain it is making progress for learners This exercise shows publically what deep analysis looks like. Often it uncovers failure as this is a vital element of learning but unfortunately most people become de-motivated when such trail and error learning is exposed publically. For this reason this task is voluntary and should be conducted just once as an exemplar ‘Hot seat’ exercise

1.Which vision aims does it address? 2.What is the specific context you will run the stage 1 pilot in? 3.What will you measure to let you know you have been successful? 4.Describe the initial dip, the risk. 5.What is the motivation for staff, students ? 6.What ICT will improve outcomes ? Suggested ‘hot seat’ questions

Sustainability and growth Break into different teams to discuss the following Considering all the projects so far discussed,.. which will be ready next year to progress to a wider, whole school implementation? which is the most likely to spread to other schools in the long term? what features of projects make them more likely to be widely implemented rather than be single projects? Stage 1: Co-development project (Pilot1) Stage 2: Consultative project (Pilot2) Stage 3: Small scale implementation Stage 4: Large scale implementation - policy

This process can be re-run each six months Discuss how the process could be made more useful Discuss if the school is on-track for improving outcomes or if changes are needed Take time to rethink and re-purpose the projects you are currently engaged in based on what you have seen and considered today Review

ObjectiveSuggested Approach Six to twelve months after the projects have begun – a chance to recap and evaluate effectiveness. A review of the 6i process is provided as well as a reminder of the journey so far taken. An overview of the day is provided To share practice and inspire continued development Innovation teams present their progress to date providing evidence based outcomes of impact and relating their work to the original student outcomes required. To tighten evaluation processes and improve learner focussed outcomes Teams volunteer for hotseating exercises. One hotseat is conducted in front of the whole group to illustrate then groups break up with no more than one member of an innovation team in each group. Volunteers in each group are hotseated. To review the plan of action for the coming months Groups discuss the plan and how on-track the school is. Suggestions are made and modifications requested where necessary. These are brought back to whole school discussion before thanks and close. Workshop 6 overview

Formal close and thank-you Close

Original content by Dan Buckley through a collaboration between Microsoft, Imagine Education, Education Impact and Cambridge Education. Credits