Evaluating The Calibrating Period
By the end of the Calibrating Period, administrators and academic leaders need to start designing the optimal environment for the Testing Period and develop a… Read More »Evaluating The Calibrating Period
Frank DeSensi is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Educational Directions, LLC. which consults with schools and school districts in the southeastern and mid-western United States. A retired educator, Frank spent 35 years in a variety of teaching and administrative positions. He taught at the university, college, secondary, and middle-school levels; worked in the central office as a curriculum specialist; and held both principal and assistant principal positions. From 1993 to 1998, Frank served as a Kentucky Distinguished Educator, helping to turn around schools that were labeled in decline or in crisis under the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Frank helped develop the STAR training program for new DE's and served as a trainer in the Kentucky Leadership Academy. He jointly holds patents for three data-management systems for schools.
By the end of the Calibrating Period, administrators and academic leaders need to start designing the optimal environment for the Testing Period and develop a… Read More »Evaluating The Calibrating Period
If students are not ready for the Formative Period, there will not be a Formative Period. The Formative Period is about building each student’s potential… Read More »Teacher Work Analysis
The Formative Period can be a period of rapid growth in student knowledge base and performance potential. Teachers can reduce performance gaps and support non-traditional… Read More »Formative Period Readiness Self-Assessment
In the Formative Period, students must attend, acquire, organize, and create meaning for what they are learning. This daily activity of building long-term memory is… Read More »Are Staff and Students Ready for Formative Work?
In the first half of the Formative Period, our focus is on building the learner as well as learning the content. If we want to… Read More »PLC Discussion: Student Test Performance
Description: The Formative Period is a time when the focus is on building proficient learners. Content is covered, and students begin learning to use what… Read More »Evaluating the Formative Period
One critical piece of teacher work must be done through the entire Opening Period. Teachers need to collect cognitive and noncognitive data points on student… Read More »“Success Indicators” – Initial Student Profile
TEACHER/LEARNER PRIORITIES FOR THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTSThese priorities include: Introductory and orienting activities. Marketing effective activities for role groups — administrators, teachers, students,… Read More »School Dashboard for “At-Risk” Indicators
For teachers, several priority issues need to be accomplished before the students arrive. Housekeeping is an important issue. Classrooms need to be ready, all technology… Read More »School Leadership Readiness – Are We Ready for Students?
When leaders plan an effective opening of school, they develop a sequence of activities for parents, teachers, and students that introduce the goals of the… Read More »Evaluating the Opening Period of Your School Year