2013 Title I Conference

This presentation will include a description of a collaborative project between two urban Title I schools that are making great strides toward schoolwide reform. We will explore the collaboration between the two schools (one from Virginia and one from Florida) through the perspectives of the principals, the reading coaches and a university professor who is partnering with the schools. We will explore the nature of effective professional development, the use of technology and social media to facilitate in-depth lesson study, and how each school has promoted thoughtful and adaptable instruction that meets the needs of all children.

We will describe the system that supported teachers in internalizing and taking ownership of effective reform principles, giving them latitude to determine how they can best be implemented in their own school settings.