Date: Tuesday, August 28
Time: 4 -5 p.m. (Eastern)
Description:
School leaders may feel overwhelmed by all of the exhortations directed at them to be sure they are implementing research-based strategies and programs intended to improve student achievement. We all know, however, that just because an idea got published doesn’t mean it will work well in any given school with a particular set of students. This third in a series of webinars on school improvement planning guides participants through the maze of published research by explaining the purposes of various kinds of publications, how to access the research base that is most helpful to school and district leaders, and how to evaluate the usefulness of research for addressing a particular problem. The presenters link research to problem articulation and root cause analysis, the topics of the previous two webinars, and look ahead to using research to identify promising solutions to long-standing teaching and learning problems.
Presenters:
Scott C. Bauer, is associate professor in the Education Leadership program and director of the Division of Individual & Organizational Transformation in the College of Education & Human Development at George Mason University. His research interests involve the application of organizational theory to the improvement of schools and the efficacy of various strategies used to develop school leaders at all levels. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans. Bauer completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University.
David Brazer, is associate professor and academic program coordinator of the Education Leadership Program at George Mason University. A former high school principal, his research interests include professional learning communities’ use of evidence, strategic decision making in educational contexts, the effects of leadership preparation programs on graduates, and principal isolation. Brazer earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Bauer and Brazer are coauthors of the new book, Using Research to Lead School Improvement: Turning Evidence Into Action.
