Date: Tuesday, August 14

Description: Schools and districts are now very familiar with gathering and analyzing student achievement data. This second in a series of webinars on school improvement planning explores critical next steps to make sense of a variety of evidence and communicate what is learned to a larger audience. The webinar demonstrates to participants how to use school-site evidence to compare aspirations to outcomes to reveal significant learning gaps. The session culminates in a discussion of how to organize and present evidence in a fashion that is easily received by teachers, administrators, and other important stakeholders.

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.