Title: Turning Evidence Into Action - The Missing Link in School Improvement

Date:Friday, June 29

Description: Learn how to explore student achievement results deeply to discover the root causes of achievement gaps. Addressing root causes is vital to ensuring that action planning for student achievement will be effective. The webinar demonstrates to participants how root cause analysis works, why it works, and how to use it in school settings. Participants will gain hands-on strategies for addressing student achievement and school improvement planning.

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.