Macro Learning Systems
Relative to the stated school goals and related action plan, our educational consultants work with educators at all levels to:
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Understand the teaching and learning system.
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Assess the current status in relationship to professional learning needs, teaching strengths and opportunities; student learning strengths and opportunities; school structures, policies, and practices related to teaching, learning, and professional learning.
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Gain key insights from leadership.
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Match findings to evidence-based practices, including standards for professional learning.
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Recommend actions for priority focus related to school policies, practices, and structures, teacher learning experiences, and student learning.
How can we refine and enhance macro system work?
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Facilitate meetings with selected representative school leaders and staff to develop a charge statement to clarify the scope of the work ahead, decision making authority, representation, timeline, cost, etc.
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Facilitate and support teams in establishing an action plan to address high priority recommendations and stated charge.
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Facilitate implementation of the action plan to develop and/or revise existing practices, processes, products, and policies at the strategic level to support success related to school leadership and the teaching and learning system.
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Coach system, team, and individual development, typically with school leaders at a variety of levels.
STRATEGIC ACTIONS
Understand the Teaching and Learning System:
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Conduct a system review
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Facilitate focus groups (students, teachers, leaders)
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Map assets
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Review documentation, policies and procedures
Refine and Enhance Macro System Work:
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Facilitate system design
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Support program redesign
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Lead a visioning process
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Integrate learning principles and values
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Evolve professional learning systems
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Develop a curriculum architecture
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Refine the assessment system
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Support school culture for professional collaboration
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Develop tiered systems of support (MTSS/ RTI /RTII)
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Ensure an effective teacher leadership structure
METHODS & EXPERIENCES
Understand the Teaching and Learning System:
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Meet with school community members, randomly selected, individually or in focus groups
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Review artifacts and documents related to professional learning, student learning, and other related documents
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Design and engage in a system audit to ensure that the home culture of the school and students are considered in curriculum and school communication
Refine and Enhance Macro System Work:
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Identify the theory of change that will guide the work and the model that the school will follow
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Meet with representatives to conduct an interpretation of the system review and development work and review the analysis and results
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Facilitate the design thinking process.
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Facilitate a representative team of staff to develop an action plan
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Support implementation of the action plan.
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Facilitate professional learning related to identified design or redesign needs
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Facilitate visioning and system development.
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Engage a feedback loop for continuous input
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Support the development and implementation of operational practices such as hiring, business management, admissions that honor the local cultures and remove inequities
Sample Results
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Written or oral report of strengths/assets, opportunity areas, and recommended actions
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Written action plan and methodology for monitoring implementation
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Written practices, processes, products, and/or policies
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Agreed upon written guiding documents (e.g., Mission, Vision, Learning Principles)
