Session 27: Graham Road Elementary School: Dispelling the Myth by Increasing Teacher Efficacy

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Teacher efficacy has risen dramatically at Graham Road Elementary, as educators have realized that collectively they have the power to improve student achievement. The engine driving this we-can-do-it attitude is the grade-level professional learning community. The fuel firing the engine is data—the collection, analysis, and use of the results to improve instruction and academic achievement. Participants will learn about the most useful types of data, ways to organize the data, ways to hold productive data discussions with administrators, and techniques for achieving a collegial atmosphere when discussing data.

Presenters:
Molly Bensinger-Lacy, principal;
Aileen Flaherty, Title I math teacher;
Kate O’Donnell, teacher;
Marie Parker, instructional coach;
Laura Robbins, teacher, Graham Road Elementary School, Falls Church, Va.