Module 7: Video Analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOet6yKFurE

Robert Slavin: Scaling Up Success for All

This program that Robert Slavin is helping to head up is for Title I, high poverty elementary schools. The program is a set of professional development that has various elements.  There is a facilitator in the schools to help train the staff. The goal is to maintain high quality and thoughtful implementation. There are 1,000 schools in 47 states that are participating in the program. The program is designed to live through changes in many different ways. There are many resources in Title I schools. There are about 220 staff members around the country for helping implement this program, training, and follow up with the schools. This idea seems very effective because then you have someone who is your "go to" person who is close by rather than states away. Success for All should be held as a high stakes idea in schools and should want to keep up with the program. The over arching theme of this man's presentation is that change is good when conducted correctly. I think they have a good system on how to roll out these changes to schools and where the highest need is. Professional development is very important in all schools because you can't learn exactly how to implement new and innovative ideas from reading a book or passage but being properly trained on it. I think this video relates very well to what we are going through right now with switching to Common Core Curriculum. I think we have gotten a lot of training on Common Core and the new evaluation training but it came too late. We should have trained on the new content last year before we were expected to implement it. I think the evaluation system training has been useful because we received the trainings before we started the new  system. Professional development should be strategic and well thought out. I think Title I schools really do benefit form this type of organization because the needs of the students are higher so any resources and strategies that are presented are useful for teachers to implement for success.