Learning Walks

CESA 6 Districts: $12,195 Non-CESA 6 Districts: $13,185 Plus travel fees for non-CESA 6 districts/schools

Our CESA 6 experts will facilitate customized coaching training to support your school, district, and system leaders.

students sitting at desks raising hands teacher standing front of classroom smiling

Benefits

Analyze instructional data, build a district vision for learning walks, and develop strategic goals using high-leverage routines for literacy enhancement in your school.

  • Develops educational leaders through targeted training and strategic planning sessions.
  • Equips educators with tools, strategies, and resources for effective literacy instruction.
  • Provides flexible learning opportunities, including virtual sessions and in-district support.
  • Provides assistance to develop and implement long-term literacy goals.
  • Creates opportunities for peer learning and networking among educators.

Goals

Leaders will grow their knowledge and obtain the tools they need to support and monitor instruction and continuous improvement:

  • Build knowledge and understanding of the high-leverage Learning Walk leadership routine and how it supports continuous improvement.
  • Understand the collection process and use of instructional data.
  • Participate in guided learning walks.
  • Increase capacity in the district for implementation of learning walks.
  • Build a culture of continuous improvement utilizing learning walks as a way to gather instructional data, inform system practice and professional learning needs, and monitor for improvement.
  • Develop a district plan for literacy improvement.

Who might benefit from participating?

  • Superintendents
  • Directors of Curriculum & Instruction
  • Directors of Special Education
  • Coaches
  • Principals
  • Teacher Leaders

Structure/Schedule

  • 3 in-district learning sessions
  • 3 in-district customized implementation sessions

Outcomes/Deliverables

Day 1: Professional Learning Session

  • The purpose and process of Learning Walks
  • Designing district tools and processes

Day 2: Implementation Support Session

  • Finalize/customize tools, video norming
  • Building a district vision for Learning Walks

Day 3: Implementation Support Session

  • Learning Walks together for guided practice
  • Analysis of process and data

Day 4: Professional Learning Session

  • Analyzing Learning Walk data and Learning Walk process
  • Developing the next Learning Walk practice in your district
  • District teamwork time

Day 5: Professional Learning Session

  • Strategic planning tips and tricks using Learning Walks as a High-Leverage routine
  • Building a culture of Learning Walks, finalizing the vision
  • Time to process data

Day 6: Implementation Support Session

  • Analysis of instructional data
  • Reviewing district tools and processes
  • Next steps and beginning to build (or revise) a strategic literacy plan

Success Stories

CESA 6 provides a thorough Learning Walk coaching process, which is extremely effective when a system is looking to institutionalize high-leverage teaching practices. By utilizing this process, we are connecting our science of reading learning to...

Oconomowoc Area School District Leaders