The Internal Coherence Framework: Creating the Conditions for Continuous Improvement in Schools - Softcover

Forman, Michelle L.; Stosich, Elizabeth Leisy; Bocala, Candice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1682530175 ISBN 13: 9781682530177

Publisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group, 2017

Synopsis

The Internal Coherence Framework presents a system of research-based practices for assessing and developing the conditions that support adult and student learning in schools.

Internal coherence is defined as the ability of educators in a school or system to connect and align resources to carry out an improvement strategy, engage in collective learning, and use that learning to provide students with richer educational opportunities. The internal coherence framework featured in the book brings together three important domains of research: leadership for learning, organizational improvement, and instructional efficacy.

School or system leaders who progress through this book with colleagues will develop a shared vision for ambitious teaching and learning anchored in the instructional core; organize the work of the leadership and teacher teams to advance this vision; and build psychologically safe team, school, and system cultures to support the risk taking and constructive challenges necessary to move schools or systems to the next level of performance.

At the heart of the book is a survey and rubric that can help schools better understand their strengths and weaknesses and the kinds of supports they need to support student learning. The book blends theory and practice to bring tested wisdom to bear on critical issues of education leadership and professional learning.

About this title

About the Author

Michelle Forman works as a consultant helping schools and districts develop internal coherence.

Elizabeth Leisy Stosich is a research and policy fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

Candice Bocala is a senior research associate at WestEd, where she studies data use in education, professional learning, school improvement, and special education.

From the Back Cover

The Internal Coherence Framework presents a system of research-based practices for assessing and developing the conditions that support adult and student learning in schools. School or system leaders who progress through this book with colleagues will develop a shared vision for ambitious teaching and learning anchored in the instructional core; organize the work of the leadership and teacher teams to advance this vision; and build psychologically safe team, school, and system cultures to support the risk taking and constructive challenges necessary to move schools or systems to the next level of performance.

"This book provides a compelling call to action for educators to focus improvement work on the 'instructional core' the interactions among students, teachers, and content in classrooms. Even more importantly, it marks a clear path for taking that action: how to mobilize teams to focus on the core and then sustain and deepen their efforts. I have already begun integrating key insights from The Internal Coherence Framework into my Data Wise courses."
-- Kathryn Parker Boudett, director of the Data Wise Project and lecturer on education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"Gathering proven best practices, the authors articulate clear, actionable processes that create and sustain learning communities in pursuing lasting improvement in student achievement. Educational reform is not for the faint of heart: The Internal Coherence Framework makes it doable."
--Michael Sorum, former deputy superintendent, Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas

"The Internal Coherence Framework is a rare example of how to create an effective structure that can be applied to any school or district. It should be required reading for teachers and administrators."
--Jeffrey C. Riley, superintendent and receiver, Lawrence Public Schools, Massachusetts

Michelle Forman works as a consultant helping schools and districts develop internal coherence. Elizabeth Leisy Stosich is a research and policy fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Candice Bocala is a senior research associate at WestEd, where she studies data use in education, professional learning, school improvement, and special education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1682530175
• ISBN 13: 9781682530177
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272