Plan Backward To Move Forward With A Logic Model

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Plan backward to move forward with a logic model

By Frederick Brown

Categories: Evaluation & impact, Learning systems/planning, Outcomes

More and more school principals are stepping into the role of learning leader in their schools, modeling and supporting improvement for both educators and students. When my colleagues Kay Psencik, Stephanie Hirsh, and I (Psencik at al., 2020) wrote The Learning Principal: Becoming a Learning Leader, our goal was to give principals and those who support them a set of practical tools and resources they could use to move learning forward in their schools. We dedicated an entire chapter to managing change with a focus on the importance of measuring learning. When schools pursue change, whether it’s a new curriculum, an updated observation framework, or a deeper commitment to meeting the learning needs of all students or staff, it often begins with energy and optimism.

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References

National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (2015). Professional Standards for Education Leaders 2015.

Psencik, K., Brown, F., & Hirsh, S. (2020). The learning principal: Becoming a learning leader. Learning Forward.

Frederick Brown

President | CEO at Learning Forward | + posts

Frederick Brown is Learning Forward’s president | CEO. Fred is an education visionary who knows firsthand that our nation’s schools need transformational change if we are to meet the challenges of the next decades. Fred advocates that every child deserves to reach their highest potential and every educator must have the opportunity to participate in exemplary, ongoing, professional learning programs to provide students the skills needed to meet their unique needs.

Supporting educators at all levels and improving student achievement are through lines of Fred's career. An elementary school teacher, a middle school assistant principal, and school principal, Fred saw firsthand the impact high-leverage instructional practices and school culture have on school success.

Fred is a frequent speaker on leadership and building high-quality learning in schools. He has co-authored two books that have made significant contributions to the field of education, demonstrating how a comprehensive approach to professional learning can be achieved so that everyone in a system is a learner, and how principals apply a learning lens to their many critical responsibilities to create a productive climate for learning and collaboration. "Becoming a Learning System" and "The Learning Principal -- Becoming a Learning Leader" are time-tested Learning Forward resources for schools and leaders.