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    Youngstown City School District

    Greg Kibler

    Deputy Chief of Data

    Struggling with academic outcomes in an economically-disadvantaged region, Youngstown City School District needed to shift instructional practice with a focus on equity. With Kickup, YCSD built a data framework that invested teachers in their own feedback and coordinated real-time interventions to what students needed most. The results? A strategic alignment that's closing the achievement gap across demographics.

    Megaphone
    Posted September 16, 2019

    KickUp Closes $1.75M Series A Round

    By Julia Ramsey

    Founded in 2015 by two teachers who wanted to improve professional learning for all educators, KickUp's software-as-a-service platform helps K-12 school districts and PD providers schedule and manage job-embedded professional learning, assess program impact, and use formative data to drive better decision-making. Today, KickUp’s platform is used by more than 100,000 teachers. The Series A funding will be deployed to accelerate the company’s customer growth and platform expansion.

    Pencil
    Posted September 13, 2019

    Blast walkthroughs: how to build protocols that make the most of observation data

    By Carlye Norton

    One of the most powerful data collection strategies a district can employ is walkthroughs. They can provide clear, actionable feedback about how professional learning efforts are translating into the classroom. But making them effective requires setting up strong protocols and building a culture of teacher buy-in so that they can serve their purpose as formative assessment without feeling too evaluative to teachers.

    Pencil
    Posted August 20, 2019

    Putting PD Feedback to Work: Question Bank and Strategies

    By Julia Ramsey

    Sample question bank for PD feedback, plus a guide to good strategies for getting the most out of your participants' comments.

    Pencil
    Posted April 28, 2019

    Designing Data Structures to Build a Culture of Improvement at Youngstown City Schools

    By Carlye Norton

    How one Ohio district is closing the achievement gap with a thriving professional learning culture, holistic teacher supports, and a data strategy for real-time intervention.

    Pencil
    Posted December 17, 2018

    Our team’s top 5 takeaways from Learning Forward 2018 Annual Conference

    By Carlye Norton

    Our staff came together after Learning Forward's 2018 Annual Conference to sum up five of our biggest takeaways from conversations, sessions, and activity happening in Dallas. What trends resonate with your team?

    Megaphone
    Posted November 28, 2018

    2018 Learning Forward Partner Sessions

    By Carlye Norton

    We're co-hosting 5 sessions during the Learning Forward annual conference with our district partners. Register now to reserve your seat in the sessions between December 3-5th.

    Pencil
    Posted December 7, 2017

    Part 3: Assessing and Refreshing PLCs – Creating alignment between district priorities and teacher needs

    By Dan Gottlieb

    How DO district and school leaders refresh professional learning communities (PLCs) mid-year? The final part of this three-part series focuses on how districts create alignment between high-profile district priorities and the everyday issues being surfaced in PLCs.

    Pencil
    Posted December 7, 2017

    Part 2: Assessing and Refreshing PLCs – Making mid-year course corrections

    By Dan Gottlieb

    How DO district and school leaders refresh professional learning communities (PLCs) mid-year? Part Two of this three-part series focuses on how districts assess the impact of their PLCs and gather the information needed to make adjustments mid-year.

    Pencil
    Posted December 7, 2017

    Part 1: Assessing and Refreshing PLCs – Building and maximizing time for PLCs

    By Dan Gottlieb

    As a company partnering with districts to assess impact, we brought three education leaders together to explore the answer to a big, essential question: How DO district and school leaders refresh professional learning communities (PLCs) mid-year? Part One of this three-part series focuses on how innovative districts are building and maximizing time for PLCs within limited school days.

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