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School Improvement Series: Building WOW
A Blueprint for School Improvement: Working on the Work
Running time: 47 minutes / © 2004 / Price $79

Working on the Work demonstrates how the faculty developed a set of criteria to select Dr. Schlechty’s Working on the Work as their framework to guide the development of instructional program coherence within the school. You will see teachers plan instructional units based upon the ten design qualities of the WOW framework. Teachers are shown teaching, and reflecting on the framework. Hear how the framework affected students’ motivation to learn. Discover how parents perceive the instructional program and its meaning for their children.

Includes viewing guide

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Running time: 47 minutes / © 2004 / Price $79


What educators are saying about the series!

"Hayden Elementary has blazed the trail for providing quality learning for
all students which is so clearly documented in this video. We are following close behind them."


—Sheila Woo, Principal
Pooler Elementary School
Pooler, GA

"WOW school, WOW leader, WOW results. High expectations, shared responsibility carry the day in southern Indiana. Hayden Elementary has proven the power of consensus accountability forged through collaboration and clearly articulated leadership expectations."

—Scott Robison
Assistant Superintendent
Westfield Washington Schools
Westfield, IN

"Enhancing the quality of work we give children is clearly explained and modeled in this video set by focusing on student engagement and collaboration of faculty and staff."

—Jean Triplett, Principal
Morgan County Elementary School
Madison, GA

"WOW has made a tremendous difference in the culture and climate of the Fife SD. Our teachers now work together across grade levels and schools to develop lessons that will engage more students. We have created time and a structure for teachers to work together to develop lessons around 'challenging to teach' concepts. Educators in Washington State feel an enormous pressure for improving student scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). We believe the Standard Bearer framework for WOW has shifted the focus for Fife teachers away from test scores and accountability to a focus on what really matters-- students engaged in learning meaningful skills for their future. Teachers are creating more engaging lessons and as a result our test scores have increased significantly. Fife High School students had the highest scores in Western Washington on last year's test."

—Dr. Marti Harruff
Assistant Superintendent
Fife Public Schools
Fife, Washington


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