Academies & Institutes
6
+ 1: Strategies and an Attitude for Becoming a
Great High School
Presenter: Tim Westerberg
Workshop Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (each day)
Registration time: 8:30 am
Registration fee:
one-day: $175 ($150 for Texas ASCD members)
two-day: $325 ($275 for Texas ASCD members)
includes the Tim Westerberg book, "Creating the High Schools of Our Choice"
Contact our office to schedule this academy in your area.
Who Should Attend: Administrators, Principals and Classroom teachers
Great High School
Presenter: Tim Westerberg
Workshop Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (each day)
Registration time: 8:30 am
Registration fee:
one-day: $175 ($150 for Texas ASCD members)
two-day: $325 ($275 for Texas ASCD members)
includes the Tim Westerberg book, "Creating the High Schools of Our Choice"
Contact our office to schedule this academy in your area.
To register by purchase order or a check, download a registration form (PDF) or call
1-800-717-2723 for assistance.
Summary:
This interactive academy is for principals, teachers, and members of high school leadership teams interested in examining the beliefs, policies, practices and procedures of high schools that have gone from good to great. Particular emphases are placed on building a “we-expect-success” school culture, improving instruction, and building broad-based leadership capacity. The overarching goals of the academy are to stimulate reflection, build knowledge and skills, and strengthen commitments to improving student performance.
The 6 + 1 high school redesign process uses models and practical examples from leading high school renewal writers, researchers, and practitioners, as well as from the presenter’s experiences as a high school principal for twenty-six years, to explore gaps between best practice and common practice in our high schools. Specific goal of the 6 + 1 training include:
• making effective classroom instruction and assessment the focus of high school renewal efforts;
• improving instructional capacity;
• establishing, and obtaining, high performance standards for all students;
• improving the overall culture and climate of the school;
• developing leadership capacity in district supervisors, principals and other building leaders;
• increasing overall student achievement.
Professional development, coaching, and mentoring are offered to sustain long-term, comprehensive high school transformation.
This interactive academy is for principals, teachers, and members of high school leadership teams interested in examining the beliefs, policies, practices and procedures of high schools that have gone from good to great. Particular emphases are placed on building a “we-expect-success” school culture, improving instruction, and building broad-based leadership capacity. The overarching goals of the academy are to stimulate reflection, build knowledge and skills, and strengthen commitments to improving student performance.
The 6 + 1 high school redesign process uses models and practical examples from leading high school renewal writers, researchers, and practitioners, as well as from the presenter’s experiences as a high school principal for twenty-six years, to explore gaps between best practice and common practice in our high schools. Specific goal of the 6 + 1 training include:
• making effective classroom instruction and assessment the focus of high school renewal efforts;
• improving instructional capacity;
• establishing, and obtaining, high performance standards for all students;
• improving the overall culture and climate of the school;
• developing leadership capacity in district supervisors, principals and other building leaders;
• increasing overall student achievement.
Professional development, coaching, and mentoring are offered to sustain long-term, comprehensive high school transformation.
Tim
Westerberg
has served as a school principal for 25 years, the last 19 of which
have been in Littleton, Colorado. Before entering school
administration, Westerberg taught social studies and coached at the
high school level in Illinois and in Iowa. He earned his bachelor's and
master's degrees from the University of Iowa and his doctorate in
educational administration from Iowa State University.
In addition to his work as a teacher and administrator, Westerberg has been active in a variety of school transformation, staff development, and leadership training initiatives in the United States and other countries. Westerberg served on the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)/Carnegie Foundation Commission on the Restructuring of the American High School, which produced the seminal report, "Breaking Ranks: Changing an American Institution," and he played a significant role in the development of "Breaking Ranks II," which was released in February, 2004.
Recently, Westerberg has served as a site evaluator for the U.S. Department of Education's New American High Schools project, an IDEA '97 trainer for the NASSP, a member of the National Staff Development Council's Results-Based Staff Development Initiative, a member of ASCD's What Works In Schools cadre K-12, and president of the Colorado Association of School Executives.
In addition to his work as a teacher and administrator, Westerberg has been active in a variety of school transformation, staff development, and leadership training initiatives in the United States and other countries. Westerberg served on the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)/Carnegie Foundation Commission on the Restructuring of the American High School, which produced the seminal report, "Breaking Ranks: Changing an American Institution," and he played a significant role in the development of "Breaking Ranks II," which was released in February, 2004.
Recently, Westerberg has served as a site evaluator for the U.S. Department of Education's New American High Schools project, an IDEA '97 trainer for the NASSP, a member of the National Staff Development Council's Results-Based Staff Development Initiative, a member of ASCD's What Works In Schools cadre K-12, and president of the Colorado Association of School Executives.
Who Should Attend: Administrators, Principals and Classroom teachers
