Share

What it means:

Engage students and families in each student’s growth by sharing progress and inviting student-driven improvements.

More Detail

Share data with students and families about student growth compared with goals students help set includes the following:

Involve students in setting their own goals
Provide frequent, timely data so students can track growth against goals
Guide student choices during the year based on students’ own goals and belief that students can raise their bar
Share data with families to help them support their children and teens at home

See a one-page Instructional Excellence Summary covering all the key elements.

Videos—For Teachers & Multi-Classroom Leaders

Watch these short videos of educators discussing the elements of Share, organized by action

General

Focus on Growth to Motivate

Spark student interest and enthusiasm by
helping them focus on their progress, MCL
Erin Williams says.

Help Parents Help Their Students

Provide events for parents that teach them how
to help their children succeed educationally,
MCL Lance Kanter says.

Involve students in setting their own goals

Involve students in setting their own
goals

Students need to know where they are educationally
and where they want to be so they understand what
steps to take to reach their goals, as Candace
Butler demonstrates.

Provide frequent, timely data so students can track growth against goals

Show Students the Importance
of Data

MCL Bobby Miles explains how tracking their
own data empowers students to advocate for
themselves and reach their learning goals.

Help Students Track Progress on
Ambitious Growth Goals

Encourage students to take ownership of
their learning by tracking their progress and
discussing it one-on-one, MCL Amber Hines says.

Guide student choices during the year based on students’ own goals

Involve Students in School and
Individual Goals

MCL Kathryn Smith points out the importance
and power of giving children collective as well
as individual learning goals.

Share data with families

Explain Learning Data to Parents

MCL Erin Williams tells how she works with
parents and their children to understand their
children’s learning data.

Discussion Questions

Use these discussion questions to help guide your instructional team through the elements of Share:

Which actions in this element of instructional excellence are strengths for you or your team?
Which actions in this element of instructional excellence are weaknesses for you or your team? Think about actions you never take, fail to take as often as needed, or do not take as well as needed to achieve strong learning growth consistently.
What one to three specific changes will you or your team make to use your strengths more often or more consistently and improve weaknesses in the coming months?
Make a brief action plan with specific goals, roles, and time by which you will make specific changes!
Did your changes produce better learning results? If so, keep them. If not, think again about what other changes to make!