More Than a Smart Goal: Staying Focused on Student Learning, Aug/2011
| Author(s) | Anne Conzemius, Terry Morganti-Fisher |
| ISBN10 | 1935543245 |
| ISBN13 | 9781935543244 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 160 |
| Year Publish | 2011 August |
Synopsis
Setting data-informed, high-priority SMART goals is a critical step in school improvement that is widely acknowledged. However, goals themselves dont drive improvement; they must be aligned to the school improvement process, curriculum, instruction, assessment practices, mandates, and professional development. Understand how to properly use the SMART goal process to effect change and achieve real school improvement.
- Learn multiple strategies and processes designed to bring coherence and measurement to instructional planning.
- Discover five effective guidelines for total system improvement.
- Acquire a SMART process for professional learning.
- Gain practical tools for sustained focus throughout professional development.
About The Authors:
Anne E. Conzemius is a trainer and coach. She served as director of employee development and training for Wisconsin’s Department of Employment Relations from 1988 to 1990. From 1992 to 1995, she returned to her roots in education and served as assistant state superintendent at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Anne began her career in education in 1978 as a school psychologist. In her six years with Marshall Public Schools, she led the district’s staff development, gifted, talented, and special education programs. In 1984, she became a professional development consultant for the DPI, where she oversaw the Education for Economic Security Act initiative for teacher development in math, science, and foreign language.
Anne’s work experience also includes various part-time positions in higher education, including lead program developer and instructor for the Academy for Continuous Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Institute for the Development of Effective Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Anne’s work has been published in local, state, and national educational newsletters and journals. She has coauthored three books with Jan O’Neill and is a contributor to the graduate textbook Programming for Staff Development: Fanning the Flame and Realizing Our Vision of Languages for All. In 1994, Anne was recognized by the Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development as a Distinguished Leader in Education.
She holds master’s degrees in educational psychology and industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Terry Morganti-Fisher has 28 years of collaborative, results-driven, continuous organizational and professional development experience that includes senior-level management in a large urban public school district and in the private sector. She is a learning school alliance facilitator and senior consultant and an executive coach. Terry has served as director of professional development, professional development coordinator, instructional technology coordinator, and special education teacher in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District.
Throughout her career, Terry has been a leader on several boards and in many organizations, including the Texas Staff Development Council Board, National Staff Development Council, and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She presents on professional development topics across the country and has published journal articles on topics related to staff and curriculum development.
Terry has a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and instructional technology from the University of Texas at Austin and a mid-management certification from Texas State University.
