Conclusions: The Challenge of School and District Improvement: Promising Directions in District Reform

Researchers and developers of learning analytics (LA) systems are increasingly adopting human-centred design (HCD) approaches, with growing need to understand how to apply design practice in different educational settings. In this paper, we present a design narrative of our experience developing dashboards to support middle school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical practices, in a multi-university, multi-school district, improvement science initiative in the United States. Through documentation of our design experience, we offer ways to adapt common HCD methods — contextual design and design tensions — when developing visual analytics systems for educators. We also illuminate how adopting these design methods within the context of improvement science and research–practice partnerships fundamentally influences the design choices we make and the focal questions we undertake. The results of this design process flow naturally from the appropriation and repurposing of tools by district partners and directly inform improvement goals.

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Community Schools as Urban District Reform

Urban Education ◽

10.1177/0042085914557644 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 49 (8) ◽

pp. 895-929 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Tina M. Trujillo ◽

Laura E. Hernández ◽

Tonja Jarrell ◽

René Kissell

Keyword(s):

Community Schools ◽

District Reform ◽

Urban District

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Democratic Engagement in District Reform

Educational Policy ◽

10.1177/0895904814563204 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 51-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Julie A. Marsh ◽

Katharine O. Strunk ◽

Susan C. Bush-Mecenas ◽

Alice Huguet

Keyword(s):

District Reform ◽

Democratic Engagement

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A STUDY ON PLANNING FRAMEWORK WITH PUBLICITY OF DOWNTOWN BLOCK REDEVELOPMENT THOROUGH MULTI-PARTY NEGOTIATION : Case study on Sapporo Station South Gateway District improvement project

AIJ Journal of Technology and Design ◽

10.3130/aijt.6.179 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 179-184

Author(s):

Shuji SAKAI ◽

Hidetsugu KOBAYASHI ◽

Masako WATANABE ◽

Takashi MIISHO ◽

Izumi SHIBATA

Keyword(s):

Improvement Project ◽

District Improvement ◽

Planning Framework

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEISMIC ASSESMENT SYSTEM FOR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN : Focusing on fire spread risk and difficulty of fire fighting

AIJ Journal of Technology and Design ◽

10.3130/aijt.7.227_2 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 7 (13) ◽

pp. 227-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Takaaki KATO ◽

Yalkun Yusuf ◽

Hong CHENG ◽

Satoshi YANO ◽

Osamu Satoshi

Keyword(s):

Fire Spread ◽

Fire Fighting ◽

Improvement Plan ◽

District Improvement

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Dr. Jon Saphier Interview: Decades of Success in Educational Leadership

Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership ◽

10.17062/cjil.v4i1.60 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 59

Author(s):

Kathryn Anne Welby

Keyword(s):

Educational Leadership ◽

Driving Force ◽

Teaching Practices ◽

Leadership Practices ◽

Leadership Position ◽

Educational Leader ◽

Change Initiatives ◽

Critical Elements ◽

District Improvement ◽

Successful Approach

Dr. Jon Saphier is an international leader in education. His legend remains as he continues to expand on his Boston University’s ethnographic dissertation (1980), which later became the best selling textbook, The Skillful Teacher (2008). Dr. Saphier has sustained his leadership position internationally by continuously advocating for best teaching practices worldwide. This paper contains an interview with Jon Saphier and analysis of his leadership practices. Dr. Saphier discusses his core values of leadership, his successful approach to change initiatives, leadership failures, and critical elements of effective leadership. Dr. Saphier continues to be a driving force in educational initiatives worldwide. His humble, yet strong, approach is the foundation of his leadership sustainability. Dr. Saphier continues to mold his legacy as an educational leader by publishing, consulting, researching, developing models of district improvement, creating alliances, keynote speaking, and inspiring future educators. Jon Saphier continues to be a driving force in effective international educational practices.

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