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NL Review
Our team brings a global perspective of how technology is being used to create best practices across the curriculum. By inviting us to partner with you to make careful observations of teaching and learning, and through meetings with school leaders, teachers, students and parents, we can provide a comprehensive review and practical set of recommendations. This work leads to clear steps of integrating more rigor and motivation across the curriculum.
More About NL Review
Our review includes:
- A thorough review of your technology plans
- Conference calls prior to on-site visits
- On-site interviews with key leaders, educators and students
- On-site classroom observations
- Surveys for the school and/or district community
- Comprehensive report outlining our observations and recommendations
- On-going dialogue to ensure our recommendations fit within capacity of your school or district
Process and Timeline
The process begins with a clear understanding of your goals, your current investment in technology and any future plans for technology. We will start by conducting an initial conference call with key district/school personnel. This call will include planning, development of review criteria and arrangements for an on-site visit.
During the onsite visit, members of the November Learning team will:
- Meet with administrative team
- Meet with various groups of teachers, students and parents
- Observe a cross section of classrooms in major subject areas (Elementary and Secondary)
- Assess technology infrastructure
- Meet with any key committees
We take a partnership approach. Preparation for these site visits are organized and coordinated well in advance. Prior to the site visit, review criteria would be shared. We will work with you in generating materials and criteria that is tailored to your specific needs while balanced with the guidance and experience of November Learning.
After the onsite review, our team will customize a set of surveys to be given to a larger cross section of leaders, teachers and students within your community. The responses to these surveys will provide us with a broader range of data for the report.
The Report
November Learning will collate the materials and present a draft based upon our observations, data and interviews. The draft will include a review of the essential areas, as well as a set of recommendations.
The initial draft of recommendations will outline the “ideal” scenario for your district/school. In a series of follow-up conversations with key leaders, the draft will be adjusted to fit within the district’s/school’s capabilities.
Review and Recommendations of Essential Areas
The following essential areas will be the basis for the review. Each area comes with its own set of criteria, levels of measurement and set of recommendations:
- Leadership
- Curriculum
- Teaching and Learning
- Assessment
- Professional Development
- Community
- Infrastructure
