Introducing: CALL for Personalized Learning

February 23, 2021 | Categories: Personalized Learning , Remote Learning , Remote Teaching , Updates

The CALL for Personalized Learning survey (CALL PL) has been developed specifically to evaluate eight key practices of personalized learning. CALL PL asks educators and leaders questions that evaluate the level of student choice and personalization. Upon completion, teachers receive individualized formative feedback, leaders get school and district level reports. Keep reading ...

Long Distance CALL

August 18, 2020 | Categories: Distance Learning , Remote Learning , Remote Teaching , Updates

Long Distance CALL: a school-wide leadership assessment and feedback system for remote teaching and learning. Keep reading ...

"This was not something that had been done before": An Oral History of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL)

November 5, 2019 | By Mark Blitz, CALL Project Director | Categories: News , Updates

In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL), this oral history tells the origin story of CALL. Keep reading ...

CALL and Project I4: Innovate, Inquire, Iterate, and Impact

July 31, 2019 | By Mark Blitz, CALL Project Director | Categories: Partners , Project I4 , Updates

CALL Project Director Mark Blitz will be working with East Carolina University and the Institute for Educational Leadership on the Project I4 Grant. Keep reading ...

New School Improvement System to Support Leadership for Teaching English Learners

June 19, 2019 | Categories: Updates , Wida

Introducing a new school improvement system that measures key school-wide leadership practices that support teaching of English Learners. Keep reading ...

The WIDA School Improvement System: An Origin Story

June 5, 2019 | Categories: Partners , Updates , Wida

Introducing the new WIDA School Improvement System (WIDA SIS). Here is how this important project came to be... Keep reading ...

School Improvement Work in Delaware: It Takes a Village

March 4, 2019 | Categories: Essa , State Education Agency , Updates

Education leaders from Delaware, along with partners from CALL and WestEd, told their story of state-wide school improvement work. Keep reading ...

CALL and the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement

The Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL), in collaboration with WestEd, has developed a version of the CALL assessment and feedback system that measures specific practices within the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework. Keep reading ...

CCSSO Meeting: Preparing for Designations

July 2, 2018 | Categories: Essa , State Education Agency , Updates

Recently the CALL Team attended the summer School and District SCASS meeting for CCSSO. State education agency leaders worked together to develop strategies in light of pending ESSA designations. Keep reading ...

Distributed Leadership: A Framework for School Improvement

May 23, 2018 | Categories: Updates

The concept of Distributed Leadership is the foundation on which the CALL System was built. But what is Distributed Leadership? Keep reading ...

Conducting a Needs Assessment in Response to ESSA Requirements

April 17, 2018 | Categories: Essa , Local Education Agency , State Education Agency , Title I , Updates

ESSA requires that schools conduct a needs assessment. Here are some guidelines for conducting an effective, job-embedded needs assessment. Keep reading ...

A CALL FOR ENHANCED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

April 11, 2018 | Categories: Essa , Updates

CALL is a research-validated school- and district-wide leadership assessment and feedback system. Keep reading ...

Attending Wisconsin Summit for Data Informed Leadership

March 7, 2018 | Categories: Title I , Updates

At this conference, principals came together to talk about strategic planning, leveraging data, and leading schools in WI. Keep reading ...

Working with Milwaukee Public Schools

March 7, 2018 | Categories: Local Education Agency , Partners , Professional Learning , Updates

The CALL Team is expanding our work in Milwaukee Public Schools. Keep reading ...

Working with Network 1 in Chicago Public Schools

February 26, 2018 | Categories: Partners , Updates

Network 1 in Chicago Public Schools is using the CALL System to support their Continuous Improvement Work Plans (CIWP). Keep reading ...