Simplifying School Improvement
February 3, 2025
DATE
February 3, 2025
TIME
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Central Time
LOCATION
Session Takes Place on Zoom
The past decade in education has been a challenge and let's face it, as educators, we have made things more complicated in schools without having a focus on what matters. During this keynote or breakout session, Dr. Garth Larson will provide a simplified framework for impact that schools can and should consider to make school improvement less complicated. Using Dr. Larson’s framework, attendees will learn how to make reflection, connection, collaboration and clarity the primary focus for all things within their schools and buildings. These four focus areas are not new to education, but they have never previously been put together in a cohesive way that leads to a strong sense of efficacy within our schools. Join Dr. Larson for a transformational webinar that will provide actionable strategies to simplify what happens in your schools and lead to a more focused approach to teaching and learning for student impact.
Check out Dr. Garth Larson's book, "Simplifying School Improvement: A Framework for Impact in Today's Schools" to learn more!
Garth Larson
Garth Larson, Ed.D is the Co-Founder and CEO of FIRST Educational Resources. Garth has previously worked as the Director of Learning for the Winneconne Community School District in northeast Wisconsin, was an elementary principal in two separate buildings and started his career in education as a high school speech and English teacher. In 2011, Garth formed Wisconsin Educational Resources (now FIRST) with a focus on improving student achievement across the United States. Since 2011, over 2000 school districts throughout the globe have become partnership districts with his company. Garth currently consults with school districts around the world and provides customized professional development around a variety of topics, mainly Professional Learning Communities 2.0, Learning-Centered Grading Practices, Leadership and School Improvement. Garth is also the author of Collaborative Systems of Support: Learning for ALL with co-authors Tom Hierck and Chris Weber, Target-Based Grading in Collaborative Teams: 13 Steps to Moving Beyond Standards with co-author Tom Hierck, Grading for Impact: Raising Student Achievement through a Target-Based Assessment and Learning System and PLC 2.0: Collaborating for Observable Impact in Today’s Schools with co-author Cale Birk.
