Want the Biggest Impact on Student Achievement? Here’s the Secret… Collective Teacher Efficacy

MSAA Executive Leadership Workshop for Principals, Assistant Principals, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Directors, Aspiring School Leaders, and Teacher-Leaders

Want the Biggest Impact on 
 Student Achievement?  
Here’s the Secret… Collective Teacher Efficacy

As educators, we are always seeking ways to improve student achievement.  We have a lot to accomplish and not a lot of time, thus we want to focus our attention on the things that give us the biggest return on student learning.  Collective Teacher Efficacy is just that, as it has been found to be strongly correlated with student achievement. And as school leaders, you are in the perfect position to create conditions to develop Collective Teacher Efficacy in your schools.  

John Hattie (2016) conducted a metaanalysis where 80,000 studies were examined to identify what factors have the most impact on education.  Do you know what had the highest effect size indicating the highest possibility for student achievement?  Collective Teacher Efficacy.  With a year’s growth being .6, Collective Teacher Efficacy’s effect size was 1.57. That is considerably more than a year’s growth in a year's time. It was the highest effect size identified, yes, it even had a more significant impact than comprehensive instructional programming (.72), Reducing class sizes (.21), Small group learning (.47), Acceleration programs (.68), and 
 Co-teaching (.19) (Hattie, 2016).

Participants will:

·         Develop an understanding of collective teacher efficacy and its relation to student achievement

·        Learn about the conditions and factors that support the development of collective teacher efficacy 

·        Learn about our plan for developing collective leader and teacher efficacy including specific activities and action steps

·        Identify areas of strength and need in relation to collective teacher efficacy 

·       Create an implementation plan to bring back to schools  

When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am

Delivery Method: In-Person Workshop

Location: The MSAA Office, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA

Presenters: Dr. Peter D. Marano, Bellingham Public Schools

 Dr. Emily Luuri, Stall Brook Elementary School

PD Hours: 3 in Content Area Leadership and Administration

Fees: Member $150 / Non-Member $205

MSAA Contact: Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net 

Peter D. Marano, Ed.D. | Bellingham Public Schools

Peter Marano is a school superintendent who is dedicated to creating positive change and outcomes for students.  Peter has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of New England.  Peter started his career as a school counselor and moved into administration serving as an assistant principal, director of guidance, high school principal and now superintendent for the last 8 years.  

Emily Luuri, Ed.D. | Stall Brook Elementary School 

Emily Luuri is an elementary school principal with a passion for developing other leaders.  Emily has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and is a school psychologist/special education team chair by training.  Over her career, she has served in a variety of leadership roles including school administration, teacher-leadership, and athletic coaching.  These experiences have shaped her philosophy on leadership to include collaboration, authenticity, and shared leadership. Emily is a lifelong learner who believes in the power of teams [Together Everyone Achieves More].  She believes that our job as educators is not just to teach facts, but to teach students how to be passionate about learning.  Student achievement and growth is at the forefront of Emily’s work, and she believes that leaders play an important role in developing the conditions for these to occur.