Recently, over 300 dedicated school and district leaders, from across the United States and Spain came together in Washington, D.C. for the Convening of World-Leading Schools. Each attendee represented a school or schools that exhibited impressive leadership by taking the PISA-based OECD Test for Schools to better understand how well they are preparing their students for success in our changing world. These leaders have joined the growing number of schools globally that are leveraging this powerful tool for learning. The convening marked the official launch of America Achieves Global Learning Network (GLN). The GLN is a professional learning community for assessment participants.
The members of the Global Learning Network are well-respected school and district leaders, many of whom represent world-leading schools here in the U.S. As members, they have the opportunity to better understand their assessment results, share improvement strategies made in response to those results, learn from best practices at schools within the GLN and around the globe, and serve as spokespeople, illustrating how practice shifts made in response to results have contributed to improved student outcomes. This work has already been featured on the PBS NewsHour, in Education Week, and in the New York Times.
Attendees at the Convening of World-Leading Schools had the opportunity to learn from national and international experts, including Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way. Participants discussed ways to improve outcomes based on assessment results in areas ranging from creating positive learning environments to strategies that initiate the right practice shifts in math, reading, and science. Participants also engaged with one another to share their experiences with the assessment and discuss specific actions that they are taking to improve student outcomes. America Achieves is grateful to all of the school and district leaders in attendance.
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