Supporting and Scaling School Innovations: Learnings From National Research

• In Event: Rebuilding the Educational Landscape: Unconventional Strategies and Traditional Measures in Educational Leadership

Abstract

The findings presented in this paper draw from a national study of districts and nonprofits that have received attention for their efforts to foster and support innovation. The research examines what school innovation is, how it can be supported by leaders of districts, partnering organizations, and schools, and how innovative approaches to teaching and learning can be shared and scaled. Analyses highlight many crosscutting findings related to critical components of innovation; system-level supports for innovation; and considerations related to sharing and scaling promising innovative practices. These findings can help school and school-system leaders make data-informed decisions to define, support, share, and scale innovative teaching and learning practices that facilitate equitable learning experiences for young people.

Authors

• Gina Arnone, Research for Action

• Jill Pierce, Research Triangle Institute

• Siettah Parks, Research for Action

• Maja Pehrson, Research for Action