Collective Teacher Efficacy

Good Morning Deep Creek School Family, 

Collective teacher efficacy ranks as the GREATEST FACTOR impacting student achievement. What is "Collective Teacher Efficacy"?  Let's start with self-efficacy....Renee Wiley, our Title I Resource & Family Engagement Liaison, included a piece in the November newsletter for teachers.

Collective teacher efficacy refers to the collective perception that teachers in a given school make an educational difference to their students over and above the educational impact of their homes and communities. Hattie's research has shown when teachers in a school share that belief it outranks every other factor in regard to impacting student achievement including socioeconomic status, prior achievement, home environment, and parental involvement. The effect size of collective teacher efficacy is three times more powerful than socioeconomic status or student motivation. 

I bring this research to you today because this past week in our data team meetings, I heard if his/her mom would just work with him/her then they would be successful. Well according to the research that just isn't always the case. WE must all believe that WE will make the difference. "Believe" has been my word for so long because if someone would not have believed in me then I would not be here today. I had all those factors listed above working against me. James has shared his similar situation. This is something I believe passionately in, so much so that this is the theoretical framework of my dissertation. 

Do WE believe in our collective ability to impact our students' achievement? Think on this question....discuss in team meetings. 

Thanks for all you do, 

Adrienne and James