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Leading Collective Efficacy
Powerful Stories of Achievement and Equity
- Stefani Arzonetti Hite
- Jenni Donohoo - Education Consultant
November 2020 | 184 pages | Corwin
Inspiration and Guidance to Develop Collective Teacher Efficacy
Collective efficacy, or a shared belief that through collective action educators can positively influence student outcomes, has remained at the top of a list of influences on student achievement in John Hattie’s Visible Learning research. Collective efficacy has been embodied by many educators, though collaboration tends to be focused on building community and relationships, which alone are not enough to move the needle on student achievement.
This book contains stories of collective efficacy in schools where it has been actualized in practice, and includes:
• Real-world case studies of teams who have fostered and sustained collective efficacy
• Practical guidance for building collective efficacy through professional learning designs
• Tools that can be adapted for specific needs or local contexts
Through these accounts, readers will gain a better understanding of ways to capitalize on the reciprocal relationship between student achievement and collective efficacy by having a clear understanding of what collective efficacy looks like and how it can be accomplished.
Collective efficacy, or a shared belief that through collective action educators can positively influence student outcomes, has remained at the top of a list of influences on student achievement in John Hattie’s Visible Learning research. Collective efficacy has been embodied by many educators, though collaboration tends to be focused on building community and relationships, which alone are not enough to move the needle on student achievement.
This book contains stories of collective efficacy in schools where it has been actualized in practice, and includes:
• Real-world case studies of teams who have fostered and sustained collective efficacy
• Practical guidance for building collective efficacy through professional learning designs
• Tools that can be adapted for specific needs or local contexts
Through these accounts, readers will gain a better understanding of ways to capitalize on the reciprocal relationship between student achievement and collective efficacy by having a clear understanding of what collective efficacy looks like and how it can be accomplished.
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Educators’ Beliefs Matter
Chapter 2: Goal Consensus
Chapter 3: Empowered Teachers
Chapter 4: Cohesive Teacher Knowledge
Chapter 5: Embedded Reflective Practices
Chapter 6: Supportive Leadership
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Afterword: What Collective Belief Does for Communities
Appendix A: Positive Consequences of Collective Teacher Efficacy
Appendix B: Enabling Conditions for Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale (EC-CTES)
Appendix C: The Stakeholder Interview
Appendix D: Logic Model Template
Appendix E: World Café for Revisiting Logic Model
Appendix F: Opening Classroom Doors Logistics
References
Index
