OVERVIEW
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WHAT IS
FIP YOUR SCHOOL?
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What is a FIP School?
Our goal is to make every school in Ohio a
FIP School – a school committed to embracing
formative instructional practices as part of its
culture.
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What is a FIP School?
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What is a FIP School?
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FIP YOUR SCHOOL
FIP Your School believes in the
following model to create
meaningful, sustainable change.
Sustainability of Formative
Instructional Practices
Beyond RttT
Building Capacity for
System-Wide Change
Implementation of Core
Components of Formative
Instructional Practices
Understanding of
Formative Instructional
Practices
Awareness and
Commitment to
FIP Your School
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What Are Formative
Instructional Practices?
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Formative instructional practices (FIP) are the formal
and informal ways that teachers and students
gather and respond to evidence of student learning.
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What’s the difference?
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Formative Instructional Practices
Formative Assessment
Assessment for Learning
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Core Components of Formative
Instructional Practices
Using clear learning targets
Collecting and documenting evidence of
student learning
Providing effective feedback
Student ownership of learning
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What Matters Most?
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Teacher clarity
Learning objectives
Feedback
Formative evaluation
Visible Learning
by John Hattie (2009)
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Why Formative
Instructional Practices?
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The research is clear – using high-impact formative
instructional practices can translate to significant gains
in student achievement.
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Race to the Top has provided Ohio with the resources
necessary to focus on the strategies that will truly
improve student learning.
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FIP Your School
Support
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System of Support
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Regional FIP Specialists
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Local FIP Facilitators
Professional Development Tools
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Online learning modules
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Facilitation materials
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Online community for learning and collaborating
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Professional Development Tools
Online Learning Modules
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NOW Available! Foundations of Formative Instructional
Practices (5 modules)
Coming Soon:
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Formative Instructional Practices for Leaders (1 module)
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Formative Instructional Practices for Coaches (1 module)
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Applications of Formative Instructional Practices (49 modules)
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Professional Development Tools
Facilitation Materials
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FIP Facilitators will receive materials to help them:
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Facilitate conversations around formative instructional practices
Combine online learning opportunities with collaborative learning
in teacher team meetings
Build and sustain momentum and capacity
Online Community
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Opportunity for FIP Facilitators to engage in additional learning online
and share lessons learned and strategies for success with other FIP
Facilitators in their region
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Connections to OLAC
OLAC Online Learning Modules
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Assessment and Learning
Learning Supports
The Change Process
Facilitating High-Quality
Instructional Practice
The Instructional Process
www.OhioLeadership.org
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HOW CAN YOU JOIN FIP YOUR SCHOOL?
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Option A:
District/LEA-Wide Approach
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Comprehensive, system-wide approach to adopting formative
instructional practices
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FIP Facilitators are building-embedded
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Emphasis on common district/LEA vision
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Requires additional release time and district/LEA-wide
coordination and monitoring
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Additional incentives are offered to districts/LEAs participating in
this option
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Option B:
Central Office Approach
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A minimum of two FIP Facilitators from central office are selected to
work with all buildings in the district
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FIP Facilitators work with FIP Specialists and district leadership to
determine strategy for building capacity in each school
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Advantages include use of existing central office resources and less
concern about building-level release time
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May be more difficult to build and sustain capacity in schools
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Option C:
Incremental Approach
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A portion of schools in the district are selected to be “early adopters”
for first year of FIP Your School
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Each early adopter school has embedded FIP Facilitators
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Early adopter schools serve as pilots/learning labs to inform the
expected rollout in additional buildings
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FIP Specialists work with FIP Facilitators and district leadership to
create strategy for expanding to additional schools
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Can be easier to coordinate, especially for large districts
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Does not emphasize a common vision and common practices
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Begin Your Journey to
Becoming a FIP School
Here are your next steps:
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Attend an information session in your region
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Review Partnership Agreement with Transformation Team and
district/LEA leadership
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Choose adoption plan and identify FIP Facilitators
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Return completed Partnership Agreement to your FIP Specialist
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Register chosen FIP Facilitators for Facilitator Training 1
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Begin introducing FIP Your School to district/LEA and school
stakeholders
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Want to Learn More?
Visit www.FIPYourSchoolOhio.org to find an information
session in your region and meet your FIP Specialist!
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