From data to action – consulting and training program

Consulting and Training Program

Navigator is an ambitious program, periodically offered by PCG, for small groups of proactive school representatives who want to: determine their school strengths and weaknesses, correctly diagnose existing problems, plan an improvement strategy and increase the effectiveness of undertaken actions. Navigator is tailored to the individual needs of every participating school. The experts' and consultants' support is an integrated part of the program, which is why participation in this program is limited to three representatives per school.

Presentation of the Program

The structure and the organization of the program (day‑long meetings held five times during several weeks) results from a model based on asking questions, which leads participants through all key stages of the problem solving process based on data available in the school.

The Program uses an innovative approach, specifically:

in‑depth analysis of school data (results of external exams, results of teaching, educational added value, reports summarizing the external evaluation, internal evaluation data, demographic data, data on attendance, behavior, and many others),
team work based on case studies,
experts' support at every step of the problem solving process, and
development of skills to formulate right questions and measurable goals

Our program is based on the use of presented solutions in practice while solving schools' specific problems. After the end of the program, participants are able to independently apply acquired skills and spread good practices among the rest of the school faculty.

During the whole program we emphasize the development of soft skills of the team that enable effective communication and cooperation with the rest of the school faculty.

This program is a great opportunity for school teams to cooperate under expert guidance exchange experiences with other schools.

Opinions about the program

We congratulate the PCG team on their excellent knowledge of schools' needs as well as on their idea, which in a similar form will soon be introduced to the methods of helping schools within the system of pedagogical supervision, in accordance to MEN's premises. I am glad that thanks to you, the schools of Bialograd city outperformed the system.

Małgorzata Stachowiak, Vice‑Mayor of Białograd

It was the best program I have ever participated in. I received a lot of guidance, support, and ready to use tools that I can implement in my school. I believe that thanks to this program and the process I have learned, the teachers' council at my school will be cooperating better for joint success.

Bożena Zbiorczyk, Pre‑K in Kąkolewo

Before the trainings, I understood data only as the results of final exams. Thanks to the program I have started to notice how much data the school can use to analyze its effectiveness. Now I can thoroughly analyze data and find the details that give me a general overview of the current situation. In the consequence, I am able to identify the areas that need improvement.

Teresa Wojtkiewicz, Middle School in Ozorków

I thought I knew everything about data use. It turned out though, that to succeed, we need in depth data analysis and team work of all the teachers in the school, not just a few of them. This will lead to success, where both teachers and the students are successful. Friendly atmosphere, reciprocal support and opportunity to share experience were very helpful in completing the course program.
Teresa Andrzejczak, Primary School in Ozorków

Key effects

Professional school data analysis

Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the school's organization – identification of the areas that require improvement
A profound diagnosis of the root causes of the problem
Building teachers' skills on data processing and analysis

Preparation of school's performance improvement strategy and corrective action plans
Improvements in work organization and teamwork competences among the teaching staff
Effectiveness assessment of the introduced actions
Internal evaluation report

Benefits from participation in the Program

Individual support of experts in the areas of problem solving, internal evaluation and school management
Full documentation of the program in the form of internal evaluation report
Fresh motivation and energy to work with students
Reliable and objective information given to parents about their children

Recipients of the program

Pre‑K
Primary schools
Middle schools
High schools

Price

The price of the program includes:

Full access to the PCG e‑platform during the program
Participation of three school representatives (eg. school principal and two school leaders) in all five meetings
30 hours of workshops
25 hours of teamwork under the guidance of experts in evaluation and data analysis
Access to the individual consultations and support from PCG experts during the entire program (4 to 6 months) as well as after its completion to ensure the continuity of actions and effectiveness assessment of the implemented strategies
Documentation necessary to prepare the internal evaluation report
Unlimited access to the recurring webinars conducted by PCG consultants
2 coffee breaks and lunch during each meeting

The price of participation in the program for a 3‑person school team vary between 4000 PLN to 4500 PLN, depending on the location.

Enrollment

The nearest edition starts in February 2016.

If you would like to participate in our program, please contact as at pcgpolska@pcgpolska.pl or by phone +48 (22) 477 27 02.

E-Learning

We invite you to familiarize yourself with our newest service of an online version of the program described above:
e-Navigator.

We also encourage you to study our experiences with the use of e‑learning tools in offered improvement programs: Case Study: E‑learning in internal evaluation and process problem solving

More info about the project...