Influencer Model

• Notice the obvious: The current way of being unfamiliar with students in their writing progress from previous school years is frustrating, especially when you are trying to go through the Response to Intervention (RtI) process. It is also time-consuming when you want those writing samples to go to the next grade level. 

• Look for crucial moments: Parent-Teacher conferences, RtI meetings, and ARD meetings are ways in which the writing can be shown. Students will also be able to view how far they’ve come after viewing their own writing samples from elementary up to their current grade level. 

• Study standout examples: Begin tracking the first group that utilizes the initiative, as well as the Reading/Language Arts teachers. Teachers and students who begin this will see it as a practice of students monitoring their progress. 

• Spot culture busters: Addressing training needs of teachers who aren’t on board with the initiative due to feeling like they lack the proper tools with technology. 

• Results you want to achieve and how you will measure them.

•  Desired result: By May 2026, the first group of 5th graders will have their work input into Google Sites for their e-portfolio.     Students and stakeholders will track students’ e-Portfolio writing progress from elementary to high school years. 

  • From 5th Grade to Senior Year, students will have made a writing e-portfolio to show their writing progress monitoring from K-12 grade.

• Measures

  • Lesson planning checklist/pacing guide per grading period on what should be implemented. This visual will allow teachers on

  • Monthly progress reports from teachers via Google Forms to gather feedback about the quality of the work from students.

  • Student feedback from students via Google Forms about their progress on their e-Portfolio creation. 

  • Reading/writing teachers share results at district/campus professional development meetings of the progress being made within each year/grade level.

  • Students share progress made on e-Portfolio at open house.

• Vital behavior(s) you are trying to change. 

  • Behaviors

    • Teachers are refusing to change/not open to change: I will show them how efficient writing progress is through the e-Portfolio.

    • Teachers who do not support this initiative due to feeling like they lack knowledge in technology implementation will receive an incentive out of implementing the initiative. 

 

• Who are your organizational influencers?

• People involved: 

  • Administrators: Superintendent, Curriculum Specialist, Technology Specialist, Principal, and Assistant Principal. 

  • Campus Leadership Team(s)

  • Teachers

  • Parents

  • Students

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