Hiring for Impact
Michael McDowell, Ed.D.
@mmcdowell13, mpmcdowell@rossbears.org,
michael.mcdowell@corwinlearning.net, #AVL2016
The technology:
GPS + RFID
It's all about focusing on a
few habits.
Undercurrents
The Big 4
1. Loss Aversion
2. Value-Attribution
3. Diagnosis Bias
4. Overconfidence
Anatomy of an accident
The power
of loss.
THIS IS IT!
Your sense of urgency may override your logic...
SOBE like Harvard
Resumes may lead you down a particular path...
When roommates (and
parents) know best...
Hiring is instinctive
Hiring is tied to powerful stories
shaped by undercurrents that
maintain irrational behavior
This is the best we are going
to do...look at where they
came from...I just think it is so
important when they say
[x]...we always pick great
teachers.
We need dry logic to find the right people.
The right people have the beliefs and behaviors
that make a substantial impact on learners and
the learning community.
ā— I am an evaluator
ā— I am a change agent
ā— I see assessment as
feedback to me
ā— I see learning as hard
work
ā— I enjoy challenge
ā— I talk about learning and
not about teaching
ā— I engage in dialogue not
monologue
ā— I engage in positive
relationships
ā— I use the language of
learning
ā— I collaborate
BELIEFS BEHAVIORS
Hiring for
Impact
The Right Beliefs and
Behaviors
The Right People Involved
The Right Support
Filter and Structure
Explore and Involve
Demonstrate
Embrace
How it works
Step 1
Filter Candidates
through
screeners
Structure Interviews
Step 2
General Interview and
Demonstration
Lesson(s)
Step 3
Provide Targeted
Support
Nexus
Behaviors and Beliefs.
The Structured Interview
• Conducted by a trained interviewer
• Research-based
• Designed to predict effectiveness in facilitating
student learning and growth
• Calibrated so that all candidates are treated
equally
Example Question
You have a capable student who gets A’s on the
tests and major assessments but does not do
the the daily assigned work. How would you
work with this student?
Right people involved
• Interview conducted by a committee from the
school DO organizes interviews
• Draws on expertise of faculty members across
grade levels
• Committee makes recommendation to the
Principal.
• No forced ranking: Our goal is to find the
right person not the best person from the
Demo/Scenario
• Demo. lesson conducted by a committee from the school
• Focused on key impact areas and unique needs of school
• Committee makes recommendation to the Principal.
• No forced ranking: Our goal is to find the right person not the
best person from the group.
• Rubric is used to evaluate level of efficacy on criteria
Scenario
You have received pre/post test results from your learners.
What next steps would you take?
Capacity Building-
Knowing and
Responding to Impact
Questions...
Research
• Dipboye, R. L. (1997). Structured selection interviews: Why do they work?
Why are they underutilized. International handbook of selection and
assessment, 13, 455-473.
• Why are structured interviews so rarely used in personnel selection? van
der Zee, Karen I.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Bakker, Paulien Journal of Applied
Psychology, Vol 87(1), Feb 2002, 176-184.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.87.1.176
• Hunter and Hunter (1984) revisited: Interview validity for entry-level jobs.
Huffcutt, Allen I.; Arthur, Winfred Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol
79(2), Apr 1994, 184-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.184
• Willi H. Wiesner1,* andSteven F. Cronshaw2 (2011)A meta-analytic
investigation of the impact of interview format and degree of structure
on the validity of the employment interview*Journal of Occupational
Psychology
• Volume 61, Issue 4, pages 275–290, December 1988

Hiring for Impact- Visible Learning 2016

  • 1.
    Hiring for Impact MichaelMcDowell, Ed.D. @mmcdowell13, [email protected], [email protected], #AVL2016
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  • 3.
    It's all aboutfocusing on a few habits.
  • 5.
    Undercurrents The Big 4 1.Loss Aversion 2. Value-Attribution 3. Diagnosis Bias 4. Overconfidence
  • 6.
    Anatomy of anaccident
  • 7.
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    THIS IS IT! Yoursense of urgency may override your logic...
  • 10.
    SOBE like Harvard Resumesmay lead you down a particular path...
  • 11.
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    Hiring is tiedto powerful stories shaped by undercurrents that maintain irrational behavior
  • 17.
    This is thebest we are going to do...look at where they came from...I just think it is so important when they say [x]...we always pick great teachers.
  • 19.
    We need drylogic to find the right people.
  • 20.
    The right peoplehave the beliefs and behaviors that make a substantial impact on learners and the learning community.
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    ā— I aman evaluator ā— I am a change agent ā— I see assessment as feedback to me ā— I see learning as hard work ā— I enjoy challenge ā— I talk about learning and not about teaching ā— I engage in dialogue not monologue ā— I engage in positive relationships ā— I use the language of learning ā— I collaborate BELIEFS BEHAVIORS
  • 22.
    Hiring for Impact The RightBeliefs and Behaviors The Right People Involved The Right Support
  • 23.
    Filter and Structure Exploreand Involve Demonstrate Embrace
  • 24.
    How it works Step1 Filter Candidates through screeners Structure Interviews Step 2 General Interview and Demonstration Lesson(s) Step 3 Provide Targeted Support
  • 25.
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    The Structured Interview •Conducted by a trained interviewer • Research-based • Designed to predict effectiveness in facilitating student learning and growth • Calibrated so that all candidates are treated equally
  • 27.
    Example Question You havea capable student who gets A’s on the tests and major assessments but does not do the the daily assigned work. How would you work with this student?
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    Right people involved •Interview conducted by a committee from the school DO organizes interviews • Draws on expertise of faculty members across grade levels • Committee makes recommendation to the Principal. • No forced ranking: Our goal is to find the right person not the best person from the
  • 29.
    Demo/Scenario • Demo. lessonconducted by a committee from the school • Focused on key impact areas and unique needs of school • Committee makes recommendation to the Principal. • No forced ranking: Our goal is to find the right person not the best person from the group. • Rubric is used to evaluate level of efficacy on criteria
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    You have receivedpre/post test results from your learners. What next steps would you take?
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    Research • Dipboye, R.L. (1997). Structured selection interviews: Why do they work? Why are they underutilized. International handbook of selection and assessment, 13, 455-473. • Why are structured interviews so rarely used in personnel selection? van der Zee, Karen I.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Bakker, Paulien Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 87(1), Feb 2002, 176-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.87.1.176 • Hunter and Hunter (1984) revisited: Interview validity for entry-level jobs. Huffcutt, Allen I.; Arthur, Winfred Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 79(2), Apr 1994, 184-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.184 • Willi H. Wiesner1,* andSteven F. Cronshaw2 (2011)A meta-analytic investigation of the impact of interview format and degree of structure on the validity of the employment interview*Journal of Occupational Psychology • Volume 61, Issue 4, pages 275–290, December 1988