Sentences with phrase «about instructional practice»

This can be particularly important for teachers who might have reservations about being candid about their instructional practices in front of an administrator charged with evaluating their performance.

Some candidates will talk about instructional practices, the classroom environment, and variables that teachers and leaders can control.

Educators in case study districts and across the state generally agree that areas of strength with teacher evaluation include the instructional framework, the conversations about instructional practice, and the focus on growth.

Curriculum review teams are encouraged to carefully consider both the scientific findings and number of studies available when making decisions about instructional practices.

The strategy also involved posing provocative questions about instructional practices that teachers reflected on and researched in collaborative teams.

Special educators have ample evidence about instructional practices that help students with disabilities to succeed.

Still, a troublesome pattern apparently persists: secondary school principals do not, according to our data, interact with teachers frequently and directly about instructional practice.

Both the principal and the literacy coach supported teachers by reviewing lesson plans, observing instruction, and engaging in reflective dialogue with teachers about their instructional practice.

Finally, teachers with coaching support report that they are able to change their practice or way of being more readily and are more thoughtful about their instructional practices.

What role does a research - based instructional framework play in the observation, analysis, feedback, and inquiry about instructional practice?

«The Sibme video sharing platform helps facilitate an important and continuous dialogue about instructional practice in our Alternative Teacher Certification Program.»

A research team from PSA conducted site visits to high schools in four school districts in the United States and Canada to learn about the instructional practices and strategies taken by educators to promote the deeper learning competencies addressed by the assessments.

During the first months of the course, I began to think more deeply about my instructional practices and the projects I assigned my students.

As to why the principals did not link their observations to any discussion about instructional practice, or any attempt at broader efforts to unite teachers around a vision for the school, teachers said, for example, «He is supportive of my teaching philosophy.»

«The study will allow teachers to better understand the standards and learn about what it will take to plan instruction using the standards and learn more about instructional practices necessary to teach the standards and learn about» ways to assess what students are learning, Cheatham said.

Reflective Partners is a professional development approach that asks teachers to engage in purposeful reflection about their instructional practices; collaborate with colleagues; intentionally plan lessons; observe their own teaching by way of recording their lessons regularly; and use a common language (CLASS) to frame reflection, observation and discussion.

It follows that leaders must have the time, the knowledge, and the consultative skills needed to provide teachers — in all the relevant grade levels and subject areas — with valid, useful advice about their instructional practices.

They learned to base their noticings and their questions about instructional practice on evidence while avoiding judgments.

«One of the beliefs of CEL is that to become better at our practice, we have to collaborate, and we are truly collaborating now, talking about our instructional practice in objective terms,» says Bo Miller, principal at Jackson Hole Middle School.

We did not find any evidence in our interviews with secondary teachers that their department chairs or content - area colleagues were providing instructional leadership in the form of on - going classroom visits and dialogues about instructional practices.

«As educational technologies emerge and evolve, it is essential to use a critical eye toward the specific tool affordances when making decisions about instructional practice.»

«One of the beliefs of CEL is that to become better at our practice, we have to collaborate, and we are truly collaborating now, talking about our instructional practice in objective terms,» says Bo Miller, principal at Jackson Hole Middle School in Teton, WY.

While «smallness» is not an end in itself, it does help create conditions for student success by fostering a shared vision, shared leadership, a professional collaborative culture, and structured time for teachers to talk about instructional practice, as well as time to visit each others» classrooms (Louis & Kruse, 1995).