Sentences with phrase «aligned instruction and learning»

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«Tests must be better aligned to the new core curriculum and more useful in guiding instruction, in order to best help students learn and grow.

For example, what Kepler scientists are learning about potentially habitable planets, she says, can be easily turned it into a lesson that's aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, a state - led, voluntary effort to improve science instruction in elementary and secondary schools across the country.

All teachers were evaluated by five structured classroom observations aligned to the district's Teaching and Learning Framework, which defined domains of effective instruction, such as leading well - organized, objective - driven lessons; checking for student understanding; explaining content clearly; and maximizing instructional time.

In Boston, MCAS is an important part of a seamless standards - based reform effort that includes clear expectations for what students should learn, curriculum aligned with the standards, high - quality instruction and professional development to help teachers improve their practice, and assessments that provide students with a way to demonstrate what they have learned and how they can apply it.

In every class, both core and elective curriculum, Trinidad Garza uses the six strategies from the Common Instructional Framework — collaborative group work, literacy groups, scaffolding, writing to learn, questioning, and classroom talk — to align their instruction, create a rigorous environment, and foster students who take ownership of their learning.

How Shanghai Does It: Insights and Lessons from the Highest - Ranking Education System in the World says teachers are supported with ongoing professional development which is often collaborative in nature and focused on improving instruction, and a framework of clear learning standards, regular student assessment and well - aligned curriculum.

Acquire the skills necessary to measure the impact of differentiated instruction on student learning and to ensure it is aligned with established standards in your system

Figure 2 comes from instruction I built in 2008 on aligning job tasks and results, learning objectives, assessments, and instruction.

This product helps teachers... Plan to spiral the ELA standards Identify standards to reteach based on results Align instruction and strategies with desired learning outcomes Practice backward planning from assessments.

Larson, who presents a session called Classroom Walk - Through Training, says teachers benefit by learning to use reflection to increase their knowledge, skills, and performance; strategically aligning classroom instruction to district curriculum; and increasing student learning across grade levels.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

Many schools are increasing their use of informational and multimedia texts in order to align their instruction to the Common Core Learning Standards.

The two charter schools use routine diagnostic assessments to respond to individual learning needs and hold regular team meetings between teachers and the instructional coordinator to align instruction and improve sharing of expertise.

It includes assignment instructions, a submission checklist and curriculum - aligned rubrics, plus a list of assessment for learning Passport activities.

In this webinar, Arcos will discuss his efforts to align math instruction with students» learning needs and offer ways that schools and districts can support and scale up personalized - learning projects.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

The groups say that this role must be maintained in any bill to reauthorize the ESEA, along with ensuring that each state adopts college and career - ready state standards, aligned statewide annual assessments, and a state accountability system to improve instruction and learning for students in low - performing schools.

Teachers do need to customize their instruction to ensure that all children are mastering essential content, but «custom resources aligned to their particular context, interests, and learning needs» is a siren song drawing us away from the foundation of shared knowledge on which comprehension stands.

Achieve3000's patented model of online differentiated instruction provides the same Ohio Learning Standards - aligned, grade - appropriate content to each student, but tailored at 12 levels in English and 8 in Spanish to reach all students one - on - one, at their individual Lexile ® reading levels.

Creighton and WestEd used four major improvement strategies: 1) refining the curriculum and aligning staff training and student tests to that curriculum; 2) improving instructional practices, including those for English language learners, who comprise a large share of the district's students; 3) developing and using tests during the school year, other than those used for accountability, to assess what students had learned; and 4) implementing a system of individualized instruction based on student needs.

-- Define social & emotional learning (SEL) and why it is essential to students» success — Understand key research relating SEL skills to student success — Relate district / organization goals to SEL — Integrate SEL into existing district / organization frameworks and protocols — Design a comprehensive approach to screening, assessing, promoting, and evaluating SEL competencies using the DESSA — Select a quality SEL curricula aligned to your specific needs — Learn how to integrate SEL - supporting practices into everyday interactions — Use SEL data to plan for instruction and intervention

As Congress prepares the FY 2017 budget priorities and begins to align education funding to ESSA programs, principals also urged Congress to fund federal education programs so that schools have the ability to improve instruction and meet the learning needs of every student.

Achieve3000's patented model of online differentiated instruction provides the same Virginia English Standards of Learning (SOL)- aligned, grade - appropriate content to each student, but tailored at 12 levels in English and 8 in Spanish to reach all students one - on - one, at their individual Lexile ® reading levels.

Alexandria, VA (10/01/2013)-- ASCD, the global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, announces 23 face - to - face learning opportunities focused on helping educators align instruction to the new Common Core State Standards.

Teachers will have immediate access to K — 12 curricular resources, and curated OER specifically aligned by fellow educators to MAP Learning Statements — making it simple to quickly individualize instruction based on MAP assessment results.

The Virginia Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope and Sequence is a resource intended to help teachers align their classroom instruction with the Standards of Learning that were adopted by the Virginia Board of Education.

MPS is aligning classroom instruction, evaluation and feedback to the rigorous and more challenging Common Core State Standards to improve teaching and learning.

It is the single source for «all things professional development» including the new instructional practice Video Exemplars, rubric - aligned Effective Practices, virtual professional learning communities, curriculum and assessment planning resources, and tools to help differentiate instruction.

Those results are disturbing: Kentucky's economic future depends on investment in high - quality early learning options, rigorous and aligned mathematics instruction, and effective strategies to improve postsecondary completion.

In the next step, designing assessments that are aligned to these learning targets, teachers become clear about the «end in mind» and as a result, instruction becomes far more intentional and aligned (Ferriter & Graham, 2008).

Core Practice: Teach Towards Instructional Goals • Learning goals are set that are developmentally appropriate and fit along a trajectory that is standards - based • Thoroughly planned lessons are intentionally created that set students up to meet the learning goal (s), reflect instruction, and are fully aligned to standards and asseLearning goals are set that are developmentally appropriate and fit along a trajectory that is standards - based • Thoroughly planned lessons are intentionally created that set students up to meet the learning goal (s), reflect instruction, and are fully aligned to standards and asselearning goal (s), reflect instruction, and are fully aligned to standards and assessments.

In addition to learning to evaluate student writing across all seven traits of effective writing, participants receive support in creating detailed, grade - specific, trait - writing instruction that aligns with the rigorous college and career readiness standards.

Teachers publish and share these plans and receive specific feedback from the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, the Instructional Coordinator, and through Professional Learning Communities, to insure that we have high academic standards and our entire academic program is aligned and integrated.

Achieve3000's patented model of online differentiated instruction provides the same New York State Learning Standards - aligned, grade - appropriate content to each student, but tailored at 12 levels in English and 8 in Spanish to reach all students one - on - one, at their individual Lexile ® reading levels.

Aligned to the ACCRS, math direct instruction and online learning will occur in combination for 60 minutes per day.

Students receiving special education services are as different from each other as the members of any other group, assuming pre-determined levels of achievement based on disability status limits these students» opportunity to learn and diminishes the collective responsibility of adults to provide high quality instruction aligned with grade - level content to these students.

The committee emphasized that educator input should be incorporated throughout the standards development and implementation process; teacher preparation and ongoing professional development should align with the standards; and the standards should ensure effective instruction that results in increased learning for all students.

Aligned with McREL's renowned Classroom Instruction That Works strategies and framework, this 1 - day workshop is an intensive learning and planning session for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, teacher mentors, principals and assistant principals, and district / county professional development leaders.

NOW that the district has come to an agreed - upon set of learning standards, aligned to the CCSS or state standards, scaffolded, based on how children best learn and vertically articulated between grade levels, the district can legitimately begin the task of building a system to ensure those learning expectations are the basis for all curriculum, instruction and assessment within the district.

+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered, as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.

This suggested process of teaching with the Frayer Model aligns with the previously discussed evidence - based features of making the terms vivid (Vaughn et al., 2009), returning to the words multiple times throughout a unit of instruction (Lara - Alecio et al., 2012), and fostering discussion about the words and concepts students are learning (Vaughn et al., 2013).

Establish and require the use of a district - wide standards - based curriculum aligned with district goals and priorities for instruction and student learning?

By deliberately aligning every assessment question to one or more learning goals (and also to classroom instruction), teachers can ensure their assessments measure what they intend for students to know and be able to do, without any outliers.

«How to manage the change process in the schools, evaluate teachers» use of the new standards during instruction, align the school's instructional focus, make key decisions on the best types of professional development to support teachers, and develop extended learning opportunities to sufficiently address CCSS implementation.»

Thirty - five states applied for grants, and the winners were chosen based on the strength of their plans to develop a public rating system to help families select the best early learning programs for their children, align and improve program standards, enhance training and support for the early learning workforce, and use data to improve early learning instruction and services and assess kindergarten readiness.

Although the focus of this workshop is math, you will also learn many other interactive activities that meet core requirements; reading strategies with connections to relevant fiction and non-fiction books are spread throughout the activities; technology connections expose students to software applications, imaging tools, and internet resources; differentiated instruction helps you reach students with varying needs and talents; and improved and expanded assessment opportunities are closely aligned with clear objectives.

A high - quality system of assessments can facilitate this by providing aligned and coherent information from a variety of assessments about students» college and career readiness — maximizing efficiency while reducing duplication, in a timely and rich enough manner to inform instruction, student self - direction in learning, and accountability.

proven experience in implementing problem based learning, small group instruction, and differentiated lesson planning aligned to standards

Using this process, professional learning teams collaborate to plan lessons aligned with state standards, analyze data and student work to assess students» progress and needs, and refine instruction to address those needs.

The Map aligns to Georgia's Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) in the areas of: Professional Knowledge, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Differentiated Instruction, Assessment Strategies and Uses, Positive Learning Environment, Academically Challenging Environment, Professionalism and Communication.