The purpose of this paper was to test the relationship between principals ‟ instructional leadership and teacher
collaboration around instruction to determine whether these measures were statistically
Not exact matches
Other strategies LACES faculty has used include participating in district - supported site leadership for closing the achievement gap; designing opportunities for teacher
collaboration around increasingly common assessments; and offering professional development for highly differentiated
instruction, noted the California Best Practices Study.
New Tech teachers build their
instruction around eight Learning Outcomes — content standards,
collaboration, critical thinking, oral communication, written communication, career preparation, citizenship and ethics, and technology literacy — which they embed in all projects, assessments, and grade reports.
Napa, California A PBL school since its launch in 1996, New Tech teachers build their
instruction around eight Learning Outcomes — content standards,
collaboration, critical thinking, oral communication, written communication, career preparation, citizenship and ethics, and technology literacy.
The guide, «Turning
Around Chronically Low - Performing Schools» (ies.ed.gov / ncee / wwc / practiceguides), cites teacher
collaboration as a frequent approach to improving
instruction in 35 chronically low - performing schools that achieved dramatic turnarounds (substantial gains in student achievement within three years).
Goddard and colleagues say further studies are needed on collaborative practices but that their study provides preliminary support for efforts to improve student achievement by promoting teacher
collaboration around curriculum,
instruction and professional development.
His main focus when working with schools has revolved
around assessment,
instruction, leadership, and effective
collaboration.
Additionally, students reported strong positive attitude and behavior outcomes, and both teachers and administrators indicated positive outcomes
around collaboration on curriculum and
instruction.
«We hope this research draws more attention to the importance of teacher
collaboration around student
instruction.»
From both decades of research and the craft knowledge of educators who've jumped in and turned
around schools, we know these practices generally yield improvement: (1) a focus on what kids need to learn: (2)
collaboration on
instruction and assessment; (3) examining assessment data; (4) using patterns in data to improve
instruction; and (5) building trusting relationships.
In their third year of inquiry partnership, Colonial Acres» teacher leaders are supporting their colleagues to use inquiry to strengthen cross-grade
collaboration, deepen their understanding of Balanced Literacy, and build collective teacher efficacy
around instruction in reading and writing.
One of the first challenges we faced was how to promote conversation and
collaboration around the pedagogy of student - centered
instruction necessary for student mastery of the standards.
BISD believes that «through engaging
instruction and
collaboration with teachers and peers, each student is uniquely capable of exploring and understanding the natural world
around them.»
Authored user friendly
instruction guides for
collaboration tools and scanning devices and a resource manual to help new employees navigate their way
around the company.