Not exact matches
Many states are
moving forward with implementing the new Common Core standards, and this process offers important opportunities for the creation of innovative, cost -
effective instructional products.
Highly
effective professional development is more critical than ever in the months ahead as we
move toward the changes in
instructional practice that need to occur within classrooms as schools implement CCSS.
Support teachers with PD dedicated to
instructional moves, from succeeding with the Five Practices to exploring
effective facilitation techniques — shifting from «sage on the stage» to «guide on the side.»
In contrast to restrictive pedagogical prescriptions or formulas, FIT Teaching empowers teachers to adapt the most
effective planning,
instructional, and assessment practices to their particular context in order to
move their students» learning from where it is now to where it should be.
As will be discussed later, many states and districts use teacher evaluation systems, particularly teacher observation, to try to determine which
instructional moves lead to increased student learning, but research has yet to definitively identify a consistent and robust catalogue of specific practices that constitute
effective teaching.