WETL works to improve student outcomes at the classroom level by leveraging the power of technology to
improve instructional strategies.
Many educators become principals with plans to mentor teachers, evaluate and select curriculum, and study and
improve instructional strategies.
The behaviors listed below are integral to
improving instructional strategies.
B. Collaborates with colleagues in the research and design of
improved instructional strategies
Whether it's changing classroom culture or
improving instructional strategy, we see results in as little as one week.
Not exact matches
But the bulk of the city's school reforms over the past decade have focused elsewhere, on building a pre-kindergarten system, creating new curriculum materials and
instructional strategies and, above all,
improving teacher quality — work that's largely unrelated to high school attendance.
Instructional rounds, as defined by City, Elmore, Fiarman, and Teitel (2011), is a disciplined way for educators to work together to
improve instruction and is a practice that combines three common elements of improvement: classroom observation, an improvement
strategy, and a network of educators.
The discussion of these theories provides an excellent basis for reflection; after all, understanding how our brains work is the first step toward developing effective
Instructional Design
strategies to
improve assimilation of information.
Meanwhile, it provides $ 2.5 billion to support professional development that can be used to «
improve the knowledge of teachers and principals and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, concerning effective
instructional strategies, methods, and skills, and use of challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to
improve teaching practices and student academic achievement.»
One important goal included building leadership by identifying roles and styles required to
improve the «
instructional core»; considering beliefs, cultural changes, and education
strategies to promote high student achievement; reflecting on the effects of race, class, and culture within the district.
School leaders must make sure classroom teachers are using
instructional strategies in a way that reaches all students and are taking appropriate steps to
improve teacher competence when this goal is not being met.
More focused
instructional and teacher quality
strategies — like implementing the Common Core standards or
improving teaching through better evaluation systems — are more likely to result in big gains, it seems to me.
For example, a low - SES school that is performing well can be encouraged to continue to refine and
improve an already - effective
instructional strategy (in terms of raising test scores compared to similar schools) but still be reminded that the students are not scoring sufficiently high relative to an absolute benchmark.
Recent research indicates that
instructional coaching is the most effective
strategy for
improving instructional practice.
In this webinar, we'll discuss how educators and administrators are using industry - leading tools and smart
strategies to personalize learning,
improve classroom management, and gain back valuable
instructional time.
Features professional development resources to
improve the teaching of reading and writing by giving insights to practical
instructional strategies and more.
This comprehensive software, developed in partnership with Harris School Solutions, makes it easy for teachers, coaches, and school leaders to work together to
improve the use of
instructional strategies and other professional practices.
Each applicant will identify a grade or grade range that is tested by state assessments (3 - 8 and / or 11) and implement supplementary
instructional strategies or programs, services, and / or educational technology for the purposes of
improving achievement in mathematics or language arts for students with disabilities.
Utilizing an in - depth consultation protocol, attendees will conduct a thorough analysis of the practices and accountability of teachers at their school, leaving with a plan that
improves leadership among teachers,
instructional practice, student and adult connections, and motivation and engagement
strategies.
While scholars have described PCK in a variety of ways, many of the researchers who extended Shulman's work included the following two elements of PCK: (a) knowledge of students» understanding of conceptions and content - related difficulties and (b) knowledge of
instructional strategies and representations of subject matter likely to
improve students» understanding of content (Angeli & Valanides, 2009; Graham, Borup, & Smith, 2012; Park & Oliver, 2008).
More focused
instructional and teacher quality
strategies — like implementing the Common Core standards or
improving teaching through better evaluation systems — are more likely to result in big gains.
Five
strategies to help translate research into practice from Jim Knight's book,
Instructional coaching: A Partnership Approach to
Improving Instruction:
To increase the effectiveness of teachers, the district estimates it will need $ 3.75 million for literacy and math coaches who will be based at struggling schools; $ 2.3 million for training teachers in proven
instructional strategies; $ 2.46 million for strengthening the preparation, recruitment, and mentoring processes for all staff; and $ 660,000 for
improving working conditions and staff retention.
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.
With so much discussion about defining high quality professional development, we talk about
strategies for engaging adult learners, giving educators usable take - away
strategies, and coaching implementation in real - world
instructional settings — all while maintaining a focus on
improving student learning.
The school district chose The Art and Science of Teaching by educational researcher Dr. Robert Marzano as its evaluation model, feeling that, as part of a fair and consistent evaluation process with specific feedback to
improve skills, this provides the most feedback for teachers on effective
instructional practices and outlining specific, high probability teaching
strategies shown to lead to higher student achievement when implemented correctly.
In this fourth webinar on the 4 Dimensions of
Instructional Leadership ™, school leaders learn how to use a cycle of inquiry as a means of strengthening instruction and leadership through collecting and analyzing data, developing areas of focus, learning and implementing new
strategies to
improve practice, and analyzing the impact of the new practices.
iObservation provides data on the effectiveness of teaching
strategies, assesses the level of
instructional practice for each teacher, and delivers relevant professional development to
improve instruction.
As described by one MSP leader, lesson planning «should be undertaken by teacher leaders and teachers for the purpose of
improving instructional practice, meaning that there needs to be thoughtful and cumulative reflection on lesson goals and
strategies (and not a «show and tell» mentality to showcase best lessons).»
If every teacher in your district incrementally
improves in only one or two
instructional strategies every year for 10 years, then you can be confident that the cumulative effect will be significant gains in student achievement.
During the half - year pilot, researchers refined and tested reading models and
instructional strategies to
improve reading comprehension of all CTE students, even those who struggle with reading for content knowledge and solving problems.
He / She will provides professional development and guidance for teachers to
improve their content knowledge and effective delivery of
instructional strategies to build the capacity of the school and its teachers to enhance
instructional practices.
After implementing the
instructional strategy, teachers noticed that students
improved in their ability to identify the main idea orally but struggled to capture it in writing.
Nominees must complete an extensive written and video application that demonstrates their mastery of mathematics or science content; use of appropriate
instructional methods and
strategies; effective use of student assessments to evaluate, monitor, and
improve student learning; reflective practice and life - long learning to
improve teaching and student learning; and leadership in education outside the classroom.
An
instructional coach can be a peer who has content area expertise, a colleague with expertise in specific teaching methods or
strategies, or even a principal who desires to help teachers reflect and
improve.
Inevitably at this stage, the team must make adjustments to the action plan or the
instructional strategies; once those adjustments have been made and teaching and learning are clearly
improving, it's time to celebrate the success of using data to fuel change!
Experienced practitioners, including MSP program leaders, offered insights around
strategies that teacher leaders can use to provide
instructional support to classroom teachers, for the purpose of
improving instruction.
Baumgartner, Lipowski, and Rush (2003) studied a program to
improve reading achievement among elementary and middle school students using differentiated
instructional strategies, including flexible grouping, student choice of learning tasks, self - selected reading time, and access to a variety of texts.
Dr. Todd Whitaker Todd Whitaker, best - selling author of What Great Teachers Do Differently, will deliver a dynamic keynote presentation on the habits of great leaders, what makes them effective, and how to implement
strategies that
improve principal and educator effectiveness — drawing from his experience with staff motivation, teacher leadership, technology,
instructional improvement, and more.
Because many of the
strategies used with EL students or other special needs students are
strategies that are good for all students, this may be a place to list all
instructional strategies used to
improve student understanding for all learners (Tier 1 instruction).
The Strategic Teacher channel, drawing on Harvey Silver's book The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research - Based
Strategy for Every Lesson, immerses teachers in practical research - based
instructional and professional growth
strategies that ultimately
improve student learning.
Teachers use feedback in the formative assessment process to
improve the focus of classroom lessons and
instructional strategies.
Todd Whitaker, best - selling author of What Great Teachers Do Differently, will deliver a dynamic keynote presentation on the habits of great leaders, what makes them effective, and how to implement
strategies that
improve principal and educator effectiveness — drawing from his experience with staff motivation, teacher leadership, technology,
instructional improvement, and more.
They emphasize research - based
strategies to
improve teaching and learning and initiate discussions about
instructional approaches, both in teams and with individual teachers.
Outcomes of using simSchool in pre-service teacher education include increased confidence in teaching, increased technology self efficacy, increased retention in education courses, increased knowledge of
instructional strategies, increased knowledge of classroom management techniques,
improved understanding of student learning needs and differentiation of instruction, and increased understanding of learning theory.
Through the process, common patterns in student responses can be identified and teams can discuss effective
instructional strategies to
improve the area of learning.
During the intervening years, it has become more and more apparent that the best
strategy for
improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities is to focus more attention and resources on
improving instructional practices in the regular classroom for all students.
Our main goal for this project was to use a variety of effective teaching materials and
instructional strategies in order to
improve the number sense skills critical to this young students «future math development.
• We have 96 % for our Student Satisfaction Survey • We are a Blended Learning School, combining the best software with great teaching to meet the needs of our students • We utilize innovative
instructional strategies to
improve student growth and instruction for all learners
Kudos to the Princeton staff, for taking on this innovative approach to
improving their classroom management
strategies,
instructional practices, and leadership of school - wide culture so that students receive the best possible educational experience.