The Understanding by Design Guide to Advanced Concepts in Creating and Reviewing Units, by creators of the Understanding by Design ®
framework Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, offers
instructional modules on how to refine units created using the
framework and how to effectively review the units with self - assessment and peer review, along with
observation and supervision.
Instructional Leadership and Management Oversee Lead Teachers and Content Leads to implement a standardized, schoolwide framework, approach, and system for MWA instruction, formal feedback, and instructional competency framework Continuously improve, refine, and ensure fidelity to the formal feedback and evaluation process Serve as the lead, along with the Division Directors, to develop, lead, and deliver site - based professional development to the MWA faculty Develop and monitor individualized professional development plans for all faculty — including informal classroom observations, scheduled classroom observations, teacher meetings, and formal observations Analyze and report out instructional data and progress toward instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Dire
Instructional Leadership and Management Oversee Lead Teachers and Content Leads to implement a standardized, schoolwide
framework, approach, and system for MWA instruction, formal feedback, and
instructional competency framework Continuously improve, refine, and ensure fidelity to the formal feedback and evaluation process Serve as the lead, along with the Division Directors, to develop, lead, and deliver site - based professional development to the MWA faculty Develop and monitor individualized professional development plans for all faculty — including informal classroom observations, scheduled classroom observations, teacher meetings, and formal observations Analyze and report out instructional data and progress toward instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Dire
instructional competency
framework Continuously improve, refine, and ensure fidelity to the formal feedback and evaluation process Serve as the lead, along with the Division Directors, to develop, lead, and deliver site - based professional development to the MWA faculty Develop and monitor individualized professional development plans for all faculty — including informal classroom
observations, scheduled classroom
observations, teacher meetings, and formal
observations Analyze and report out
instructional data and progress toward instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Dire
instructional data and progress toward
instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Dire
instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Directors, Board)
The FEAs have taken many forms, including: sheltered instruction
observation protocol (SIOP) implementation in Texas; community - based equity assessment in Texas; IDRA's Focusing on Language and Academic
Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) program implementation in reading in Louisiana; gender equity also in Louisiana; implementation of a multicultural
framework in staff development to support student success in New Mexico; parent leadership in New Mexico; unitary status planning in Arkansas; English as a second language (ESL) classroom strategies in Arkansas; service learning in Oklahoma; and meeting civil rights requirements under the law in Oklahoma.