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Using multiple measures such as teacher evaluations, classroom observation and student test scores, TNTP rated about half the teachers in their 10th year or beyond as below «effective» in core
instructional practices such as developing students» critical thinking.
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In an editorial accompanying the study, Russell Pate and Dr. Jennifer O'Neil of the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina said the study showed the «need to learn ways in which the doses of physical activity provided during youth sports and activity programs can be most effectively increased by modifying the manner in which the
practices and contests are conducted... [
such as] by changes in
instructional practices that produce greater emphasis on keeping youth active while they learn individual skills and team strategies.»
These schools included «early college» high schools with a STEM focus (that offered both college and high school credits to students); tech - savvy schools that relied entirely on project - based learning (an
instructional practice emphasizing student production of knowledge via projects and research); and career / technical education high schools that prepared students for careers
such as agriculture or medicine through early experiences in those fields.
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Starting with the presentation of cognitive learning theories and how they can be applied in
instructional video design, and followed up by resources including best
practices for the creation of
such videos, descriptions of software tools, and guidelines for video design and development, Obsidian Learning's free eBook Transforming Learning: Using Video For Cognitive, Emotional, And Social Engagement provides a thoughtful, well - researched roadmap for using video to greatest effect for
instructional purposes.
Research has shown that these types of inquiry activities — where students are asked to analyze a piece of concrete data
such as a picture or an object in order to generate ideas for writing — are an effective
instructional practice for improving the writing of adolescent learners.
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If inspectors are able to evaluate actual
practices and
instructional quality at the school, both before and after an inspection, then inspections may well have a mitigating effect on
such unintended responses.
eLearning can offer effective
instructional methods
such as
practicing with associated feedback, combining collaboration activities with the self - paced study, personalizing learning paths based on learners» needs, and using simulation and games.
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The distributed perspective helps us understand how leadership
practice links to
instructional improvement, however organizations define the nature
such improvement.
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In this context, a highly effective organizational learning environment is one in which teachers engage in learning behaviors
such as speaking up, asking for help, admitting errors, and trying out new ideas that incorporate new knowledge to change their
instructional practice.
It correlates well with
instructional strategies
such as spaced repetition and distributed
practice that refer to learning using small, repeated, and increasing steps.
Toward that end, an Early Literacy Task Force (ELTF) in Michigan identified 10 research - informed classroom literacy
instructional practices for Pre-K and 10
such practices for K - 3 that can have a meaningful impact on student literacy.
Such policies do help focus teachers» energy and attention on the appropriate content, but teachers may need help in learning to change their
instructional practice.
In particular, rich data on SIG schools in one of the studies shows that schools improved both by differentially retaining their most experienced teachers and by providing teachers with increased supports for
instructional improvement
such as opportunities to visit each other's classrooms and to receive meaningful feedback on their teaching
practice from school leaders.
With that additional money in hand, it seems obvious that schools below the cutoff would be doing more improvements than schools above the cutoff,
such as using different
instructional approaches, different hiring
practices, developing teachers and principals and so on.
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Findings from these three studies suggest that initiatives that feature teacher leaders engaged in
instructional support
practices, including demonstration lessons, should attend to factors
such as time, peer support, and teacher leader knowledge that may influence their
practice.
For example, the Juniper Garden Project at the University of Kansas has demonstrated
instructional practices,
such as classwide peer tutoring and cooperative learning, that help African American students, English language learners, and other diverse students become more actively involved in their academic assignments.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223
Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learn
Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions
such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learn
such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom
practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learn
such as teachers «uses of
instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership
practices; and the status of their students «learning.
In the discussion of findings in this study, Printy (2008) speculated that teachers» altered their
instructional practice based on their relationships to other teachers, rather than the input of administrators,
such as principals or department chairs.
Many of the more than 20 WWC
practice guides focus on
instructional challenges
such as improving student writing at the elementary or secondary level, teaching beginning reading, or providing algebra instruction.
Future researchers will need to address the challenge, finding meaningful ways to document student achievement while documenting formative measures of progress
such as parents» understanding of
instructional goals, teachers» priorities and their
practice, teacher understanding, and surface - level changes in materials and activities.
Educators should select appropriate
instructional activities and materials, including technology, based on factors
such as curriculum standards, students» needs, preferences, prior knowledge, and skill levels, and effective pedagogical
practices and contextual factors
such as time and available resources (Harris & Hofer, 2009; Kennedy & Deshler, 2010; King - Sears & Emenova, 2007).