Sentences with phrase «instructional rounds school»

In this network, superintendents meet monthly, rotating between instructional rounds school visits and professional learning sessions focused on leading instructional improvement.

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In this edition of the EdCast, Roberts reflects on how «instructional rounds» can provide a framework for systemic improvement in schools.

The evidence — gathered through instructional rounds, work samples, teacher evaluation, program documents and a teacher survey — suggested teacher understandings of PBL was not consistent across the school and not all felt confident planning and implementing the approach in its entirety.

Instructional rounds is an embedded practice at Camdenville, used to drive school change.

The group liked what they saw and decided to try out the instructional rounds model in Latrobe Valley, a region with 39 schools.

«We set up instructional rounds by going to other schools, based on the medical model...» © Shutterstock / Tyler Olson

We set up instructional rounds by going to other schools, based on the medical model where the residents would travel around with the doctor and go «Here's Mr Jones and he's got gout, tell me what his symptoms are.»

In School - Based Instructional Rounds: Improving Teaching and Learning Across Classrooms, published by Harvard Education Press, Lecturer Lee Teitel explores this innovative approach of improving teaching and learning.

In this edition of the EdCast, Teitel speaks about the book and shares his evolving research on school - based instructional rounds.

Collegio Irabia - Izaga, Pamplona, Spain Presented two - day workshop on Teacher Teams and Instructional Rounds for Teachers to 80 teachers and school administrators from public and independent schools in Pamplona and Barcelona (with Vivian Troen).

Elmore expanded this concept — similar to the medical rounds used in teaching hospitals — into a more formal practice of «instructional rounds» when asked to consult for a group of Connecticut superintendents who were meeting informally to talk about school performance.

Teitel's research focuses on principal and superintendent leadership development, on interorganizational collaboration and other partnerships, especially between schools and universities, and on improvement of teaching and learning through approaches like Instructional Rounds.

Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional learning.

From makerspaces and outdoor learning to restorative justice practices and instructional rounds, school leaders are charged with responding to today's realities — shifting demographics, technological advances, and new policies and initiatives — all in ways that keep students» well - rounded learning experiences at the center.

Topics include planning and evaluating professional development, transforming urban schools, supporting struggling students, and instructional rounds.

In schools following year - round schedules, instructional days are distributed across 10, 11, or 12 months rather than the traditional nine - month calendar.

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) is a school wide instructional model that provides an international instructional focus, a variety of skills needed for academic success and opportunities for a well - rounded education.

Two years ago a team of teachers from Shepherd Elementary attended a School Improvement Seminar Series, lead by Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) staff members, focused on Instructional Rounds.

Inspired by the medical - rounds used in teaching hospitals, the Instructional Rounds Protocol (City, Elmore, Fiarman, and Tietel) uses a unique lens in looking at teaching and learning taking place in a srounds used in teaching hospitals, the Instructional Rounds Protocol (City, Elmore, Fiarman, and Tietel) uses a unique lens in looking at teaching and learning taking place in a sRounds Protocol (City, Elmore, Fiarman, and Tietel) uses a unique lens in looking at teaching and learning taking place in a school.

The board also supported new instructional interventions, full - service community schools, and an all - day, year - round preschool center for disadvantaged students from birth to age 5.

The following school year, a group of district and building administrators attended the Instructional Rounds in Education training at Harvard University.

In recent years, many forward - thinking school districts have embraced the idea of instructional rounds and created collaborative structures such as professional learning communities and data teams.

As educators considering the shift to year - round schooling — and the kind of year - round schooling that would be best for their school — they should also be sure to identify and articulate exactly what problems they expect a modified school calendar or additional instructional days to solve.

They keep schools focused on succeeding with student performance scales, assessments (formative and summative), tracking student progress, reviewing student work, building expertise on student - centered instructional strategies, problem - solving enrichment, interventions, and conducting instructional rounds to observe others teaching.

School divisions may apply for the grants for preschool programs, extended day or year schedules or year - round schools or for assistance to establish charter, college laboratory, or virtual schools, or other instructional delivery or school governance models in VirSchool divisions may apply for the grants for preschool programs, extended day or year schedules or year - round schools or for assistance to establish charter, college laboratory, or virtual schools, or other instructional delivery or school governance models in Virschool governance models in Virginia.

Instructional rounds is a powerful form of professional learning aimed at helping schools and systems develop the capacity to educate all children to high levels.

Consulting and presenting workshops to administrators and teachers for school districts, universities and the FEA on a host of topics ranging from instructional rounds, assessment to balanced literacy is a passion of hers.

The Network served as the origin of Instructional Rounds, now well known from the work of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

As program coordinator, Laura works directly with selected school districts partnering with the Center on systemic instructional improvement and instructional rounds.

Cohesion and relevance with respect to the various collaborative initiatives at Anna Yates (instructional rounds, grade - level collaboration, and the collaborative inquiry) is a school - wide focus.

The Long Beach Unified School District's use of student scores to assess the effectiveness of programs, instructional strategies and teachers is a rarity in California, and state Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell called it a model for other California school districts during a hastily arranged round - table discuSchool District's use of student scores to assess the effectiveness of programs, instructional strategies and teachers is a rarity in California, and state Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell called it a model for other California school districts during a hastily arranged round - table discuschool districts during a hastily arranged round - table discussion.

Cohesion and relevance with respect to the various collaborative initiatives at Anna Yates (instructional rounds, grade level collaboration, and the collaborative inquiry) is a school - wide focus.

Instructional rounds (in which groups of teachers observe classes together) and Japanese lesson studies (in which groups of teachers plan a class together and observe its teaching) provide useful formats for school communities to think together about ways to measure student engagement or the rigor of class discussion.

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We started instructional rounds this year at Hillbrook School.

In instructional rounds, educators seek to observe and document trends in practice at a given school.

Instructional rounds offer a low - cost, high impact, sustainable learning process focused on improving instruction across the school.