Sentences with phrase «instructional support practices»

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When teacher leaders had less time available, they were more likely to engage in «managerial» support strategies, such as providing resources to teachers, than direct instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons.

Gigante and Firestone (2007) found that teacher leaders» use of demonstration lessons and other instructional support practices was impacted by the amount of time they had available.

Studies by Balfanz et al. (2006) and Ruby (2006) examined the relationship between teacher leaders who engaged in a set of instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons, and student achievement in middle grades mathematics (Balfanz et al., 2006) and middle grades science (Ruby, 2006).

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.

In this review of the empirical literature, release time was highlighted as a factor of teacher leader instructional support practices and teacher leader administrative practice:

Four studies that examined different types of strategies used by teacher leaders documented that lesson planning is an instructional support practice employed by teacher leaders (Cruz, 2003; Gigante & Firestone, 2007; Mangin, 2007; Moore, 1992).

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Even if you don't engage in these specific activities, they provide a sense that there are specific instructional practices with strong research support.

We also created a new administrative position, Supervisor of Instructional Practice, to coordinate the support mechanisms in the digital transformation.

I have found that, as a research - supported teaching practice, lesson study can be a highly effective instructional method in teacher education.

Sessions were tightly aligned to Michigan social studies and informational reading and writing standards (which are the Common Core State Standards) and included research - supported instructional practices.

Finally, a P21 Common Core Toolkit explains how the P21 framework and the Common Core State Standards support each other, and demonstrates «what it looks like» to align instructional practices with both the common core and P21 skills.

The Student Editions include: • Links to instructional videos, audio, or texts • Links to practice quizzes or activities • 12 assessments that include a total of 39 multiple choice, 2 true / false, and 2 sorting questions • Definitions of key terms related to each of the standards • Examples of how students can apply the standards to their reading and deepen their understanding of what they are reading • Excerpts from several high - quality texts, including: - «Harriet: The Moses of Her People» by Sarah H. Bradford - «The Narrative of Sojourner Truth» by Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth - «On Women's Right to Vote» by Susan B. Anthony - «Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death» by Patrick Henry • Accompanying Teaching Notes files The Teaching Notes files include: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional resources • Ideas to differentiate the activities for students who need extra support or to be challenged further • Answer guides with correct answers, answer choice rationales, word counts, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Research outcomes are expected to inform the design, selection, and implementation of online digital curriculum materials, the systems that deliver and support them, and the instructional practices associated with their use, in order to increase their efficacy for students with disabilities and other elementary and secondary learners.

What I found is that schools that exceed expectations — as well as those that are making significant improvement from a base of overall poor performance — engage in the extensive practice of six research - informed instructional strategies and develop a culture that communicates high expectations and support for all students.

The related instructional delivery in the Instructor's Manual also does not appear to support clear sequencing, clear descriptions and demonstrations of skills to be acquired, nor are the student activities followed by practice and timely feedback — the essence of good pedagogical practice which should focus initially on high levels of teacher involvement.

The review concludes that instructional process programs designed to change daily teaching practices have substantially greater research support than programs that focus on curriculum or technology alone.

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.»

Supporting and mentoring the principal as instructional leader by focusing on the further development of core leadership capacities, practices and competencies;

They started each section with a relevant introduction ─ showing learners a real - world application of the practice and why it's needed, then supporting this with engaging stories, instructional bullet points and as many specifics to their jobs as possible.

Effective classroom management consists of far more than establishing and imposing rules, rewards and incentives to control behaviour, it involves practices and instructional techniques to create a learning environment that facilitates and supports active engagement in learning, encourages co-operation and promotes behaviour that benefits other people.

A 2005 NCREL report draft (which we received special permission to cite for this article) finds «new evidence supporting the apparent effectiveness of online programs and schools and generally demonstrating the potential of online learning as a promising instructional intervention that can, when implemented judiciously, and with attention to «evidence - based» practices, apparently improve student academic performance.»

These teams discuss student support issues, analyze student data, critically reflect upon teaching practices, and problem solve to identify the instructional practices most likely to support students» progress.

Keeping the idea of brain plasticity at the forefront of your professional practice offers a constant reminder than when students struggle with lessons, it isn't because they can't learn, but because they need more practice and instructional support.

Beliefs play a key role in what teachers do in the classroom — including their instructional practices, classroom management, and support provided to students.

After all, they are likely collecting the most data on the instructional practice of the educators they support.

At Albemarle County Public Schools, teacher - driven instructional coaching supports teachers in their professional development, helps them to engage their students in authentic learning, and spreads innovative practices district - wide.

She is particularly interested in the development of a common language for studying and teaching instructional practice and on identifying resources that support practice - focused teacher training.

District data systems should also support routine evaluation of instructional programs, practices, and decisions by linking student participation in specific endeavors with standards - based assessments.

As part of this new relationship, Discovery Education will provide a five - year, customised programme of professional development that will support the teaching staff in developing consistent and effective instructional practices using digital content and technology to maximise engaging and relevant learning experiences for students.

Knowledge Guru's game engine is designed to tap into two powerful and empirically supported instructional strategies — Retrieval Practice and Spaced Retrieval.

have been trained to support teachers» instructional practice so every classroom is led by a strong teacher

Read an extensive practice guide from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) about Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making.

Support teaching and learning in Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) through Grade 12 classrooms across New York State and provide access to sequenced, spiraled, content - rich statewide curriculum programming and instructional practices that support the attainment of the CCLS and align to the Board of Regents» strategicSupport teaching and learning in Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) through Grade 12 classrooms across New York State and provide access to sequenced, spiraled, content - rich statewide curriculum programming and instructional practices that support the attainment of the CCLS and align to the Board of Regents» strategicsupport the attainment of the CCLS and align to the Board of Regents» strategic goals.

Previously, Ben worked alongside K - 12 educators in schools, providing both professional development and analytical support related to the effective use of data to enhance instructional practice and support school improvement.

Research of instructional coaching, defined as individuals specifically tasked to support educator incorporation of research - based practices (Knight, 2007), has also shown to positively impact educator work and limited evidence of improved student outcomes (Elish - Piper & L'Allier, 2011; Sailors & Shanklin, 2010).

We must also support teachers in transforming their instructional practices by providing continuing professional development and supports, and that students are taught using rigorous, high - quality instructional materials.

A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

Our comprehensive reports identify challenges and instructional best practices to support districtwide decisions and resource allocation.

By reviewing what is in place for PD at the district and building level, district leaders have an opportunity to make adjustments and add supports to ensure that the professional development provided to teachers results in improved instructional practices and increased student achievement.

«Eventually I plan to work in a job that allows me to support teachers in creating instructional practices that help this particular group of students and also have the ability to develop curriculum that creates equity through excellence.»

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.

At the Askwith Forum on October 15, Rich Milner examines the structural and social policies that shape educators» mindsets in regard to race and considers how we can support instructional practices that address race and poverty in meaningful ways.

TeacherEase is built to support groups of educators sharing the work to successfully implement better instructional practices.

This suggests that use of the ECR model helps teachers improve their practice in multiple areas of instructional support.

Instructional leaders are often so focused on supporting the development of teacher practice that they forget to check if their work has an impact on students.

Encompassed by this set of practices are the «supporting» and «recognizing and rewarding» managerial behaviors associated with Yukl «s (1994) Multiple Linkages model, as well as Hallinger «s (2003) model of instructional leadership and the Waters et al. (2003) meta - analysis.

With the knowledge that instructional leadership is the primary engine behind teacher effectiveness, the authors demonstrate how to support classroom practices that raise student achievement.