The advances in competency based education, accessibility issues, and new technologies mean institutions are going to rely more heavily
on instructional designers.
After all, they're likely collecting the most data
on the instructional practice of the educators that they support.)
Take, for example, the following declaration: «a large and growing body of state and local implementation studies, academic research, teacher surveys, and interviews with dozens of policymakers, experts, and educators all reveal a much more promising picture: The reforms have strengthened many school districts» focus
on instructional quality, created a foundation for making teaching a more attractive profession, and improved the prospects for student achievement» (p. 1).
RAND was not able to determine conclusively whether greater policy cohesion led to more time spent
on instructional leadership in the sites studied.
(For more information
on instructional strategies that support differentiation, see Tomlinson, 1999, The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, listed in the resource section at the end of this chapter.)
Michael Casserly, who has spent nearly two decades as executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of 66 of the nation's largest urban public school systems, says that superintendents need to focus
on their instructional programs to move things forward.
This session will also include an analysis of the role of distributive leadership by principals as well as the benefits of including teachers
on an Instructional Leadership Team (ILT).
The report predicts that even excellent teachers will struggle when faced with poor facilities, a lack of resources, intrusions
on instructional time, and inadequate preparation time.
Fred has presented at many conferences as well as over 300 workshops
on instructional technology in classroom, professional learning, evaluation, and software applications.
Dave currently works at the KIPP Foundation with KIPP leaders
on instructional innovation, leadership development, and teacher training.
While we all might prefer to focus primarily
on instructional leadership, as Superintendent there is no more important responsibility than the stability of your district budget.
Principals who report spending the most time
on instructional leadership also say that they have access to timely and accurate student data, professional development through their district and autonomy in decision - making.
Although widespread adoption of these standards has focused programs more explicitly
on instructional leadership and school improvement, states vary in how they have used the standards.
Through our train - the - trainer model, districts can deliver the program in - house, minimizing costs and maximizing the impact
on instructional leadership in the district.
0 — Little or no reflection
on instructional practice by the individual classroom teachers, some talk between individual teachers about what is working.
Researchers who followed a sub-sample of principals in their schools also found that these principals focused
on instructional leadership and supported school improvement, which was evident in school outcomes.
Craft narrative feedback based on comments and notes from observations, providing ratings
on the instructional framework - formally or informally - to identify areas of strength and growth.
For example, one of the coaches I train consistently shares our «Look Fors» checklist
on instructional strategies to show teacher growth from the baseline observation to coaching session, and makes a ceremony of revealing it to teachers.
The focus on the arts at these schools is supported by extra teachers and coordinators who work to deliver an arts - integrated curriculum, provide enhanced recruitment strategies, and serve
on instructional leadership teams at their schools.
Introduction to a theme issue on «Assessing All that Matters» of Impact
on Instructional Improvement, 41 (2), 7 — 9.
In addition to these sessions, an array of vendor exhibits provided information
on instructional materials, cutting - edge products, and services to help charter schools meet a wide range of student needs.
Identifying the gaps in supporting student learning and their transitions Strategizing to target gaps in order to narrow them Mapping the curriculum continuum of expectations grades 6 to 9, to provide depth of knowledge and understanding which leads to more effective mathematics instruction and assessment Focusing
on instructional continuity and continuity of supports supports for student needs.
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) literacy standards for content area teachers provide incentive for teachers to focus
on instructional techniques to meet students» rigorous literacy needs across the...
They also reported working longer hours and spending more time than comparison principals
on the instructional activities that have been linked to stronger school performance, including building a professional learning community among staff, evaluating and providing feedback to teachers, and using data to monitor school progress.
There are common agreements amongst many respected researchers
on instructional processes that, when implemented correctly, will lead to growth in student achievement.
She has conducted programmatic research on assessment methods for enhancing instructional planning and
on instructional methods for improving reading and math outcomes for students with learning disabilities.
The PAF program is meant to recognize the important impact that a principal has
on instructional leadership, the school environment, and talent management and to better connect this expertise and knowledge with education policy makers.
Ms. Georgeanne Sherrill, a career ladder 3 elementary teacher in Tennessee, was attending the 1986 NGA meeting to present information
on instructional leadership and «career ladders» — an initiative of Lamar Alexander's.
The Fuel Education Summit Curriculum is built
on an instructional model that is engaging, effective, and customizable — and adjusts in response to an individual learner's needs.
Academic success is improving with the organization of the curriculum and renewed emphasis being placed
on instructional technique.
Section I contains policies, regulations, and exhibits
on the instructional program.
Deepen the expertise of school leaders through training
on instructional materials and assessment, as well as visits to selected classrooms to observe instruction and practice teacher literacy and math coaching and feedback.
10) California: Saying it is «extremely dissatisfied with the work of Pearson»
on its instructional technology initiative, the Los Angeles Unified School District has announced it is no longer purchasing iPads with Pearson software installed.
The session focused
on the instructional shifts and dispositions matched to the Common Core State Standards.
If you are planning for the next academic school year with an eye
on the instructional shifts and attention to the Basal Alignment Project, Read Aloud Project, and the close read exemplars, the documents below will help.
Required 60 - day period for public review and comment
on Instructional Quality Commission's recommended framework (CCR 9515)
6) Teachers will update or replace such lessons as necessary throughout the school year based
on the instructional progress of students.
For example, teams are expected to clarify essential outcomes; develop and utilize the results of common, formative assessments; collaboratively analyze student learning (particularly the results of formative common assessments); and reflect
on their instructional practices in order to improve the learning levels of their students.
Third, we find considerable differences in teacher support and teacher influence
on instructional policies and practices between charter schools and traditional public schools, which might help explain the higher returns to experience on teacher effectiveness as well as the observed effectiveness gaps between charter schools and traditional public schools serving disadvantaged students.
This focus
on instructional excellence in the classroom allows teachers and administrators to work together to maximize student and school achievements.
The first collection, «Common Core Teacher Toolkit for PARCC», is focused
on instructional strategies and preparing students for computer - based testing.
We've grown the course to include a module
on instructional design, and there's two levels, one level is unit planning, and where teachers create a unit.
The Discussion Starter
on instructional approaches as well as the following series of design questions will be useful:
Yet, school principals are under so much pressure that their time is primarily spent, understandably,
on instructional techniques and practices.
Survey targets educators» perspectives
on instructional support and professional development needs November 17, 2015
Students engage with their teachers in clarifying a misconception that arises in the process of working
on the instructional task.
Because many students with disabilities are now educated primarily in general education classrooms, their teachers report needing more professional development
on instructional strategies to support this population.
Also to be reported are the percentages of compensation based
on instructional effectiveness.
The most competitive colleges spend over $ 25,000
on instructional expenditure for each student yet the average low - income family pays less than $ 8,000 out of pocket for these schools.
Effective leaders set a vision for practice excellence and are intentionally focused
on instructional quality and the systematic support of teachers.