Developing instructional
program coherence requires strong leadership which fosters teachers» professional community and a shared commitment to the program.
Instructional
program coherence.
Five common areas for capacity building are noted in the research literature: teacher knowledge, skill, and disposition; professional communities;
program coherence; technical resources; and leadership.
Figure 2 School Field Study Ratings and Survey Scores for Instructional
Program Coherence in 11 Schools
We present the concept of instructional
program coherence and explain why school improvement frameworks that incorporate instructional
program coherence are more likely to advance student achievement
Three areas of interest emerge from that research: teacher knowledge, skills and dispositions; professional community (schools as a collective enterprise); and
program coherence (clear learning goals sustained over time).
Instructional
program coherence: What it is and why it should guide school improvement policy.
Not exact matches
Hartshorne's
program seems to presuppose also that the «backbone» of metaphysics is neutral to the «flesh» (content) of reality, so that when we say
coherence or consistency, these words mean, or should mean, the same for different philosophers.2 It is true that some metaphilosophical principles are almost universally accepted (e.g. noncontradiction), but others are strictly connected with given systems.
Just as those glued to their television sets for six or seven hours a night reasonably prefer sets with PIP (picture in picture) which let one see the action of more than one channel at once, to enhance surfing (at the loss of
coherence, if you value that), so, too, do workers chained to computer monitors for eight or more hours a day naturally prefer to have a large screen with 16 million possible shades and hues of color, with a number of
programs opened at once.
Nathan Scott, in The Poetry of Civic Virtue (Fortress, 1976), outlines the
coherence of the mature Auden's poetic
program.
The fact that such irregular events as aid to Hispanic refugees can be typified as actions of plot gives evidence that congregational life possesses a larger
coherence than its sequence of liturgies and standard
programs by themselves suggest.
This raises questions about the internal
coherence of the Reformed catholic
program, and it also raises questions concerning ecumenical fruitfulness.
The department also needs to collect more data on
program effectiveness, improve the
coherence of its management, and take decisive steps to curb student - loan defaults, the Congressional research agency argues.
Leaders in HP / HP schools credit much of their success to a high level of
coherence in the instructional
program.
Built around the work of some of the most respected experts in education, Corwin's publishing
program features a rich collection of titles, including:
Coherence by Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn, Better Conversations by Jim Knight, TheChallenging Learning series by James Nottingham, Schools that Deliver by John Edwards and the Visible Learning for Literacy and Visible Learning for Mathematics by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey.
He criticized low admissions standards; curriculums that «lack
coherence and connections to the work that's actually done in the field»; clinical
programs devoted to mere shadowing of practitioners, whether they are successful or not; «watered - down» dissertations with little connection to practice; and a pervasive race among teachers to acquire credit for leadership courses, and thus boost their salaries, without any interest in actually assuming positions of greater authority.
Too many disconnected
programs can also decrease
coherence in the instructional
program of the school.
Proposed fund usage will expand teacher and principal residency
programs, which provide clinical experience and intensive supports, and support initiatives that improve
coherence between educators» pre-service experience, induction, and future professional learning.59
Conceptualizing Third Spaces in University Sponsored Alternate Route Teacher Education
Programs: Creating
Coherence Across Disparate Partnering Organizations
What approaches work best in ensuring the alignment and
coherence of instruction for students with disabilities in inclusionary
programs?
Even rigorous studies of
programs designed to include the elements researchers have identified as essential to effectiveness — including inquiry - oriented learning approaches, a strong content focus, collaborative leadership, and
coherence with school curriculum and policies — have yielded disappointing results (see Garet, Porter, Desimone, Birman, & Yoon, 2001; Penuel, Fishman, Yamaguchi, & Gallagher, 2007).
These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system
coherence by aligning central office and site
programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.
To support school districts with independent purchasing decisions regarding instructional materials, the Department conducts a thorough evaluation and review that assesses
programs based on focus on standards,
coherence... Continue Reading»
Another challenge is a lack of
coherence and the disconnection between the PrePuma courses and the rest of the PUMA
program.
Although the PUMA
program has received both local and national acclaim, several significant challenges remain related to improving the
coherence of the entire PUMA
program, some that can be addressed through the integration of technology in the most appropriate ways to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
This not only promoted new
program emphases and greater
coherence by focusing
program officials on the standards as they revised their
programs, it also had the effect of shutting down
programs that did not meet these new standards.
To ensure this process, the
program defines and makes use of three curriculum strands, or «Threads,» that bind instruction across grades and provide
coherence: (1) Operations Thread, (2) Number Thread, and (3) Equivalence Thread.
Built from the company's Literacy First Framework, a three - year professional development
program proven to create a school culture of learning and achievement, the Core Instructional Model professional development focuses on consistency and
coherence across a school and district for leaders, teachers, and students.
We serve as thought partners for school administrators and learning organizations looking to bring
coherence to their
programs and implement best practices.
lack of
program and instructional
coherence within and across schools, contributing to fragmentation of district support and weak alignment with state standards
In addition to assisting with reflective practice and better communication among faculty, curriculum mapping also helps to improve overall
coherence from grade to grade, thus increasing the likelihood of students achieving
program - or school - level outcomes.
The Division examines and improves the
coherence, rigor, alignment, content and pacing of the district's curriculum guides and other instructional tools, including instructional materials, professional development, and academic
programming.
Luckily, I had registered ahead of time for a panel that went almost unnoticed thanks to poor
programming; by Saturday morning, most of the trade visitors had either left or were too exhausted to reflect on the state of the industry with any wit or
coherence.
The Experiential Learning
Program gives
coherence to our entire curriculum and fulfills the school's mission of providing a well - rounded learning experience.
The council's Comprehensive Early Learning Plan, published in 2013,5 was intended to create greater
coherence among early learning
programs in the state.
Since neurocognitive deficits are theorized to be underlying the ASD symptomatology, the decreased social communication problems after the mindfulness - based
program supports the suggestion that neurocognitive deficits in central
coherence, executive functioning, and theory of mind could be improved by training mindfulness.