«The SOAR framework, and the rich classroom vignettes that bring the framework to life for teachers, can support and accelerate two of the most vital factors for student learning: rich and
rigorous classroom instruction coupled with authentic professional collaboration with teaching colleagues.»
This summer's Marzano Conference 2013 offers breakout sessions and other resources designed to help you prepare for and achieve
rigorous classroom instruction to meet new Common Core Standards.
Kelsey spoke with us about her direct work with teacher leaders to advance educational equity through
rigorous classroom instruction.
Coupled with
rigorous classroom instruction and teachers, Learning Lab enables Rocketship to assess students» weaknesses and provide remediation to ensure they graduate prepared for a college - prep curriculum.
Rigorous classroom instruction is a good thing.
Not exact matches
In every class, both core and elective curriculum, Trinidad Garza uses the six strategies from the Common Instructional Framework — collaborative group work, literacy groups, scaffolding, writing to learn, questioning, and
classroom talk — to align their
instruction, create a
rigorous environment, and foster students who take ownership of their learning.
With increasingly
rigorous teacher evaluation policy, teachers»
classroom instruction isfrequently observed and evaluated, and teachers are held accountable for their students» achievement gains.
I believe that these
rigorous standards have the potential to dramatically improve the quality of
instruction in the typical American
classroom — to move teachers far beyond the test - prep and bubble - kids obsessions of the No Child Left Behind era.
Learn three steps districts can take to prevent teacher burnout and cultivate engaging,
rigorous instruction across
classrooms.
MPS is aligning
classroom instruction, evaluation and feedback to the
rigorous and more challenging Common Core State Standards to improve teaching and learning.
Teachers were essentially charged with bringing new, more
rigorous academic expectations into our
classrooms without adequate time to become versed in new materials or understand methods for applying them to our
instruction.
This is the question ringing in
classrooms across the state, the question plaguing teachers working tirelessly to adjust
instruction to more
rigorous expectations, striving to help students reach heights monumentally higher than they've ever been asked to, much less prepared to, before.
One of the first steps is to train school leaders to use CEL's
rigorous 5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning, a research - based framework for observing and analyzing
classroom instruction and providing meaningful feedback to teachers.
We are committed to elevating student achievement through daily
classroom instruction that is both
rigorous and supportive.
As a special education teacher, the coordinator will develop and teach engaging lessons that follow the
rigorous, Common Core aligned Ascend curriculum and collaboratively teach with a general education teacher in an inclusion
classroom and differentiate
instruction for students with special needs.
The project will create a 30 - hour Professional Learning Unit (PLU) course that will train teachers to systematically address problems of
classroom practice and facilitate critical conversations on the delivery of personalized,
rigorous literacy
instruction.
Scholars are greeted with a handshake from a school leader and head to their
classroom for a day of
rigorous instruction.
Teachers are paired with a coach for an entire school year (sustained approach), they regularly reflect on videorecordings of their
classroom instruction and carefully observe how they interact with students (approach focused on interactions), and they apply the validated
Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS - S) to improve the quality of their interactions (
rigorous approach).
Research suggests that curricula should include strategies for
classroom organization and behavior management, tools for linking assessment and
instruction, and research - based instructional methods and frameworks, including increased attention to literacy
instruction.57 States should incentivize the inclusion of
rigorous coursework within teacher preparation, and can require these essential components as part of their accreditation processes.
Compared to the actual programs of teacher preparation — including extensive coursework and work in
classrooms as well as a
rigorous external performance evaluation — the now passed regulations amount to the slimmest preparation, 16 credit hours of
instruction and less than a week worth of time in an actual
classroom.
The book focuses on
classroom management and
rigorous instruction, and it includes real -
classroom examples and videos.
Vermont should require a
rigorous reading assessment tool to ensure that its early childhood candidates are adequately prepared in the science of reading
instruction before entering the
classroom.
Based on
rigorous research reviewed by the National Center on RTI at the American Institutes for Research, the authors highlight several recommendations for implementing RTI with fidelity: 1) Institute a continuum of instructional supports for students through a multi-level prevention system, including primary prevention through high quality core
instruction in the
classroom, secondary prevention through supplementary interventions of moderate intensity for students most at risk, and tertiary prevention through individualized interventions for those who do not respond to secondary prevention approaches; 2) employ universal screening through brief, valid and reliable assessments; and 3) monitor student progress using research - based assessment tools.
Some things are relatively straightforward - and are happening in
classrooms across the country: teachers can use formative assessment and student work to make decisions and adjust
instruction; teachers can demand rigor, of themselves and their colleagues; teachers can teach in ways that are
rigorous and relevant — leveraging the assets of the families, cultures and community resources of the children they serve — getting students to think and act critically in their world and the larger one.
Moreover, pausing or repealing CCSS implementation translates to very real disruptions in
classrooms, where teachers have already adjusted their
instruction so that it aligns with the standards and students have already been exposed to the new, more
rigorous expectations.
Study Island has evolved from its test preparation roots into a robust,
rigorous, and dynamic formative
classroom solution that not only prepares students for end - of - year assessments but also gives teachers a way to individualize
instruction, pinpoint student difficulties, and monitor student progress.
A great place to begin your leadership journey with KIPP is in the
classroom where you learn KIPP's approach to joyful culture and
rigorous instruction firsthand.
Progressives tend to favor pedagogical approaches in the
classroom such as «child - centered»
instruction and «teaching for social justice,» rather than
rigorous academic content.
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE School Library leaders design, deliver and support intellectually
rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum,
instruction and assessment in collaboration with
classroom teachers and administration to assure each learner's academic and / or professional success and well - being.
EFFECTIVE School Library leaders design, deliver and support intellectually
rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum,
instruction and assessment in coordination with
classroom teachers to enhance each learner's academic and / or professional success and well - being.
Completed
rigorous 20 - week Advanced Individual Human Intelligence Training course and 10 - week Basic Combat Training course which included both field and
classroom instruction.