Over 500 school and district leaders and 1,500 teachers experienced professional development diving into the framework's utility
for improving instructional practice in their schools.
In a review of the published literature, nine research studies were identified in which teacher leaders engaged in lesson planning as a strategy to
improve the instructional practices of classroom teachers.
Lesson study is an effective collaborative tool to build trusting relationships among colleagues, build knowledge through rich and meaningful discussions, and
improve instructional practice through deep analysis of student work and needs.
Answers to these and other questions will shed light on how teacher evaluation systems might
improve instructional practice as well as their implications for the teacher labor market.
Provide tools / products / services that facilitate the effective use of data by all districts, schools, and teachers
in improving instructional practice and student learning?
I was working diligently with teachers to help them transition their frame of mind around assessment practices while trying to
improve my instructional practices as their leader and guide.
When I have taken the time to establish observations as a priority, when I have delegated extraneous tasks that other can effectively do, and when I have deliberately set aside windows of time for observations, I have been able to make headway
with improving instructional practice, establishing instructional accountability, establishing standards of teacher professionalism, and ultimately, I have made significant impacts in student learning.
Participating teachers reported that IDEA
training improved their instructional practice, including their ability to design lesson plans, their assessment methods, and their effectiveness at meeting a wide diversity of student needs.
As the Center for Educational Leadership's director of teacher evaluation, I have spent the last five years helping teachers, coaches and
principals improve their instructional practice using our 5D ™ Instructional Framework and 5D + ™ Rubric for Instructional Growth and Teacher Evaluation.
Recent research reveals that although districts spend large amounts of money on professional development, PD has a poor reputation for
actually improving instructional practice, and research shows that current approaches are not having the desired effect on teacher practice or student achievement.
A systemic approach to school turnaround is fundamental to addressing district systems in need of change and building staff capacity for transformative leadership to scale up the work that
advances improved instructional practice and student outcomes at struggling schools.
Excellence for Every Child: Improving the Quality of Teaching Birth through Grade Three offers helpful resources on
improving instructional practices from the 2014 CEELO Roundtable (see «presentations» and «resources» tabs).
During the intervening years, it has become more and more apparent that the best strategy for improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities is to focus more attention and resources
on improving instructional practices in the regular classroom for all students.
Cottage Grove Principal Iton Udosenata shares how working with his superintendent, Krista Parent, has improved his instructional leadership skills and how he is
improving instructional practices among his teachers.
In what was PPE's first blended professional program for an international audience, Merseth along with Lecturer Pamela Mason and Senior Lecturer Kitty Boles instructed teachers on working together with administrators and support staff to solve common teaching and learning problems and
improve their instructional practice.
In this way, they sustain and
improve instructional practices, passing the torch of inspired teaching to others.
, these informal, non-evaluative classroom visits by administrators can lead to
improved instructional practices and curriculum alignment.
While many enjoy reading what others have written, writing your own reflective blog posts is a highly effective technique to
improving your instructional practices.
We need to concentrate on assisting schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning by providing expert guidance, quality professional development, and the time necessary to use data to
improve instructional practice.
Principals also had to rate teachers on the new evaluation framework, and work with them in pre - and postobservation conferences to develop strategies to
improve their instructional practice.
First, these findings suggest that future studies examine the role that psychological safety — that is, the ability to speak up and ask for help — plays in creating positive conditions for teachers to
improve their instructional practice.
We know that teachers care about their students and
improving their instructional practice.
Learning sciences: Interdisciplinary field bringing together findings — from research into cognitive, social and cultural psychology; neuroscience and learning environments, among others — with the goal of implementing learning innovations and
improving instructional practice.
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.
Novak shows how to use the UDL Guidelines to plan lessons, choose materials, assess learning, and
improve instructional practice.
«Bringing the regularities of schooling to consciousness around urgent problems of
improving instructional practice is a key part of the process of improvement.
For districts that struggle to attract and retain instructional leaders, a solution to
improving instructional practice may lie in the hands of their existing educators.
This framework describes the essence of effective instructional leadership — the work principals must do to
improve instructional practice.
In fact, many districts and schools fail to adequately track how much they invest in professional learning in general, much less whether those investments lead to
improved instructional practice and student learning.
As described by one MSP leader, lesson planning «should be undertaken by teacher leaders and teachers for the purpose of
improving instructional practice, meaning that there needs to be thoughtful and cumulative reflection on lesson goals and strategies (and not a «show and tell» mentality to showcase best lessons).»