Years of empirical research and practical reflection indicates organizing schoolsaround evidence-based instructional practices is an essential component of improving student achievement, or as Mike Schmoker quips, "Focus on Less,Then Obsess!" This session will guide administrators, coaches, and teacherleaders, in a hands-on practical exploration of how to use best evidence resources(e.g. Hattie's Meta-analyses, IES Practice Guides, Best Evidence Encyclopedia) to identify a very limited number of essential instructional tools or "Big Dogs",and engage the entire faculty in an on-going process of implementing, adaptingand refining their use across the grades and content areas.
Join us for a panel of secondary Mathematics teachers from across Kansas that are at various stages within the Integrated Kansas MTSS and Alignment Framework. In this session, we will hear the triumphs and obstacles these buildings have encountered while implementing their MTSS Framework at a middle or high school. Receive advice on how to create and sustain momentum in your building.
Human learning requires actionable feedback studies indicate most teachers receive very little in the normal course of events. This seminar will explore how administrators, coaches, and teachers leaders can create effective systems of Public Practice supporting allstaff in learning how to both give and receive effective feedback via peer observation, learning walks, video feedback, etc as well as fine-tuning PLCs to focus squarely on improved teaching/learning.
Large-scale meta-analyses (Hattie, 2009; Marzano & DuFour 2011) have concluded the key to accelerating student achievement is figuring out how to significantly improve typical daily instruction across the school. RTI/MTSS can potentially be the vehicle for this improvement IF leaders grasp the imperative of focusing squarely on improving core or Tier 1 instruction. This seminar will unpack key research supported practices found to improve academioc literacy (reading/writing/speaking/ listening/thinking) across all content areas including electives. Participants will experience concrete example strategies, critique unscripted classroom videos, engage in learn- by-doing simulations and explore free on-line resources. Major focus areas will include how to increase student engagement, build academic language/ vocabulary, and develop critical thinking and comprehension skills. Participants are encouraged to attend in school-based teams to maximize effective implementation.
Years of empirical research and practical reflection indicates organizing schoolsaround evidence-based instructional practices is an essential component of improving student achievement, or as Mike Schmoker quips, "Focus on Less,Then Obsess!" This session will guide administrators, coaches, and teacherleaders, in a hands-on practical exploration of how to use best evidence resources(e.g. Hattie's Meta-analyses, IES Practice Guides, Best Evidence Encyclopedia) to identify a very limited number of essential instructional tools or "Big Dogs",and engage the entire faculty in an on-going process of implementing, adaptingand refining their use across the grades and content areas.
Human learning requires actionable feedback studies indicate most teachers receive very little in the normal course of events. This seminar will explore how administrators, coaches, and teachers leaders can create effective systems of Public Practice supporting allstaff in learning how to both give and receive effective feedback via peer observation, learning walks, video feedback, etc as well as fine-tuning PLCs to focus squarely on improved teaching/learning.
