Keynote
Creating an Effective School Profile: Implications for School Leaders, Teachers, and Instructional Coaches
Breakout Session
Shifting from Planners of Instruction to Designers of Engaging Learning Experiences
Planning for high-impact instruction plays a significant role in facilitating, improving, and promoting student growth. When educators act with agency, school leaders, teachers, and instructional coaches create practices that significantly improve student outcomes. This includes lofty expectations for all students, a laser-like focus on instructional planning, promoting and participating in teacher learning, and creating the conditions that advance collective teacher efficacy. In this highly interactive and engaging session, participants will learn practices that can considerably accelerate student learning, including the use of an Engagement Rigor Matrix combined with 25 research-based instructional strategies. This session includes additional resources and tools that are available via QR codes.
About the Presenter
When it comes to school initiatives, more isn’t always better.
Today’s educators are buried under old practices, new ideas, and recommended initiatives. The problem? With such an abundance of strategies, it’s hard to recognize what, if anything, is working.
Before you’re tempted to add just one more idea to the pile, take a step back—and an objective look—so that you, central office leaders, building leaders, and teachers can decide which practices to keep, which to modify, and which to eliminate altogether.
Ineffective practices don’t just waste teacher time; they can have a catastrophic impact on student progress. Use de-implementation to shine a light on the path forward—one where teachers can focus on what works, and students can focus on learning.
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