Monroe 1 BOCES
Julie Johnson, Instructional Specialist
Monroe 1 BOCES
[email protected]
Johnsonj.blog.monroe.edu
Overview of the Day
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 Purpose: Which instructional strategies will best
move current practice towards the kind of schools
we want?
 Work of the day: Learn some new instructional
strategies and rank them using criteria
 Take Away: Top 10 Instructional Strategies
Agenda
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Welcome/Overview of the Day
Similar Roles Support and Network
Why does designing effective instructional practices matter?
What is an Instructional Playbook?
 Delving in more deeply to instructional practices
 What does best practices really mean?
 11:30 – 12:30
LUNCH
 Using criteria to rank our instructional strategies
 How do we really help teachers learn these instructional
strategies?
 Reflection
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How has your
thinking and work
with teachers shifted?
What has gone well?
What questions do
you have?
What instructional
strategies have you
found to work?
Please provide a
statement with an
anecdote the supports
your claim
Discuss as a group
Record
electronically:
Johnsonj.blog.monroe.edu
Institute Goals
What
kind of
schools
are you
striving
for?
Long
Term
Vision
Strategies
Naming and
delving
deeply into
instructional
strategies
that support
your vision
http://instructionalcoaching.com/resources/pdfs/Corwin_HighImpact.pdf
http://instructionalcoaching.com/resources/pdfs/Corwin_HighImpact.pdf
What is an
effective goal?
S
Strategic and specific
M
Measureable
A
Attainable
R
Results oriented
T
Time bound
Jim Knight
Goal Framework
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PEERS Goals
Powerful
Easy
Emotionally Compelling
Reachable (strategy is identified)
Student-focused
Student
Centered
What do
we
consider
data?
Standards
What are the
students doing?
Learning?
Learning
Targets
Partnership
Behavior
Content
Knowledge
Instruction
Formative
Assessment
Establish
Goal
Postassess
Meet all
students’
needs
Pre-assess
Coaching
Cycle
Design
Instruction
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What is an effective
coaching goal?
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Identifies a change in students
 Is measureable
 Identifies a teaching strategy to be
implemented
The Big Why
How do you do
that? (PROCESS)
-processes
-practices
-work flow
-structures
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What do you do?
(“PRODUCTS”)
-results
-what outsiders see
and hear
-curriculum
-assessments
-lessons
Why do you do that?
(PURPOSE)
-dreams
-rationale
-goals
-vision statements
-added value
-mission statements
Why does designing
effective instruction matter?
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Write one
thought on
a post-it
Categorize
post-its
with your
colleagues
Respond in
writing
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“IC’s run the
risk of being
inefficient if
they don’t have
a repertoire of
effective
practices to
share with
teachers”
Instructional Coaching,
Jim Knight (2007) p. 177
Advance and
post
organizers
Gradual
Release of
Responsibility
High Level
Questioning
Quality
Assignments
Today’s End Goal:
One Page Document
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What should
go on your list?
Why is it
on your
list?
Improvement Cycle
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http://instructionalcoaching.com/resources/pdfs/Corwin_HighImpact.pdf
Identify:
Focus and leverage
Behavior
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Is classroom
management under
control?
Content Knowledge
Does the teacher understand
the content, have a plan, and
understand which
information is most
important?
Big Four
Instruction
Is the teacher using
teaching practices that
ensure all students
master content?
Formative
Assessment
Do the teacher and students
know if students are
mastering content?
Identify phase
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a clear picture of
current reality
a change you want to
see in students
Identify
A measureable
student goal outcome
Strategy to try
Student centered goals
achievement
behavior
attitude
4-5
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What instructional
strategies would
you say are best
practices?
Record
electronically
Johnsonj.blog.monroe.edu
 Talk amongst yourselves
 Provide short description
 Provide rationale
 20 minutes
What do we mean by
Best Practice?
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 Research Folder Protocol
 Gather information
 Thinking tool pg. 6
 15 minutes
 9 minutes individual
 6 minutes discuss as a group
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Commonalities
Differences
What deepened for you
What shifted for you
Marzano video
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Review and next filter…
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4th Lens:
Let’s Learn More
3rd Lens:
Variety of Strategies
2nd Lens:
Best Practices
1st Lens:
Brainstormed list
Identifying a Variety of
Instructional Strategies
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Student
Engagement &
Accountability
Thinking
Devices
Social
Learning
Reflection
Learning
Delivery of
Instruction
Reading
Instruction
Vocabulary
Instruction
Writing
Instruction
Content
Instruction
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Small Group Learning
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 Count off by 12’s
 3 rounds; 15 minutes/round
 10 minutes: Individual processing
 Examine materials to determine strategies that fit our current
lenses
 5 minutes: Group Processing
 Leave at least 2 sticky notes for the next group advertising your
top picks
 Include WHY you chose those
GOAL: Find a variety of strategies that fit a
variety of situations
Rotation
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Packet Packet Packet
A
B
C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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Filter process
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Instructional Strategies
Quality Checklist
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10
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How did
Jeremiah
do?
Let’s critique against
the handout
Brave Soul Needed!
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Debrief
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What differences do you notice
between using the handout and
not using the handout?
What does this have to do
with coaching for instruction?
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“One of the main barriers to turning
knowledge into action is the
tendency to treat talking about
something as equivalent to actually
doing something about it”
The Knowing-Doing Gap Robert Sutton (2000 p. 29) as cited by
Jim Knight Unmistakable Impact (2011)
Improvement Cycle
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http://instructionalcoaching.com/resources/pdfs/Corwin_HighImpac
t.pdf
Learn
Phase
Checklists
Modeling
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Readings on Checklists:
johnsonj.blog.monroe.edu
Differentiated for different positions
So…what goes on a checklist for
instructional strategies?
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 Analyze various checklists in your red folders
 When you can identify a component, write that on a
post-it
Learning
target
Paper Plate Engagement Protocol
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Now,
categorize
your postits
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Let’s get started…
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Choose 1 strategy to begin drafting a
checklist
Search for already created and revise
Readings have some checklists
Paper template p. 13-14
Electronic template on my blog
Homework:
Creating Checklists
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15
Next Session
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 Come with your revised one page
document with your top ten
instructional strategies
Come with a draft of a checklist
for at least one instructional
strategy
Reflection and
Coaching goal
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I.
Reflection: Whip
Around Protocol
II. Set a goal for yourself
III. Fill out End of Day
Reflection and tear off
page