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Differentiated Technical Assistance Team (DTAT) Video Series Instructional Delivery Part III of III: Best Practices Judy Johnston, LaVonne Kunkel, and Steve DeGaetani.
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Differentiated Technical Assistance Team (DTAT) Video Series Instructional Delivery Part III of III: Best Practices Judy Johnston, LaVonne Kunkel, and Steve DeGaetani
The ultimate goal in school improvement is for the people attached to the school to drive its continuous improvement for the sake of their own children and students. - Dr. Sam Redding
Instructional Delivery Session 1 – Building a Foundation Session 2 – A Framework Session 3 – Best Practices
Instructional Delivery Series • The sessions are designed to be used by individuals or in a group setting. • The sessions are sequential. • The PowerPoints and all other materials or references may be downloaded from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Web site. • An Instructional Video Guide is also available on the VDOE Web site.
Purpose • Series: • To identify components of effectiveinstructional delivery • To examine the impact of effective instructional delivery on student achievement • Today’s Video Presentation: • To examine personalized instruction in effective instructional delivery • To examine instructional best practices that ensure effective instructional delivery
Today’s Agenda How can we achieve personalized instruction and give students what they want? What does research tell us about instructional strategies that offer the most effective instruction?
What Students Want • Real world application and relevancy --Why is it important?/Where can I apply it? • Choice --What I learn/How I learn • Innovation --Project-based learning/Interesting classes • Teacher mentors --Respectful/Caring • Interactive technology --Games/Research
Reflection Question Why is it important that we, as educators, understand what students want from their education?
How do we get there? • Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) • Personalized instruction • Instructional practices
How do we get there? 1. Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) • Planning (4-6 hours, monthly or quarterly) • Analyzing data (group and individual, weekly)
How do we get there? 2. Personalized instruction • Grouping • Whole group • Small group • Student directed • Computer based • Independent • Homework • Formative Assessment
How do we get there? 3. Instructional Best Practices • Preparation • Prompts • Monitoring
Instructional Best Practices • Preparation • Make connections • Brainstorming • Advance organizers • Previewing text • Mini lesson • Vocabulary
Instructional Best Practices • Prompts • Graphic organizers • Mnemonics • Analogies • Color coding/Highlighting • Chunking • Questions • Metacognition
Instructional Best Practices • Monitoring • Anecdotal records • Self-monitoring/Portfolios • Choices • Peer review • Conferencing • Constructive feedback
How do we get there? • Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) • Personalized instruction • Instructional practices
What was one idea I learned during today’s webinar that I will use or plan to share with teachers at my school?
Questions? If you come up with a question today, or even later when you share content from this video in your school, please contact the Office of School Improvement staff at: osita@doe.virginia.gov
Additional Resources • Scearce, Carol. (2007); 122 Ways to Build Teams. Thousand Oaks, CA: • Corwin Press. • Rozzell, J., Scearce, C. (2009); Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy. • Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press. • Redding, S. (2006). The mega system. Deciding. Learning. Connecting. • A handbook for continuous improvement within a community of the • school. Lincoln, IL: Academic Development Institute. • Virginia Support for School Improvement: Effective Teaming & • Instructional Planning (2008); Session Manual Three, pp. 9-24. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms
Instructional Delivery Session 1 – Building a Foundation Session 2 – A Framework Session 3 – Best Practices