Ten Top Things Every Instructional Leader

Should Know

Top Ten…..10. Job Description

9. Hire Highly Qualified Teachers

8. Assessment

7. Mapping and Level Completions

6. Data, Data, Data

5. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

4. Standards in Action (SIA)

3. Coaching – Mentoring

2. Teacher Evaluation

1. Handling Difficult Conversations

Top TEN+

10+ You can not be all things to all…..

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Job Description

Include instructional expectations Writing weekly lesson plans Utilizing varied instructional strategies: whole group, small group,

and individualized instruction Utilizing a variety of tools and technology

Hire Highly Qualified Teachers

Pass the TABE at advanced level

Experience interacting with Adults Learners

Develop a unique interview questionnaire with a rating scale that is used on every candidate

Assessment

Utilized to measure student progress inform students of their progress inform instruction place students in appropriate instruction class

Mapping and Level Completions

No random acts of teaching

Map to help student design and achieve their academic goals

Map to help student advance in their learning (level completions)

Data Data Data

Instructional Program improvement

Continuous Instructional program improvement

Student academic gains

Teacher Evaluation

Instructional Professional Development

Rigor, Relevance, and Relationship

Instruction must have all 3

Standards in Action (SIA)

Lesson planning and teaching strategies must be coordinated with a standards based accountability

Knowledge of Effective Instruction must be linked with SIA

Coaching/Mentoring Staff

Planning individual professional development

Handling difficult conversations in regards to teacher performance

“Walk Through” observation

Circle of Friends

Study Groups

Not Evaluation

Teacher evaluation procedures

Develop the effectiveness of instruction so that student learning is accelerated

Objective evidence

Purpose is to encourage teachers to seek continuing professional growth as a result of feed back from observations

Handling Difficult Conversations

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You can not be all things to all….Give yourself permission…..