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WELCOMEImproving Instruction in the
21st Century
Our Learning Targets• I can explain the characteristics of effective
instruction and how students learn.• I can identify instructional strategies that
engage students in 21st century skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration).
• I can design a system for monitoring the instructional strategies.
Learning ResultsBCHS
2009 (P/D %) 2010 (P/D %)
Read 48 82
Math 29 34
Sci 47 43
Soc 37 47
Writ 27 41
Rubber Meets the Road
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curriculum alignment
Motivating students
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g progressunit planning
Instruction Makes a Difference• Teaching has 6-10 times the impact on
achievement than all other factors combined. (Mortimore and Sammons, 1987)
• Numerous studies demonstrate that two teachers with the same socioeconomic population can achieve starkly different results on the same test. (Marzano, 2003)
• Three years of effective teaching accounts for an improvement of 35-50 percentile points. (Sanders & Horn, 1994)
Instruction Makes a Difference• Five years of instruction from an above-
average teacher could eliminate the achievement gap on some state assessments. (Haycock, 2005)
• Improved classroom instruction is the prime factor to produce student achievement gains.
(Odden and Wallace, 2003)
Effective Instruction• Read “Five Characteristics of Effective
Instruction.”• With your partner(s), complete the Frayer
Model organizer for your assigned characteristic.
• Summarize your findings in the space on the Phases of Thinking and Learning Graphic Organizer.
Ineffective Instruction
“We hear, we forget. We see, we remember. We do, we understand.”
How Students Learn• Learning involves a process of discovery and a process of
mastery.– discovery involves formulating explanations, making predictions, and solving
problems– mastery involves developing a foundation of factual knowledge and making
certain skills automatic.
• Learning is most successful when it is an active and self-conscious process.
– more than a process in which a student receives and assimilates information passively.
– it is an active process in which a student must access information, by extracting, analyzing, evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing information, so that it can be readily retrieved and used in problem solving.
Learning and Innovation SkillsLearning and Thinking Skills are comprised of: •Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills •Communication Skills •Creativity and Innovation Skills •Collaboration Skills •Information and Media Literacy Skills •Contextual Learning Skills
Congruent vs. Correlated—Rewind
“What gets taught is the strongest single predictor of gains in achievement,” but…
“regardless of what a state policy or a district curriculum spells out, the classroom teacher decides…
what topics to cover.”
(Results Now, Mike Schmoker)
Appropriate Strategies• Engage students in the learning process• Require students to participate in
thinking and processing• Provide practice for 21st century skills• Meet the characteristics of effective instruction
Monitoring and FeedbackTeaching for Understanding/Student-centered
Instruction allows students to Apply knowledge and skills Connect to real world, their lives, other content areas Make analogies Represent topic in new ways Process information presented in lesson Explain their thinking Support or defend answers Find evidence in examples Communicate their understanding Other __________________________________________
Monitoring and FeedbackAuthentic Literacy and Student Engagement
Aligned with learning targets presented to students Reading Writing Technology Lecture Discussion Performance/Product (hands-on) Worksheet Cooperative group Other ________________________________________
Teaching for Understanding & Student-Centered (Characteristics of Effective Instruction)
Instruction allows students toApply knowledge/skills authentically Support or defend answersProcess information presented in lesson Explain their thinkingCommunicate their understanding Find evidence in examplesTake part in investigations/inquiryConnect to real world, their lives, other content areasOther_____________________________________
Monitoring and Feedback
Easy to imbed, add-onThink about instructional outcomesCollegial Observations
Strategy DayStrategy Week
Our Learning Targets• I can explain the characteristics of effective
instruction and how students learn.• I can identify instructional strategies that
engage students in 21st century skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration).
• I can design a system for monitoring the instructional strategies.
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