Reflection and Collaboration to Enhance Instructional Practice

While the end of the school year is in sight, there is still time to reach each of your students and ensure they all finish the year well. Which students are thriving? Which ones, despite your best efforts, are still struggling?  How might you use an extended block of time with colleagues from across the country to reflect on your practice in a way that allows you to hone in on specific elements that will help students reach their year-end goals? Using a self-assessment tool, participants will identify areas of focus to enhance their instructional practice. Through reflecting on elements of effective instruction, participants will consider ways that attention to these elements can help teachers reach all learners. Participants will leave with a set of strategies to enhance their own practice, strengthen work with their professional learning group, or design school-wide professional development.

Presenters

Nicole Bradeen, senior associate | Great Schools Partnership

Jean Haeger, senior associate | Great Schools Partnership

Materials

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A conference agenda titled School Redesign In Action, presented by Great Schools Partnership, scheduled for March 27–28, 2017, in Hartford, CT. It lists presenters, session outcomes, an itemized agenda, and a summary of tools and resources.
Agenda
A worksheet from Great Schools Partnership titled Inquiry Question + Resource Gathering, featuring prompts, example questions, and two columns—one for resources and one for next instructional steps.
T-Chart (back of Agenda)
Logos for Great Schools Partnership and New England Secondary School Consortium above the text: Reflection + Collaboration to Enhance Instructional Practice. Date at bottom: March 27-28, 2017, celebrating School Redesign in Action.
Presentation Slides
A document titled “Elements of Effective Instruction” by Great Schools Partnership. It explores the learning environment, outlining beliefs and key traits for physical space, routines, relationships, and culture in a concise two-column table.
Elements of Effective Instruction
A self-assessment tool document from Great Schools Partnership titled “Proficiency-Based Instruction Self-Assessment Tool,” outlining its purpose, usage recommendations, and advice on selecting a school team for assessment.
Elements of Effective Instruction: Self-Assessment
An instructional worksheet titled Elements of Effective Instruction – Independent Work Group Resources, featuring a table with group instructions, elements, resources, and article/video links for lesson planning. Includes the Great Schools Partnership logo top left.
Independent Work Group Resources