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…..
TOP
TEN…
Inst
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Lead
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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…..