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Student understanding/awareness of connections to their own and others’ cultural background. High expectations for student learning Essential Learnings built on the foundation of the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards (documented on curriculum maps) Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domains Differentiated instruction to meet the of all students Participation in SDE National Conference on Differentiated Instruction LMS/LHS Book Study: Fair Isn’t Always Equal (Wormeli, R) The use of technology (both teacher and students) to maximize student learning. District Technology Plan which addresses the ISTE Standards for Teachers and Students Student cooperation and collaboration The use of assessment and feedback to improve teaching practice and student learning. District Book Study: Focus: Elevating the Essentials To Radically Improve Student Learning (Schmoker, M.) Documented on curriculum maps The expectation is that all teachers will embed these instructional strategies into their classrooms. The implementation of the strategies is monitored through administrative evaluation and peer observation as defined below. Monitoring Instructional Strategies: Document Description Access to Document Yearly Expectations Correlation The document aligns the Eleot tool with the McREL Teacher Evaluation System. The purpose of this is to place eleot into the context of the district evaluation system to define common instructional strategies. District Share Folder Used as part of professional development on an annual basis Eleot From AdvancED: The purpose of the eleot tool is to help identify and document observable evidence of classroom environments that are conducive to student learning. This process includes discussion and feedback regarding the observations. District Folder: Curriculum Principals/Directors use eleot for observation and feedback purposes. All teachers: 2 times per year peer observation using eleot.