3.2. a: Instructional Practices Current Instructional Classroom Instruction is Students are Provided Students are Actively Teachers Incorporate a Wide Teaching Process is Classroom Organization and Practices Aligned with Standard Based with Multiple Engaged in High Quality Range of Research Based Student Data Driven Management Techniques Curriculum Opportunities to Receive Environments as Centered Teaching Strategies Support the Learning Additional Assistance to Supported by Higher Process Improve Their Learning Order Thinking Skill Beyond the Initial Classroom Instruction Evidence of Practice Teachers incorporate Before, During and Classroom libraries Teachers utilize the Data notebooks Students practice school (State in research based After School tutoring and workstations following research-based are used to track wide and classroom definitive/tangible instructional strategies is provided in have been practices to center students’ progress routines and procedures terms) and methods for teaching Reading, Writing and established. instruction: that enhance the differentiating Math for Tier II and small group Teachers meet instructional program. instruction in their lesson Tier III students. Morning Meetings weekly to discuss Technology plans are held assessment data School wide and Guided Reading, . results in order to classroom procedures are Morning Message, Teachers utilize small plan meaningful posted and verbally Differentiated group instruction. lessons as evident stated via morning Instruction through sign in announcements and Workstations (math & Data notebooks are used sheets, agendas, during classroom to track students’ minutes from the instruction respectively. reading) progress. PLC meetings and Thinking Maps lesson plans. Is the current practice research-based? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Is it a principle & practice of Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes schools? Has the current practice been effective Effective Effective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Effective or ineffective? What data source(s) do Lesson Plans, Data Teacher observation, Room Environment AIMSWEB reports, Formative Discipline Referrals, you have that support Notebooks, weekly testing, Checklist, Formative Assessment Assessment TCAP, your answer? (identify SPI Tracking Form, Formative TCAP, reports, Unit Test results, reports, Unit Test all applicable sources) Assessment reports, Classroom TCAP and Headsprout. results, early Classroom Observations Unit Test results, observations, literacy test, TCAP scores, Student work & TCAP scores, SPI products Tracking Forms
3.2. a: Instructional Practices Current Instructional Practices Classroom Instruction is Aligned with Standard Based Curriculum Students are Provided with Multiple Opportunities to Receive Additional Assistance to Improve Their Learning Beyond the Initial Classroom Instruction Students are Actively Engaged in High Quality Environments as Supported by Higher Order Thinking Skill Teachers Incorporate a Wide Range of Research Based Student Centered Teaching Strategies Teaching Process is Data Driven Classroom Organization and Management Techniques Support the Learning Process Evidence of Practice (State in definitive/tangible terms) Teachers incorporate research based instructional strategies and methods for teaching differentiating instruction in their lesson plans Teachers utilize small group instruction. Data notebooks are used to track students’ progress. Before, During and After School tutoring is provided in Reading, Writing and Math for Tier II and Tier III students. . Classroom libraries and workstations have been established. Morning Meetings are held Teachers utilize the following research-based practices to center instruction: small group Technology Guided Reading, Morning Message, Differentiated Instruction Workstations (math & reading) Thinking Maps Data notebooks are used to track students’ progress Teachers meet weekly to discuss assessment data results in order to plan meaningful lessons as evident through sign in sheets, agendas, minutes from the PLC meetings and lesson plans. Students practice school wide and classroom routines and procedures that enhance the instructional program. School wide and classroom procedures are posted and verbally stated via morning announcements and during classroom instruction respectively. Is the current practice research-based? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Is it a principle & practice of schools? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Has the current practice been effective or ineffective? Effective Effective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Effective What data source(s) do you have that support your answer? (identify all applicable sources) Lesson Plans, Data Notebooks, SPI Tracking Form, Teacher observation, weekly testing, Formative Assessment reports, Unit Test results, TCAP scores, Room Environment Checklist, TCAP, Classroom observations, Student work & products AIMSWEB reports, Formative Assessment reports, Unit Test results, TCAP and Headsprout. Formative Assessment reports, Unit Test results, early literacy test, TCAP scores, SPI Tracking Forms Discipline Referrals, TCAP, Classroom Observations
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