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Discussing Instruction with Your Teachers: A How To. Dr. Richard Machesky Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Instruction Troy Schools. Learning Objectives. The audience will identify an important component regarding instruction in their building. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Discussing Instruction with Your Teachers: A How ToDr. Richard MacheskyAssistant Superintendent for Secondary Instruction Troy Schools
Learning Objectives The audience will identify an important
component regarding instruction in their building.
The audience will be introduced to instructional rounds and be given several items for further consideration.
Who owns instruction in your school?
Current Reality How is time spent in
conversation with your teachers?
StudentsManagementCollegial DiscussionEvaluationPersonal
Problem or Opportunity
Problem or Opportunity? How do we create a system of
practice that allows for: Ownership of instruction Open, honest and impactful
dialogue between professionals Cost effective – “Job embedded
PD” Help manage new legislative
requirements Most importantly – Improve
instruction for the students we serve
Discussing Instruction with Teachers
Instructional Rounds Everyone has a responsibility to work
on improving their own practice as well as the school/district wide responsibility to the improvement of instruction. Everyone’s practice should be subject to scrutiny, critique and improvement.
Current practice among secondary instructional leaders in TSD
On our journey we started with one important question? How do you know what
exceptional instruction looks like when you see it?
To answer this question we dedicated our professional learning to the process of instructional rounds.
How do you know what exceptional instruction looks like when you see it?
Professional learning 90 minutes per meeting
Book study Article Video examples
90 Minutes per month is dedicated to Instructional Rounds
Is your job getting easier?
Instructional Rounds Teams of 3-4 individuals that visit three to four
classrooms for 10-15 minutes at a time and gather information to discuss during a debrief
Debrief takes place immediately following the classroom visits. Usually does not include the teachers that were observed
Visits and debriefs can take on many variations – but key - conversations remain non-judgmental.
What works for you and your situation
Instructional Rounds Make it easy!
Ask your colleagues the important question: How do you know what exceptional instruction looks like when you see it?
Walk the talk Be willing to see the process through!
References Instructional Rounds in
Education: A Network Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning (2009). City, Elizabeth A., Elmore, Richard F., Fiarman, Sarah E. and Teitel, Lee.
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