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What Does Great Teaching Look Like?Professional Learning CommunitiesUSD #443Secondary SchoolsParticipants will demonstrate an understanding of the connection between administrative expectations during walk throughs and excellent instruction leading to student engagement, by describing that connection on a ticket-out .Mastery Objective2What is the eWalkThrough?Learning EnvironmentEffective Educators . . . carry high expectations positive interactive classroomsengaging lessonsinstruction meeting individual needssafe and respectful classroomExplicit InstructionEffective Educators . . . meaningful lesson planninguse engaging instructional strategiesmeeting individual learning needsmultiple types of assessmentuse resources (human, technological and tangible) effectivelyThe document that Dodge City Public Schools will be using during walk throughs togather evidence of specific observable practices that demonstrate excellent instruction and student engagement.Learning EnvironmentWhat does a classroom with a strong learning environmentlook like, sound like, feel like?

Close your eyes and visualize a classroom with an excellent learning environment. Think about what it looks like, sounds like, etc. Share several descriptive ideas with a partner, choose your top three. Write each idea on a separate sticky note.The eWalkThrough examines 5 areas of the classroom environment. teacher proximity classroom management mutual respect, rapport and responsiveness physical environment higher-level questioning

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Explicit Instruction includes . . .Mastery ObjectiveChecks for UnderstandingUse of ResourcesInstructional Strategies

6Explicit InstructionMastery Objective Components 1) Todays Learning Goal: The student will demonstrate an understanding of . . . ORThe student will be able to . . . 2) Todays Formative Assessment:How will I know we have met our learning goal?

The student will demonstrate . . . . . . . . by . . . . .

7Explicit InstructionMastery Objective EvidenceIs it posted?Is it communicated verbally?Is it communicated throughout the lesson?Does it match student activity?Does it include both components of the mastery objective?

Occurs frequentlyActively engages every studentActivity is relative to mastery objectiveTeacher gives feedbackExplicit InstructionChecks for Understanding Evidence

ArtifactsManipulativesTextbooksSupport StaffInstructional TechnologyWorksheets

Explicit InstructionResource Evidence

Cues, questions and organizersProving feedbackCooperative learningNon-linguistic representationGenerating and testing hypothesisIdentify similarities and differencesSummarizing and note-takingReinforcing effortAcademic/Common Core Vocabulary instructionExplicit InstructionEffective Strategies Evidence

eWalkThroughs gather evidence of specific observable practicesEffective Instruction and Student EngagementConnectionsTicket Out

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