Adapted from original presentaion
February 2013
Districtwide Principals’ Meeting
by Superintendent Mike Miles
Good, First Instruction
Campus Instructional Coach ConferenceAugust 8-9, 2013
Conrad High School
Objectives
• Know the definition of Good, First Instruction
• Identify instructional practices that do not support good instruction
• Identify instructional practices that should be modeled and encouraged
Core Beliefs Exercise
• Read the Core Beliefs Exercise
• Pair/Share - Discuss with a partner at your table the statements you chose
What does good instruction look like?
Freedom Writers• Discuss with table:
• How could Erin Gruwell have made introducing this lesson more effective?
• What positive elements can be derived Ms. Gruwell’s instruction?
Evaluation
Aligned PD
PLCs
Use of DataLeadership
Instructional Leadership
Systemic factors to support instruction
Instructional Feedback
Curr. Align.
They will need our best work.
Definition
• Please reflect on your note page what “good, first instruction” means.
Definition
• “Good, first instruction” is the notion that the daily classroom instruction that a student receives before interventions are planned should be of high quality. It includes core practices that are common to almost all great teaching.
View videos of 6th grade math teacher and 3rd grade reading teacher
After each video write one high quality classroom instructional practice and one that you would coach the teacher to modify
Share out
Good, First Instruction
Common practices that we want to generally avoid
• Stream of consciousness writing
• Observer math
• Dark rooms
• Films (as opposed to movie clips)
• Poor readers reading to the class
• Round-robin reading
• Crayola curriculum
Common practices that we want to avoid
• Excessive copying
• Worksheets that are not aligned or purposeful
• Word searches
• Repeated single responses
• Doing homework in class• Excessive review of homework in class
• Earning “free time”
Common practices that we want to avoid
• Copying definitions or defining words with little context
• Practicing listening to reading (when the purpose/objective is not related to reading)
• Presentations that are not tied to a rigorous rubric; numerous presentations
• Random spelling and vocabulary
Quality Instruction
• Aligned
• Guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Effective lesson objectives and DOLs
• Activities are aligned
• Purposeful
• Activities are relevant and challenging
• Every aspect of the class is tied to learning
• Time is managed to enhance learning
Quality Instruction
• Effective strategies
• Engaging
• Multiple response strategies
• Student learning is active
• Scaffolded
• Rigorous
Quality Instruction
• Differentiated
• Individual student needs are met
• Appropriate interventions are planned and implemented with fidelity
Demonstration of Learning
Given the information discussed today, write at least three takeaway elements of good, first instruction.