Improvement Cycle
Recommended Practice: Make data a part of an ongoing cycle of instructional improvement.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about the improvement cycle
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
Consultancy Practices
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These practices guide consultancy sessions, where one teacher presents data on student progress to receive feedback from peer teachers. Hear a teacher describe the consultancy, as well as other...
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Standards in Practice Steps
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Teachers follow these steps for working in groups to develop rubrics for evaluating student work. Watch a teacher discuss the process of implementing collaboration around student work in Supporting...
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Using Data to Drive Action
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These documents provide an outline for teacher collaboration teams for using data to inform decision making. Teachers model collaborative data use in Supporting Data Use Through Teacher...
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Collaborative Assessment Conference Protocol
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This document provides each of the steps involved in carrying out a collaborative assessment conference. Watch teachers model collaboration conferences in Supporting Data Use Through Teacher...
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Student Assistance Team (SAT) Referral Form
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Teachers at one elementary school complete this sample material to refer students to the school's Student Assistance Team (SAT). The audio interview, Helping Struggling Students by Using the SAT...
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Instructional Integrity Checklist
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Staff members at one elementary school use this checklist to record and to monitor progress of interventions that are in place for students. Helping Struggling Students by Using the SAT Process...
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Planning to Use Data for Instructional Improvement: District and State Levels
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This tool provides a guide to planning the cycle of instructional improvement. It can help a leader evaluate existing procedures and see where improvements are needed. The tool also provides...
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Learning Together: Making Data Part of a Cycle of Instructional Improvement
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School staff may not always be familiar with all the steps involved in the cycle of instructional improvement. Professional development and technical assistance providers and district and state...
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Self-Assessment: Can You Complete the Cycle of Instructional Improvement?
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Schools may complete some but not all of the steps within the cycle of instructional improvement. This self-assessment tool is designed to help state, district, and school leaders assess their...
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