Improving Instruction Through Immediate Feedback Harvard Elementary Improving Instruction Through Immediate Feedback Presented by Paul Elery, Principal Katie Kehoe, Instructional Coach Harvard Elementary Email – pelery@fpschools.org, kkehoe@fpschools.org

Learning Targets for Today: Harvard Elementary Purpose and Goal Learning Targets for Today: Interact with colleagues about providing immediate feedback to improve instruction Receive information related to providing immediate feedback to teachers Learn how to utilize an observation tool focused on components of explicit instruction Practice using the observation tool and providing immediate feedback View outcomes/data related to improved instruction as a result of observations and walkthroughs Reflect and plan on possible implementation for your building

Providing Immediate Feedback Harvard Elementary Providing Immediate Feedback Reflective Questions with a Partner: What is your current practice for observing teachers and providing feedback? What is the structure for your observations? What observation tool do you utilize? Scheduled? Pre-conference? Post-conference? Immediate feedback?

Providing Immediate Feedback Harvard Elementary Providing Immediate Feedback Harvard’s Observation Tool for Explicit Instruction Components of Explicit Instruction Opportunities to Respond Positive to Corrective Teacher to Student Interactions Student Engagement Choral Response Routine Partner Response Routine

Opportunity to Practice Data Collection and Share with a Partner Harvard Elementary Opportunity to Practice Data Collection and Share with a Partner

Providing Immediate Feedback Harvard Elementary Providing Immediate Feedback Harvard’s Explicit Instruction Protocol Beginning of the Year Schedule – Calibration Observations for Principal and Coach Follow Up Observations based on Teacher Request and Data Table Schedule Co-observations – Compared Data Provide immediate feedback Principal/Coach provided classroom coverage Principal/Coach shared data with teacher Principal/Coach modeled and side-by-side coaching Goal-setting for teacher Follow up walk-throughs focused on targeted area(s) of growth Video Example of Coaching and Modeling

Instructional Improvement Data Table Harvard Elementary Instructional Improvement Data Table Data Table showing Instructional Improvement by teacher – Data Table Provided Partner Share: What trends do you see? What thoughts and questions does this raise for you? What implications does this have for your own observation process? Whole Group Share

Harvard Elementary Teacher Name Baseline Walkthrough 1 Walkthrough 2 Patton (K) 11/4 - 83 1/5 – 87.5 1/6 – 100 1/19 – 87.5 2/23 – 100 2/11 – 100 Gustafson (K) 11/4 - 25 11/13 - 75 1/5 – 100 2/23 – 87.5 2/11 – 87.5 Caldera (K) 10/29 – 75 11/23 – 87.5 12/10 – 87.5 1/25 – 87.5 2/26 – 100 3/29 – 100 Cross (K) 11/4 – 83 * 12/10 - 50 2/16 – 87.5 2/26 – 62.5 3/29 – 87.5 Long (1) 10/30 – 87.5 12/8 – 87.5 2/25 – 100 2/24 – 100 3/15 – 100 Cummings (1) 11/10 - 75 11/23 - 100 1/6 – 87.5 1/26 – 100 2/24 – 87.5 3/30 – 100 Boorn (1) 11/9 87.5 3/15 - 100 2/25 – 87.5 4/12 – 87.5 Bowlby (1) 11/4 - 87.5 11/24 – 87.5 1/6 - 75 1/26 - 100 Likens (2) 10/27 - 50 11/30 -100 1/21 – 62.5 1/27 – 87.5 3/1 – 87.5 3/31 – 100 Lambert (2) 11/9 – 17 12/7 - 83 1/6 – 62 2/2 – 83* Springer (2) 10/27 - 62.5 1/13 - 100 1/27 - 100 3/2 – 100 Krause (3) 11/6 - 100 12/4 – 87.5 1/21 – 100 3/16 - 100 4/11 – 100 Johnson (3) 11/6 – 87.5 12/8 - 75 1/7 – 100 3/16 – 87.5 Rawie (3) 11/19 – 87.5 12/8 – 100 3/1 – 100 Hoover (4) 11/30 – 87.5 1/15 - 100 1/25 – 100 3/3 – 87.5 Stoltenberg (4) 11/2 – 87.5 11/9 - 87.5 3/3 – 100 Hunter (4) 10/28 – 75 3/8 – 87.5 Szutu (5) 10/27 – 62.5 12/14 – 87.5 2/26 – 87.5 4/14 – 100 Vaught (5) 10/29 – 87.5 3/1/16 - 100 Mohs (5) 12/7 – 100 1/21 - 100 1/26 – 87.5 Harkness (LS) 11/12 - 100 1/5 - 100 4/12 – 100 Lowrance (LS) 11/5 – 100 1/8 – 87.5 1/27 – 100 Shields (RR) 11/12 – 87.5 4/19 – 83* Mead (ELL) 11/3 – 87.5 1/25 - 100 4/19 – 100 Jaber (ITS) 11/7 – 83 * 4/13 – 100 Cripe (M) 1/28 - 100 4/26 - 100

Staff Professional Development Harvard Elementary Staff Professional Development On-going Analysis of Instructional Improvement Data Table Harvard Data Trends: Think Time, Signaling, Learning Targets Professional Development Practices for Harvard: Side-by-side Coaching while Principal/Coach Models Weekly Staff Meetings Coach/Teacher observe colleague while Principal covers classroom PRAD Days PLC Meetings Video Taping Coaching Cycle Individualized Professional Reading – Book Studies with Coach Outside Professional Development Conferences

Outcomes of Observation/Feedback Process Harvard Elementary Outcomes of Observation/Feedback Process Instructional Improvement for all classroom teachers Improved collaboration among staff Strengthening of school culture related to reflective teaching Positive school culture Strengthened relationships among staff Teacher confidence Teacher retention IMPROVED STUDENT DATA Decreased discipline referrals Increase Benchmark scores for Reading and Math Increase SBA scores for ELA and Math

Harvard Elementary Individual Planning Partner Share Reflective Question Based upon today’s presentation, what are some strategies that you will utilize next year?

Harvard Elementary Additional Resources Aguilar, Elena. The Art of Coaching, 2013. Archer, Anita. Explicit Instruction, 2011. Bambrick-Santoyo, Paul. Leverage Leadership, 2012. Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement. Using the Classroom Walk-Through as an Instructional Leadership Strategy, 2008. Heath, Dan & Chip. Switch, 2010. Knight, Jim. Better Conversations, 2016. Protheroe, Nancy. Using Classroom Walkthroughs to Improve Instruction, 2009.

Harvard Elementary Purpose and Goals Did we? Interact with colleagues about providing immediate feedback to improve instruction Receive information related to providing immediate feedback to teachers Learn how to utilize an observation tool focused on components of explicit instruction Practice using the observation tool and providing immediate feedback View outcomes/data related to improved instruction as a result of observations and walkthroughs Reflect and plan on possible implementation for your building