Course Objectives Upon completion of this course you will: Be familiar with the phases of the Instructional Learning Cycle. Be able to successfully implement the phases of the Instructional Learning Cycle within a team in your building.

Outline Overview Benefits Requirements

Effective Instruction Students understand and participate Teachers use examples and good explanations Students are proficient in standards Students perform well on tests Homework practice matched the lesson Teacher is prepared

Effective Instruction AssessmentAssessment Learning Targets Instructional Strategies

Alignment of Instructional Components Why did they do so poorly? I taught all of the concepts Learning Targets Assessment

Assessment Instructional Strategies Alignment of Instructional Components

Effective Instruction and the Instructional Learning Cycle How do you align the components? How do you know when what you’ve planned is working and when you should make changes? Is there a repeatable process that you can use to help plan instruction?

Effective Instruction and the Instructional Learning Cycle

ILC is NOT...ILC is... A one time event A document or report Ensuring the perfect lesson or unit Ongoing, iterative process Based on theory of regular dialogue around implementation and impact

Bird’s Eye View of the ILC

Why the ILC? Provides a structure for using data to inform instruction Systematizes monitoring of impact of instruction Identifies which students are on track and which aren’t Uses PLC model for ongoing teacher PD Makes instructional practices visible and transparent

PLC’s PLC Structured way for teachers to talk Promote actions needed Defined structure in ILC

The ILC in MI Excel Schools Requirement #7 Promote the continuous use of student data (such as formative, interim, and summative assessment data and student work) to inform and differentiate instruction to meet academic needs of individual students.

The ILC in MI Excel Schools Gold Standard for Implementation Collaborative team meetings Identification of learning targets, state standards and common assessments Identification and alignment of the instructional strategy with the instructional plan Implementation of a common instructional plan Collection and analysis of student impact data Collection and analysis of implementation data Reflection and next steps

Conclusion Overview Benefits Requirements