2 Differentiated Technical Assistance Team (DTAT) Video Series Instructional Delivery Part III of III: Best Practices Judy Johnston, LaVonne Kunkel, and Steve DeGaetani

3 The ultimate goal in school improvement is for the people attached to the school to drive its continuous improvement for the sake of their own children and students. - Dr. Sam Redding

Instructional Delivery Session 1 – Building a Foundation Session 2 – A Framework Session 3 – Best Practices

Instructional Delivery Series  The sessions are designed to be used by individuals or in a group setting.  The sessions are sequential.  The PowerPoints and all other materials or references may be downloaded from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Web site.  An Instructional Video Guide is also available on the VDOE Web site. 5

6 Purpose Series: To identify components of effective instructional delivery To examine the impact of effective instructional delivery on student achievement Today’s Video Presentation: To examine personalized instruction in effective instructional delivery To examine instructional best practices that ensure effective instructional delivery

7 Today’s Agenda 1)How can we achieve personalized instruction and give students what they want? 2)What does research tell us about instructional strategies that offer the most effective instruction?

What Students Want 1.Real world application and relevancy --Why is it important?/Where can I apply it? 2. Choice --What I learn/How I learn 3. Innovation --Project-based learning/Interesting classes 4. Teacher mentors --Respectful/Caring 5. Interactive technology --Games/Research 8

9 Reflection Question Why is it important that we, as educators, understand what students want from their education?

How do we get there? 1.Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) 2.Personalized instruction 3.Instructional practices 10

How do we get there? 1. Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) Planning (4-6 hours, monthly or quarterly) Analyzing data (group and individual, weekly) 11

How do we get there? 2. Personalized instruction  Grouping  Whole group  Small group  Student directed  Computer based  Independent  Homework  Formative Assessment 12

How do we get there? 3. Instructional Best Practices  Preparation  Prompts  Monitoring 13

Instructional Best Practices  Preparation o Make connections o Brainstorming o Advance organizers o Previewing text o Mini lesson o Vocabulary 14

Instructional Best Practices  Prompts o Graphic organizers o Mnemonics o Analogies o Color coding/Highlighting o Chunking o Questions o Metacognition 15

Instructional Best Practices  Monitoring o Anecdotal records o Self-monitoring/Portfolios o Choices o Peer review o Conferencing o Constructive feedback 16

How do we get there? 1.Teacher collaboration (Instructional teaming) 2. Personalized instruction 3. Instructional practices 17

Next Steps: Best Practices Strategies for Instructional Delivery What do we do now?How can it be improved?What is our first step? Teacher Collaboration Personalized Instruction Instructional Practices 18

19 What was one idea I learned during today’s webinar that I will use or plan to share with teachers at my school?

20 Questions? If you come up with a question today, or even later when you share content from this video in your school, please contact the Office of School Improvement staff at:

Additional Resources  Scearce, Carol. (2007); 122 Ways to Build Teams. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.  Rozzell, J., Scearce, C. (2009); Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.  Redding, S. (2006). The mega system. Deciding. Learning. Connecting. A handbook for continuous improvement within a community of the school. Lincoln, IL: Academic Development Institute.  Virginia Support for School Improvement: Effective Teaming & Instructional Planning (2008); Session Manual Three, pp 

22 Instructional Delivery Session 1 – Building a Foundation Session 2 – A Framework Session 3 – Best Practices