1. Introduction

4. TEACHING CAN OCCUR WITHOUT LEARNING

5. Research tells us that the role of the teacher is the single greatest factor on student learning (Sanders, et al).

6. “The top performing school systems recognize that the only way to improve outcome is to improve instruction...” How the World’s Best Performing School Systems Came out on Top McKinsey & Company, September 2007

7. “ What these high performing systems do is focus relentlessly on ensuring high instructional quality while reducing variability in the quality of instruction for every student” Andreas Schleicher, Head of Indicators Division Directorate for Education, OECD High(er) reliability education systems

8. 8 School/Teacher EffectivenessEnterLeave Average School/Average Teacher 50 th Highly Ineffective School/Highly Ineffective Teacher 50 th 3 rd Highly Effective School/Highly Ineffective Teacher 50 th 37 th Highly Ineffective School/Highly Effective Teacher 50 th 63 rd Highly Effective School/Highly Effective Teacher 50 th 96 th Highly Effective School/Average Teacher 50 th 78 th School and teacher effects on student achievement

9.  Good teachers are always looking for ways to improve.  Teachers must work together to share ideas.  Teaching successfully is not possible without student learning taking place.  Need 22,000 hours to cover what students need to know according to national standards in grades K-12. We have 13,000 hours.  Balancing the science of teaching with the art of teaching.

10.  Teacher covering the material vs. students learning the material  Class time it takes to implement strategies will save time in the long run  Depth vs. Width ◦ Better to teach less material with complete understanding ◦ College Board is looking to make curriculum deeper, not broader

11.  Challenge students  Are intentional in their teaching  Create positive classroom environments  So, what makes effective teachers?

12. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS (CITW) Nine Categories of Instructional Strategies CategoryPercentile Gain Identifying Similarities and Differences45 Summarizing and Note Taking34 Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition29 Homework and Practice28 Nonlinguistic Representations27 Cooperative Learning27 Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback23 Generating and Testing Hypothesis23 Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers22 vs. haphazard teaching of unrelated facts