Office of School Improvement Differentiated Webinar Series Instructional Delivery #1 November 16 /17, 2011 Presenters: Judy Johnston Vonnie Kunkel 1

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 2

Today’s Agenda 1.Welcome (3 minutes) 2.Team Expectations (3 minutes) 3.Purpose (2 minutes) 4.Team Reporting (10 minutes) 5.Research on Effective Instructional Delivery (20 minutes) 6.Activity/Discussion : Instructional Delivery in Your School (12 minutes) 7.Reflections/Assignment (10 minutes) 3

Team Expectations 1.Call in/Log in 10 minutes prior to meeting time. 2.Participate in discussion and complete assignments. 3.Hold side conversations until an appropriate time. 4.Keep an open mind. 5.Remember to mute (*6) and unmute (#6).

Purpose To identify the components of effective instructional delivery To examine the impact of effective instructional delivery on student achievement To assess instructional delivery in your school To effect change in the instructional delivery in your school 5

Today’s Focus To examine selected research that highlights strategies leading to effective instructional delivery. To determine how the use of these strategies impacts instructional delivery in your school. To effect change in the instructional delivery in your school. 6

Team Reporting 1. Among your team, discuss the following: Identify the area(s) of instructional focus for based on your analysis of the most recent SOL /AYP data. How have these areas of focus been communicated to your staff? How have these areas been incorporated into your Indistar™ school improvement plan? 2. Select one member of your team to respond. 7

What the Research Says about Instructional Delivery The teacher is the strongest predictor of student achievement. (Wright, Horn, and Sanders, 1997) Close relationships with teachers lead to higher student engagement and achievement. (Pianta, 1999) 8

What the Research Says about Instructional Delivery The brain is a social brain. (Caine and Caine, 1991) It responds to ritual, novelty, movement, and emotion. (Jensen, 1998) Students involved in discussion retain information better, apply new knowledge, and develop higher order thinking skills. (Gardiner, 1998) 9

Activity/Discussion With your team, discuss ways to use this information with your staff to improve teaching and learning. Please respond in the chat box. 10

What was one idea I learned during today’s webinar that I plan to share with teachers at my school? 11

Team Assignments for Webinar Session #2 During the next two months, look for examples of:  teacher-student relationships,  relevant student discussions,  ritual and routines,  use of movement and emotion. Bring an example of each one to the next webinar. 12

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. John Cotton Dana 13

Questions? Next Webinar Sessions: January 18 and 19, 2012 February 15 and 16,