WELCOMEImproving Instruction in the

21st Century

Our Learning Targets• I can explain the characteristics of effective

instruction and how students learn.• I can identify instructional strategies that

engage students in 21st century skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration).

• I can design a system for monitoring the instructional strategies.

Learning ResultsBCHS

  2009 (P/D %) 2010 (P/D %)

Read 48 82

Math 29 34

Sci 47 43

Soc 37 47

Writ 27 41

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Instruction Makes a Difference• Teaching has 6-10 times the impact on

achievement than all other factors combined. (Mortimore and Sammons, 1987)

• Numerous studies demonstrate that two teachers with the same socioeconomic population can achieve starkly different results on the same test. (Marzano, 2003)

• Three years of effective teaching accounts for an improvement of 35-50 percentile points. (Sanders & Horn, 1994)

Instruction Makes a Difference• Five years of instruction from an above-

average teacher could eliminate the achievement gap on some state assessments. (Haycock, 2005)

• Improved classroom instruction is the prime factor to produce student achievement gains.

(Odden and Wallace, 2003)

Effective Instruction• Read “Five Characteristics of Effective

Instruction.”• With your partner(s), complete the Frayer

Model organizer for your assigned characteristic.

• Summarize your findings in the space on the Phases of Thinking and Learning Graphic Organizer.

Ineffective Instruction

“We hear, we forget. We see, we remember. We do, we understand.”

How Students Learn• Learning involves a process of discovery and a process of

mastery.– discovery involves formulating explanations, making predictions, and solving

problems– mastery involves developing a foundation of factual knowledge and making

certain skills automatic.

• Learning is most successful when it is an active and self-conscious process.

– more than a process in which a student receives and assimilates information passively.

– it is an active process in which a student must access information, by extracting, analyzing, evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing information, so that it can be readily retrieved and used in problem solving.

Learning and Innovation SkillsLearning and Thinking Skills are comprised of: •Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills •Communication Skills •Creativity and Innovation Skills •Collaboration Skills •Information and Media Literacy Skills •Contextual Learning Skills

Congruent vs. Correlated—Rewind

“What gets taught is the strongest single predictor of gains in achievement,” but…

“regardless of what a state policy or a district curriculum spells out, the classroom teacher decides…

what topics to cover.”

(Results Now, Mike Schmoker)

Appropriate Strategies• Engage students in the learning process• Require students to participate in

thinking and processing• Provide practice for 21st century skills• Meet the characteristics of effective instruction

Monitoring and FeedbackTeaching for Understanding/Student-centered

Instruction allows students to Apply knowledge and skills Connect to real world, their lives, other content areas Make analogies Represent topic in new ways Process information presented in lesson Explain their thinking Support or defend answers Find evidence in examples Communicate their understanding Other __________________________________________

Monitoring and FeedbackAuthentic Literacy and Student Engagement

 Aligned with learning targets presented to students  Reading      Writing      Technology    Lecture      Discussion Performance/Product (hands-on)   Worksheet   Cooperative group Other ________________________________________

Teaching for Understanding & Student-Centered (Characteristics of Effective Instruction)

Instruction allows students toApply knowledge/skills authentically Support or defend answersProcess information presented in lesson Explain their thinkingCommunicate their understanding Find evidence in examplesTake part in investigations/inquiryConnect to real world, their lives, other content areasOther_____________________________________

Monitoring and Feedback

Easy to imbed, add-onThink about instructional outcomesCollegial Observations

Strategy DayStrategy Week

Our Learning Targets• I can explain the characteristics of effective

instruction and how students learn.• I can identify instructional strategies that

engage students in 21st century skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration).

• I can design a system for monitoring the instructional strategies.