Welcome Back to Terrible Trope Tuesday!
Where we breakdown longstanding norms of teacher professional development sessions to get better results.
Don’t worry! We aren’t going to dispute the importance of data as it relates to the planning and implementation of instruction. However, the way by which most schools and districts discuss data and practice with teachers does little to change the way teachers deliver instruction. The good news is that a few simple shifts can supercharge the effectiveness of your next data and planning meeting. Read on to find out how.
This week, Terrible Trope: Data Meetings
Lets take a walk together through the classroom observation, team planning meeting and following implementation of new instruction to identify a better way to both support and motivate teachers to try new things to improve student outcomes.