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Classroom Walkthroughs
Pre-Survey
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- A formal process is in place to monitor curriculum delivery in the classroom and occurs in an ongoing, scheduled manner.*
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- Students understand and are able to articulate the learning goals of lessons.*
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- All instructional plans have components built from insights on modern learning research, such as activities that activate prior student understanding, teaching of metacognition and/or those that provide opportunities for students to practice higher-level thinking using their mastery of standards-aligned content knowledge.*
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- Structured practices are in place for staff to research and implement best practice instructional strategies. Written documentation exists outling best practice strategies implemented including the effective use of technology.*
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- A system is in place to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of best practice strategies being employed at the school.*
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- Structures are in place to insure that high level thinking skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum and instructional strategies are employed that take into account multiple aptitudes, learning styles and intelligences.*
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- School leaders have designed structures to assure the successful transfer of learning into practice including opportunities to receive feedback on teaching strategies, observe exemplary practices and reflect on practice.*
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- School leaders have a constant visible presence throughout the entire school including the hallways and classrooms.*
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- I am familiar with the categories of effective instruction in Classroom Instruction that Works, by Robert Marzano.*
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- My teaching incorporates the strategies from Classroom Instruction that Works into my daily lessons.*
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- Instructional planning includes reflection about which teaching strategy best meets the purpose of my lesson and content.*
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- Technology is used to support student learning.*
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- I am familiar with Marzano’s New Taxonomy.*
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- Instructional planning includes reflection about which level of the taxonomy best meets the purpose of my lesson and content.*
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- I understand what a classroom walkthrough is and what it is not.*
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- I am comfortable with my administrator conducting classroom walkthroughs.*
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