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Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE)

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Don't Forget Your Parachute: Using The Ubd Framework To Guide Unit Planning, Angela Hines, Nicole Ludwa Jan 2016

Don't Forget Your Parachute: Using The Ubd Framework To Guide Unit Planning, Angela Hines, Nicole Ludwa

Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE)

The audience for this module includes educators at all levels of all subject matters. This module is designed for educators interested in increasing student understanding and in creating more effective curricula and assessment through unit planning, beginning with the end in mind. Thinking about what to teach and how to teach it is a matter of habit, thinking about the learning outcomes leads to appropriate teaching and is how backwards planning works. Lessons should be created by the results sought, not the activities with which a teacher is most comfortable. Many times teachers are focused on the inputs rather than …


Our Collaborative Team, Roberta Callaway, Laverne Chestnut, Jeffery Waters Jan 2015

Our Collaborative Team, Roberta Callaway, Laverne Chestnut, Jeffery Waters

Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE)

This module is designed to help you recharge your knowledge about PLCs and refine your understanding of how a PLC team can function more effectively. As teachers collaborate in PLC meetings, a culture of commitment, willingness to change, and accountability emerges as instructional leaders develop common assessments, study data, and create opportunities for higher levels of student achievement. An effectively functioning team can lay the groundwork for tackling challenges and embracing the rewards of student learning success.

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