I'm fortunate enough have attended Instructional Rounds training with some great educators this week. The focus of our work this year will be supporting instructional improvements on our campus. Teachers work hard... If there is a way to help them work SMARTER with high-yield instructional strategies, more "bang for the buck" per say? Wouldn't everyone want to try it? Through my career, I've learned that generally, teachers WANT to improve. Intrinsic motivation is a great thing that can produce positive extrinsic results.
I've decided to create a "SELFIE" theme on my campus this year..."Wanna take a Selfie?" Let's begin looking at ourselves and our instructional practices in order to increase achievement in our classrooms. I'm pretty excited!
Here are some quotes that can formulate discussion/reflection as an educator:
"An optimal classroom climate for learning is one that generates an atmosphere of trust - a climate in which it is understood that it is okay to make mistakes, because mistakes are the essence of learning." -- Hattie, J. (2012)
"Perhaps the simplest way to improve classroom questioning is simply not to ask for volunteers, but instead choose a student at random." --Dylan Williams (2014)
"Studies have shown that holding students accountable for higher-order thinking by using assignments and assessments that require intellectual work and critical thinking increases student motivation as well as achievement." --S. Brookhart (2010)
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