Standard 4: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Effective educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being

Performance Indicators:

• A) Implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that promote the mission, vision, and core values of the school, embody high expectations for student learning, align with academic standards, and are culturally responsive.

• B) Align and focus systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment within and across grade levels to promote student academic success, love of learning, the identities and habits of learners, and a healthy sense of self.

• C) Promote instructional practice that is consistent with knowledge of child learning and development, effective pedagogy, and the needs of each student.

• D) Ensure instructional practice that is intellectually challenging, authentic to student experiences, recognizes student strengths, and is differentiated and personalized.

• E) Promote the effective use of technology in the service of teaching and learning.

• F) Employ valid assessments that are consistent with knowledge of child learning and development and technical standards of measurement.

• G) Use assessment data appropriately and within technical limitations to monitor student progress and improve instruction.

PSEL 4 Summary:

This standard emphasizes instructional leadership and assessment. This standard highlights the most important aspect of educational leadership, student achievement, and offers guidance on how educational leaders can demonstrate mastery of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The artifacts that I've included below address several of the performance indicators. With Georgia adopting new K-12 mathematics standards, each district has the flexibility to modify their mathematics course progressions, so more students can get access to Algebra I. In Fayette County, the central office leadership wanted to explore how other counties work their way up to Algebra I in 8th-grade, so I brought the Middle School Mathematics Pathways document into a meeting with our Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendent, and others. This initial meeting demonstrated our willingness to align systems of instruction within and across grade levels (4B). The 7th-Grade Math PLC documents the meetings with our Instructional Coach where we discuss our use of assessment data (4G). On March 15th, our math department developed a District-Wide Professional Learning Day centered on the new mathematics standards (4A), and I led the 7th-Grade Math PLC. Finally, the Instructional Review and Supervision assignment explored how virtual teachers can give constructive feedback in a virtual learning environment which promotes the effective use of technology (4E).

PSEL 4 Artifacts