Step 1- Using the Model, identify an area for focus 

1. Think of a recent teaching/learning/school experience (maybe the last lesson you taught or the last time you were on yard duty). Record a short reflection. 

Answer as many of the questions below that are relevant to your experience: 

2. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best lesson you’ve ever taught and 1 being the worst, how would you rank that lesson? 

3. What pleased you about the lesson?

4. What else pleased you about the lesson? Refer to the learning model. 

5. What would a 10 sound like, look like and feel like? 

6. What is in your control and not in your control? 

7. What would you need to understand about the (learning environment, students, content) to have a greater impact on student learning? 

8. How would you know that change has happened?

Step 2- Select a goal 

Based on your reflection have a colleague ask the following

1. Do you want that to be your goal? 

2. On a scale of 1 - 5, indicate how important this goal is for you.

3. How would you feel if your class were able to achieve this goal?

4. Is that goal realistic?

5. Is this something that could be implemented immediately?

Step 3- Select strategies to hit the goal 

Share your goal with your colleagues 

1. Brainstorm what strategies you could use to hit your goal. 

2. What strategies are within our control and which aren't? 

3. What else could you use? Please refer to the instructional playbook of strategies. 

4. What are your next steps?

Step 4- Reflect on progress 

1. What has gone well? 

2. What are you seeing that shows this strategy is successful? 

3. What progress has been made toward the goal? 

4. What did you learn? 

5. What surprised you? 

6. What roadblocks are you running into? 

7. Do you want to keep using the strategy as it is? 

8. Do you want to revisit how you use the teaching strategy? 

9. Do you want to choose a new strategy? 

10. Do you want to change the way you measure progress toward the goal? 

11. Do you want to change the goal?