Lever 2
Effective, Well-Supported Teachers
Campus leadership retains effective, well-supported teachers by strategically recruiting, selecting, assigning, and building the capacity of teachers so that all students have access to high-quality resources.
Power Move 2B: Provide ongoing professional development to support the skill building of remote teaching aligned to instructional materials and remote community building
Objective: Build the capacity of your teachers to execute high-quality instruction and create culture to engage students remotely
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Examples, resources, and tools to help make the shift
Instructional Coaching
Prioritized virtual instruction look-fors and walkthrough tool, created by NIET and aligned to the T-TESS Rubric
This note-taking template from NIET includes look-fors for virtual student engagement
This guide from NIET contains virtual instruction strategies for teachers and tools for coaches as they support virtual learning
Danielson framework for remote instruction, including look-fors and implementation suggestions for synchronous and asynchronous learning
Article from Edutopia offering concrete strategies for remote coaching
Infographic from Better Lesson detailing how coaching best practices translate to a virtual setting
Guide by Better Lesson mapping out the key components for successful virtual coaching
Coaching look-fors from New Leaders to support virtual instructional rounds
Look-fors, including student and educator actions, to support high-quality personalized learning, with considerations for virtual and blended models
Professional Development
Research from the Learning Accelerator about the design of platforms and virtual experiences for working adult learners
Google sheet, created by the Learning Accelerator, designed for educators and teams to assess and discuss their readiness for blended learning
A compilation of over 400 categorized online professional development courses offered by Digital Promise
This toolkit from the Center for Education Policy Research provides practical guidance and tools for educators to use to develop teachers' skillsets in a virtual setting
Blog post from the Learning Accelerator sharing ways to connect effective, research-based, online design to personalize PD, including concrete examples and resources
BINGO board from Cedar Rapids School District used to encourage staff to try new digital literacy strategies
Case study and resources from Cisco ISD, compiled by the Learning Accelerator, focused on supporting teachers to implement blended learning