What Happens When Apply Evidence-based Learnings is Delivered with Fidelity

What Happens When Apply Evidence-Based Learnings is Delivered with Fidelity

The Technique  

Effective teaching is comprised of evidence-based practices that have proven to have a positive impact on student mastery. As teachers engage in effective teaching, coaches help them use observation and student data to identify evidence-based learnings. Then teachers apply evidence-based learnings to improve student practice. Principals apply evidence-based learnings to support a culture of continuous improvement across the school.  

Applying evidence-based learnings occurs at the classroom level through coaching conversations (Cycle 2) where instruction coaches and teachers identify evidence-based learnings, apply them in the classroom and apply them to advance student mastery. Then principals use school professional conversations (Cycle 5) to expand evidence-based learnings through the school.  

What It Achieves

When teachers apply evidence-based learnings they solidify effective teaching techniques into their practice and articulate why students are progressing at or above the standard rate. When principals apply evidence-based learnings through school professional conversations, they are fostering a culture of continuous improvement.   

More Detail  

Applying evidence-based learnings involves the entire teaching team.  

• Teachers and teaching assistants come prepared to discuss what they are working on in the classroom, including reflections and challenges.  
• The instruction coach leads coaching conversations and supports teachers’ reflections on their use of effective teaching techniques and identify improvement actions.  
• The principal routinely schedules professional conversations between team members to share evidence-based learnings and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement.