Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely | Concise Presentations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 4: Concise Presentations [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Teachers in high-performing schools help students master new content by keeping presentations brief. Rarely did we observe long lectures. Overwhelmingly, we heard student voices more than we heard teacher voices as we visited classrooms. Often teachers would present a concept in a […]
Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely | Clarity is a Virtue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 3: Clarity is a Virtue [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] In high-performing urban schools, teachers present information in ways that are clear, direct, and easy to understand. Certainly, the logical sequencing of instruction helps make lessons clear. Additionally, however, we found that teachers in high-performing urban schools try to make […]
Leadership Moves…Vertical Planning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leadership Moves…Vertical Planning [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] To support teachers to introduce content logically and clearly, leaders in high-performing urban schools make time for teachers to work together to identify learning goals, create assignments and discuss if their efforts lead to student learning. By working together, leaders know teachers are better able to identify all steps in […]
Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely | Logical Introduction of Content. One Step at a Time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 2: Logical Introduction of Content, One Step at a Time. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] In high-performing urban schools, formally or informally, teachers create and follow logical task analyses as the means to help children build a strong understanding of various key concepts and skills. In the math lesson at […]
Leadership Moves…Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leadership Moves… [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The task of dividing learning goals into logical, clear and concise steps may not be necessary when one is teaching simple concepts with minimal depth. But, in the high-performing urban schools we studied, teachers had learning goals that required substantial utilization […]
Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 1 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] A fifth-grade teacher at Highland Elementary was teaching his students to understand linear equations. In a prior lesson, students had learned about variables. In this lesson, the focus was on mathematic expressions. The teacher succinctly explained to students that an algebraic […]
