When preparing to deliver an upcoming unit of study or lesson, do you plan for teaching or plan for learning? Or, asked another way, when you look at your planning document, who do you see—your students or yourself? While teaching and learning may seem like two sides of the same coin...
Author - Bryan Goodwin
Bryan Goodwin is the Deputy Executive Director for the McREL Institute at ESC Region 13.
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction
Prepare Now to Help Your New Teachers Flourish
While it’s the middle of summer right now, the start of the new school year is right around the corner. And school districts across the country are filling many...
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction
Are You Using the Science of Learning?
Many teachers across the country say that today’s students appear to be more challenging to teach than ever before. Their attention spans are fractured, their...
Classroom Instruction, Strategic Instruction
14 Teaching Strategies for Best First Instruction in All Classrooms
One of the most effective ways to ensure the success of all students is to concentrate on providing high-quality Tier 1 foundational instruction in every classroom...
At various professional learning events over the last couple of years, I’ve shared that there’s scant scientific evidence that posting learning objectives...
