#3. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP: Cultivate high expectations and ensure equitable and durable academic, civic and social-emotional learning outcomes for students and adults
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Develop guidance and provide support for intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction and assessment in schools.
Indicators
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Instructional expertise: Demonstrate foundational knowledge of content and other standards and evidence-based practices relevant to their role.
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Curriculum design and implementation: Strategically select/design and/or support the implementation of intellectually challenging and relevant curriculum and short- and long-term planning in classrooms.
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Equity-focused pedagogy: Model for educators instructional practice that is consistent with knowledge of child and adolescent development and effective and culturally responsive pedagogy.
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Instructional alignment: Support school leaders and educators in the analysis of alignment among standards, curricula, pedagogy, and assessments.
Evidence of Impact
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Lesson plans, unit plans, and curricular materials demonstrate alignment to common core content standards and English Language Development standards and to district-adopted curriculum.
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Agendas and notes from meetings that include discussion of Instructional decisions throughout the year (including student grouping/ differentiation and targeting for interventions) are based on periodic assessments, classroom tests, and teacher designed tests.
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All students experience academically challenging and culturally responsive course content.
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Teachers are seen to adjust instructional practices based on implementation of systems to monitor student progress.
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Effective teaching practices are implemented and are consistent across classrooms.
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