Instructional Innovation+

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Cultivating Teaching Teams Through Action Research

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Jorge Valenzuela

529 kr

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Empower teaching teams with data-driven instructional innovation

With teacher shortages, high staff turnover, and an influx of new and underprepared teachers, highly capable data-informed teaching teams are needed now more than ever.

Instructional Innovation+ provides educators with a systematic action research approach to achieve instructional innovation and guide teaching teams to success through careful analysis, collaboration, and implementation. Inside you’ll discover

A new model, flexible framework and tools for teaching teams to develop their own unique system for effective collaboration and feedback
How to develop and implement instructional methodologies and strategies to enhance student learning
How to gather and analyze data to inform innovative teaching strategies
How to identify your students’ unique needs, plus guidance for initiating improvements in the classroom

This impactful guide helps your teaching teams bridge the ever-widening gap between proven strategies and student success through practical and sustainable instructional innovation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-30
Mått177 x 254 x undefined mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
Upplaga1
FörlagSAGE Publications
ISBN9781071985014

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Jorge Valenzuela, PhD, is a respected performance and education coach, author, and speaker at Lifelong Learning Defined. His mission is to empower educators to lead confidently and teach effectively. Dr. Valenzuela specializes in instructional innovation and action research and provides expert training in team building, core instruction, project-based learning (PBL), STEM pathways, entrepreneurship, life skills integration, and the purposeful integration of AI tools in teaching and learning. Partnering with Corwin, he helps schools systematically enhance instructional practices and adopt innovative teaching strategies, including PBL and AI-enhanced instruction. He is a published researcher and author who also hosts the Lifelong Learning Defined podcast, sharing insights and strategies to inspire and support educators.What does project-based learning look like in action? Students from Bunche Middle School in Compton, California, describe their projects after their teachers attended workshops led by Jorge Valenzuela.

AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionPart 1 – Unifying the Path to Instructional Innovation by Building Collaborative Teams, Establishing Effective Feedback and Effective Core InstructionChapter 1: Fostering Synergy: Creating Shared Agreements for Collaborative School EnvironmentsChapter 2: Empowering Teachers: Effective Strategies for Providing FeedbackChapter 3: The 5 Key Building Blocks of Effective Core InstructionChapter 4: Tools for Aligning Instruction and AssessmentPart 2 – 5 Steps to Instructional Innovation Through Action ResearchChapter 5: Step 1: Pinpointing Key Instructional Challenges and Problems of PracticeChapter 6: Step 2: Conducting Instructional Rounds Using Learning WalksChapter 7: Step 3: Analyzing Learning Walk Data and Identifying Solutions Through Structured Data DebriefChapter 8: Step 4: Designing Data-Driven Professional Development (PD) Interventions for SolutionsChapter 9: Step 5: Implementing Data-Driven Professional DevelopmentEpilogueAppendix A: Tools and TemplatesReferences