Use established routines such as course-map and unit-plan review cycles to monitor and sustain instructional work¶

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Description¶

The schools used established and repeated activities to guide and sustain instructional improvement, setting common expectations, providing guidelines, and creating feedback mechanisms. Two schools regularly reviewed course maps and unit plans; one assistant principal described unit plans "submitted on a rolling basis every five weeks," timed to progress-report grading cycles, with administrators reviewing and returning comments to teachers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Administrative capacity to review submitted plans and return feedback on a regular schedule

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• high school teachers and administrators

Target Learning Goals¶

• consistent, coherent instructional planning and improvement

Related Strategies¶

• Create structure and consistency through schedules, regular communication, and clear instructions in distance learning

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• David Stevens, Sue Sporte, Sara Ray Stoelinga, Alissa Bolz. (2008). Lessons from High Performing Small High Schools in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/lessons-high-performing-small-high-schools-chicago