ESSENTIAL FUNCTION 3 IN PRACTICE
What Does Exemplary Implementation of Essential Function 3 –
Intentionally Act and Analyze Again Look Like?
Essential Function: Educators determine instructional action steps.
- Develop a written instructional action plan (IAP) including learning goal, evidence of learning, instructional change, method for examining instruction, and impact analysis.
- Design a lesson or set of lessons addressing the learning goal.
- Schedule and deliver instructional change (lesson or set of lessons).
- Collect evidence of learning outlined in the IAP.
- Outline how engaging students in review of learning data will inform design or delivery of instructional change.
Download the Data-Based Decision Making Practice Profile (https://www.moedu-sail.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DBDM-Practice-Profile-2019-Final-1-7-19.docx).
Working through Roadblocks
Review the common roadblocks below and/or add your own. Select one roadblock and outline specific steps your team could implement to ensure the roadblock does not derail your team.
- Data is collected, but not analyzed.
- A specific plan for acting on the data is not created.
- Connection is not made between instruction and learning.
- Learning goals are too vague.
What steps can you take to start or improve instructional action planning right now? Reflect on your team’s/building’s current knowledge and implementation of this process and then determine possible next step.