PREPARE:
Establish Core Practices and Classroom Management to provide Best-First Instruction

(collaborative process)

• Plan lessons based on Colorado Academic Standards
• Follow district scope and sequence guides
• Use assessments to guide lesson planning
• Write clear learning targets for students
• Know your instructional materials
• Outline the timing and flow of lessons/units
• Develop supports for students who struggle
• Include technology to support learning and engagement

PREPARE:
Deepen Instructional effectiveness and data-driven decision making to enhance Best-First Instruction.

• Use pre-assessments to guide planning
• Plan different strategies for diverse learners (ie: ELL/SPED/GT)
• Create tasks that require independent thinking and problem-solving
• Use proven strategies like exemplars, questioning, and scaffolding
• Build in chances for students to work together and lead
• Modify lesson pacing as needed
• Connect lessons across subject areas

PREPARE:
Student Ownership of Learning.

• Create ways for students to take the lead
• Plan lessons that are culturally responsive
• Expect and prepare for student misunderstandings
• Personalize learning for each student
• Create real-world student-driven projects that encourage teamwork and leadership
• Learn about and use updated best practices to foster student ownership in learning
• Make tools for students to assess their own work

IMPLEMENT:
Establish Core Practices and Classroom Management to provide Best-First Instruction.

• Build positive relationships with students
• Set clear routines and expectations
• Post the learning target
• Use a variety of teaching strategies
• Use class time purposefully including efficient transitions 
• Recognize and attempt to engage struggling learners
• Encourage teamwork and model respectful communication

• Use assessments to measure learning

IMPLEMENT:
Deepen Instructional effectiveness and data-driven decision making to enhance Best-First Instruction.

• Set clear expectations to manage time effectively
• Post, explain, and refer to learning targets
• Keep track of student engagement
• Plan teamwork that values unique student backgrounds
• Use prompts and discussion to encourage critical thinking
• Show how to disagree respectfully
• Use technology to deepen learning and enhance engagement
• Use formative and summative assessments aligned to learning targets
• Help students reflect on and assess their own learning

IMPLEMENT:
Student Ownership of Learning.

• Focus on cross curricular and real-world connections as they relate to the learning target highlighting and embedding the language of the lesson
• Create a student-centered, inclusive classroom
• Encourage risk-taking, resilience, and ownership of learning
• Build a culture of student-led discussions and conflict resolution
• Use creative and flexible teaching methods
• Guide students to recognize their own mis-conceptions
• Technology helps students create, connect, and learn
• Help students manage teams and give peer feedback
• Give feedback and encourage student choice and voice

ANALYZE:
Establish Core Practices and Classroom Management to provide Best-First Instruction.

(collaborative process)

• Gather and store data to understand student needs
• Look for student misunderstandings
• Give helpful feedback to students
• Reflect with others on what’s working in instruction
• Celebrating the success and achievements of learners

ANALYZE:
Deepen Instructional effectiveness and data-driven decision making to enhance Best-First Instruction.

• Collect data on key standards from the scope and sequence
• Use clear processes to look at data
• Find patterns in student mistakes
• Reflect on teaching with colleagues
• Share assessment results with student
• Use visual tools (e.g., goal trackers, color-coded charts) to help students see their progress over time
• Help students reflect on progress toward learning goals
• Celebrating the success and achievements of learners

ANALYZE:
Student Ownership of Learning.

• Support school-wide use of formative assessments
• Use data to guide decisions
• Work with others to analyze instruction
• Improve teaching through PLCs using systemic data over a period of time
• Celebrate student growth and success