FELE Subtest 1: Leadership for Student Learning 100% Pass

FELE Subtest 1: Leadership for Student Learning 100% Pass C1- Standard Based Instruction Drives most decision in public schools C1- Walkthroughs/ Standards Use walkthroughs to identify standards alignments by looking at objectives in lesson plans and observing teachers and students in the classroom C1- Standards alignment can be seen in: - lesson plans - lesson objectives - communication between teachers and students - instruction - textbook and curriculum C1- Monitoring Student Performance What are the trends of the data? Are scores increasing, decreasing, or staying the same? C1- Vertical Alignment Every skill leads to the next skill and the next skill. C1- Vertical Alignment Responsibility It is the responsibility of the educational leader to evaluate if vertical alignment is being adhered to in the classroom. C1- Measure Vertical Alignment - reviewing lesson plans - determining if lessons plans are aligned with academic plans - observing classroom instruction with curriculum map and content focus in mind C1- Horizontal Alignment Alignment between and among content areas (cross content) C1- Promote Horizontal Alignment - providing time & resources for teachers to plan lessons together - encourage teachers to attend PD that supports HA - using progressive monitoring for continuous improvment C1- Walkthroughs, Rigor, Critical Thinking, Engagement Effective leaders know how to identify rigor, relevance, critical thinking, and engagement in the classroom. C1- Critical Thinking Stretching beyond basic recall, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and synthesize information to reach conclusion- multi-step, high-level thinking C1- Creative Thinking Think outside the box to draw unique conclusions C1- Reflective Thinking Reflect about learning process to promote abstract thinking C1- Spot Higher Order Activities - Objectives: contain words like apply, evaluate, synthesize, analyze, or create - Questions: teachers asking HO questions? Let students off the hook? Push them to explore? - Activities: Students engaged or compliant? C1- Higher-Order Thinking Critical thinking- students given the opportunity to approach learning critically and engage in rigorous lessons and thinking critically about concepts that relate to the world. C1- Engagement vs Compliance Must be able to identify the difference between engagement and compliance. - Engagement: students are actively working together in cooperative learning structures. - Compliance: Students are sitting quietly and following directions but not necessarily actively engaged. C1- Bloom's Taxonomy Hierarchical model- classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity. Higher up the pyramid, the more complex the thinking skills. Create Apply Evaluate Analyze Synthesize - Categorize - Understand - Remember & Memorize C1- Questioning Techiniques to Increase Critical Think