Session 15: Connecting Student Learning to Best Practices: If What We See is What We Get, Are We Getting What We See?

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How do we know that instruction affects student learning? Do the tools we use to evaluate instruction help us identify the practices that contribute to student learning? In this session, participants will contribute to a discussion on best practices and their relationship to student learning. Findings of a recent research study of 62 lessons from teachers with varying levels of effectiveness will be used to engage participants in an activity and conversation that will suggest the use of a different lens to define effective instruction.

Presenter:
Pamala Carter, Principal Investigator, Public Education Foundation, Chattanooga, TN

Strand 2: Teacher Quality