Strengthen Core Instruction

This video depicts Silvia grade level meetings and how teachers collaborate within their grade levels with time built into the school day.

School-wide instructional practices at Silvia Elementary School.

UP Academy Boston, MA
See how UP Academy Boston gives time for teachers to collaborate on lesson planning.
 

Author(s): 
Claire Kaplan, Roy Chan, David Farbman, & Ami Novoryta

Time for Teachers examines 17 high-performing and fast-improving schools around the country that have taken advantage of expanded school schedules to provide teachers with more time to collaborate.

A video on how schools use time well for teacher development.

Jacob Hiatt Magnet School Worcester, MA
Dedicated time for teacher collaboration enables teachers to constantly learn from each other and strengthen instruction. See how Jacob Hiatt teachers use instructional rounds to create a culture of continuous improvement focused on classroom observations and feedback.
 

Massachusetts ELT Schools
Frequent and focused teacher collaboration positively affects student achievement. See how expanded time schools use an expanded day to support numerous collaborative teacher team meetings that target and respond to student needs.
 

Jacob Hiatt Magnet School Worcester, MA
Thinking, Writing, and Sharing at Jacob Hiatt Magnet School

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Silvia Elementary School, Massachusetts
An expanded school day enables schools to dedicate more time for rigorous core academic instruction. See how two expanded learning time schools schedule more time for quality math instruction.
 

Frank M. Silvia Elementary School Fall River, MA
Since adopting expanded time, Silvia has retained 100% of its teachers. Read about the school schedules time for prep, collaboration, and professional development to improve teacher effectiveness as well as morale.
 

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