Coaching techniques for conversations, observations and feedback.
SF
Students & Families
Learning WalkThrus for home, and a printable family sheet with steps to try.
1–3
Years 1-3
Strategies linked to the CCPS new teacher competencies, with look-fors by year.
MQ
MQI
Strategies for each of the eight elements of the CCPS Model for Quality Instruction.
PI
Principles of Instruction
Rosenshine’s 10 principles, each linked to the WalkThrus that put it into practice.
T2
Tier 2 Instruction
Achievement Team Scoreboard: strategies for a targeted group, plus Action Commitments.
SR
SRIP
Student Reading Improvement Plan: strategies for each reading skill and plan step.
SE
Special Education
IEP goals, accommodations and modifications.
GLINT ↗Login information is provided by your special education department chair.
ML
MILE
Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity: early, multilingual and adolescent literacy.
NB
National Board
The Five Core Propositions and Portfolio Components 2–4, each linked to WalkThrus.
A cluster is a small, carefully chosen set of WalkThrus that work together to solve one learning problem. How clusters work ↗
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CLUSTER BUILDER
Competencies Years 1-3CCPS New Teacher Competencies. Choose a domain, a year and a competency to see what it looks like and to find matching strategies.
Coaching WalkThrusStrategies for coaches, mentors and leaders: diagnosing learning problems, training and modelling, feedback and embedding change.
Build a cluster from six sections: Diagnose & Design, Train & Model, Adapt & Apply, Feedback & Support, Embed & Build, and Scenarios. Open the Coaching WalkThrus hub ↗
Implementation Pathway:
Early Career FrameworkChoose a standard, then narrow by strand and component. The library shows the WalkThrus the framework booklet maps to your choice.
Tier 2 Interventions at a glanceHow to implement, example strategies and best practices
Tier 2 InstructionAchievement Team Scoreboard
Find strategies for your targeted student group. Choose your subject and what the group needs, add strategies, then write an Action Commitment for each.
SRIP Reading SupportStudent Reading Improvement Plan · PreK–3
Find strategies for each step of a Student Reading Improvement Plan and for each part of reading. Choose a step and a reading skill, add strategies, then write what you will do for your student.
Special EducationIEP goals · accommodations · modifications
Find strategies that support a student’s IEP. Choose a goal area and the kind of accommodation, add strategies, and connect them to the teacher competencies. Always follow the student’s own IEP.
GLINT ↗Login information is provided by your special education department chair.
MILE LiteracyMaryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity
Find strategies that connect to MILE’s priorities: early literacy, the grades 3–5 transition, multilingual learners and adolescent literacy. Choose a focus and a skill, add strategies, then write what you will do.
MQI LessonsCCPS Model for Quality Instruction
Plan a lesson with the eight MQI elements. Choose an element to see strategies that fit it, add them, then put your cluster in lesson order. Every CCPS lesson needs at least a clear objective, a hook and a closure.
Principles of InstructionBarak Rosenshine · 10 principles
Rosenshine drew these principles from research on how the brain learns, studies of the most effective teachers, and research on cognitive supports. Tom Sherrington groups them into four strands. Choose a principle or a strand to see the WalkThrus that put it into practice.
National Board Certification shows accomplished teaching against Standards built on the Five Core Propositions. Choose a proposition or a portfolio component to see WalkThrus that can support your planning and evidence.
These links between WalkThrus strategies and the National Board are my suggestions. Follow the Standards and component instructions for your certificate area.
Learning WalkThrus are written for students and families. Add the ones you want to share to Your Cluster, then make a family sheet: a printable page with simple steps to try at home, for families who cannot open the Resource Hub.
Ready-Made ClustersPick one to filter the strategies below.
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Tick strategies, or Select all, then Add. Ready-made descriptors fill in automatically.
