Presenter
Lamar Billups
What are you looking for? A Framework For Leaders Who Want to Support Better Instruction
It’s easy to walk into a classroom and see that a lesson is or isn’t working, but it’s more difficult to name what’s happening and know what to do about it. Meanwhile, teachers are planning and delivering lessons with the best intentions, yet many students still don’t consistently have access to rigorous, grade-level instruction. The gap between what leaders see and what teachers need is rarely about effort or intention. It’s about a missing framework.
This edWebinar is designed for instructional leaders ready to move beyond general notions of “good teaching” to building a common lens for supporting teachers in planning for rigorous, grade-level instruction. Drawing on the UnboundEd Planning Process™ and the GLEAM Instructional Framework for grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful instruction, you’ll get actionable tips on how to support teachers with planning lessons that move the needle for all learners, and you’ll leave with a practical tool you can use in your building immediately.
In this session, you’ll explore:
- Why teachers who work hard and plan carefully can still leave students without access to grade-level content, and what leaders can do about it
- How the GLEAM Instructional Framework gives teachers and leaders a shared language for instructional excellence across all content areas
- What it looks like to notice strong instructional planning through a leader’s lens
- A practical tool you can use in your lesson reviews, pre-observation conversations, and collaborative planning sessions with teachers
- How the UnboundEd Planning Process builds the teacher capacity that leaders are trying to build for instruction
Whether you coach a team of teachers, lead a single school, or support curriculum and instruction across a district, this session will give you the language and the tools to support teachers in planning and delivering lessons with more impact, regardless of their content area or level of experience.
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