ARKEN RESEARCH
In evaluating professional learning or the deployment of key instructional initiatives, we often use self-report surveys to measure teacher use or implementation of key instructional practices. This is a good practice, but it is unfortunate that the way we define, measure, and analyze the data about these instructional practices undermines the meaning and narrative that […]
The development and use of tools that define implementation integrity or maturity is often looked upon as a luxury or an afterthought in our school systems today. As district leaders, we often think about developing tools that describe implementation only after we have already launched an instructional initiative. We wait until teachers complete professional learning, […]