Get Specific: How To Change Teacher Practice with Instructional Frameworks

Why broad evaluation criteria leave teachers guessing about what to do differently

The “insider’s view”: describing practice from the teacher’s point of view, including the judgment calls an observer can’t see

Two features of instructional frameworks—key components and levels of fluency—that give every teacher a clear next step

How to use a framework in coaching and peer observation, so teachers at every level can grow

When a teacher is struggling: keeping the PIP grounded in your district’s evaluation criteria while giving the teacher a clear path to improve