Adjust Instruction

Adjusting instruction to meet each student’s needs includes the following:

• Collaborate with colleagues to improve instruction rapidly for mastery & growth
  • Regroup students
  • Reteach when needed
  • Offer advanced work
  • Personalize assignments, pace, etc.

• Research additional interventions aligned to each student’s need, as needed

See a one-page Instructional Excellence Summary covering all the key elements.

Watch these short videos of educators discussing the elements of Adjust Instruction, organized by action:

Collaborate with colleagues to improve instruction rapidly

Research additional interventions aligned to each student’s need

Use these discussion questions to help guide your instructional team through the elements of Adjust Instruction:

1. Which actions in this element of instructional excellence are strengths for you or your team?
2. Which actions in this element of instructional excellence are weaknesses for you or your team? Think about actions you never take, fail to take as often as needed, or do not take as well as needed to achieve strong learning growth consistently.
3. What one to three specific changes will you or your team make to use your strengths more often or more consistently and improve weaknesses in the coming months?
4. Make a brief action plan with specific goals, roles, and time by which you will make specific changes!
5. Did your changes produce better learning results? If so, keep them. If not, think again about what other changes to make!

See this printable study guide with discussion questions and real examples from educators:

• For Multi-Classroom Leaders—Key Element of Instructional Excellence: Adjust Instruction [pdf]

Use this tool and action list to guide and support your teachers:

• Instructional Excellence Action List: Monitor Learning and Adjust Instruction [Word]—print a copy of this detailed, checkable action list for each teacher you lead
• Instructional Excellence Support Guide Overview and Support Tool [Word]—use this tool to record observations, provide feedback, and identify next steps

See the following developmental resources, provided by other organizations, related to the elements of Adjust Instruction:

General Resources: Adjust instruction to meet each student’s needs

Collaborate with colleagues to improve instruction rapidly for mastery and growth

Research additional interventions aligned to each student’s need, as needed