Instructional Playbook

Instructional Priorities Toolbox

Observation Tools for Public Practice

Tools & Templates

Research & Reading

OTR: Everyone Does Everything Cornell Notes Graphic Organizers Sentence Stems/Word Banks Quick Writes QSSSA (Question, Signal, Share, Stem, Assess) KWL Anticipatory Set Novel Ideas

Using Technology to Support Student Engagement Planning Opportunities to Respond Questioning that Deepens Comprehension (Article) Using LanSchool for OTRs, Feedback Cycles, Teacher Agility, and Showcasing Student Work (Bite-Sized PD Video) Generative AI in Education: An Educator's View (Bite-Sized PD VIdeo) Article: Why Talk is More Important Than Ever Article: How Much Should Teachers Talk in the Classroom? Article: Talk Science Primer Encouraging Academic Conversations with Talk Moves 5 Ways to Elevate your Classroom Discussions Bite-Sized PD: Using Technology to Facilitate Structured Classroom Discussion Video: Structured Classroom Discussion Example - Math Classroom

Opportunities to Respond - Data Collection , Observation & Reflection Tool (OTR - DORT)

Opportunities to Respond

Signals and Cues Choral Response Think Pair Share Sentence Frames

Novel Ideas Cold Calling

Dyad Reading Close Reading Reading in 4 Voices Reading Activities/Tasks Scaffolds for Accessing Text Discussion Guidelines Posters Implementation Checklist Academic Discussion Frames Teacher Talk Moves Room Arrangements for Discussions Norms for Discourse Art Academic Discussion Frames Planning for Content Structured Classroom Discussion Planning for Philosophical Chair Planning for Socratic Seminar Socratic Seminar Philosophical Chair Close Reading General Close Reading in Math Close Reading in Art Determining Text Complexity Scaffolds for Assessing Complex Text Writing Text Dependent Questions K & 1st

Structured Classroom Discussion Targeted Observation (SCDTO)

Structured Classroom Discussion

2nd & 3rd 4th & 5th Secondary