jodylguarino
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Eight weeks into the implementation of newly adopted math materials, we had the opportunity to walk through classrooms in Tustin… Read more.
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Learning to teach mathematics in ways that support ambitious learning goals for students is hard. It takes all of us… Read more.
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In a recent post, Teacher Instructional Decision-Making: A Framework for Instructional Leaders, we wrote about the hundreds of decisions teachers… Read more.
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Instructional decision-making — the choices and moves teachers make during the enactment of instruction — has become a central construct… Read more.
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We’re used to talking about learning goals for students. Every lesson plan has one. But what about the adults in… Read more.
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We often describe instructional leadership by listing what principals do: visit classrooms, lead professional learning, analyze data, or facilitate conversations… Read more.
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When we look around and see what folks are doing to support teachers, we see that there are a lot… Read more.
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There is something both exciting and unsettling about opening a new set of instructional materials. The materials are new to… Read more.
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There’s a quiet assumption behind how some educational leaders think about coaching teachers or principals: it’s for teachers or principals… Read more.
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Merriam-Webster defines a goal simply as “the end toward which effort is directed.” But in education, we spend an enormous… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
