jodylguarino
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In our work with schools, we interact with instructional coaches every week. But what, exactly, is a coach? In the… Read more.
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Elementary principals’ instructional decisions shape students’ experiences in mathematics. They influence what gets prioritized in classroom walkthroughs, what professional learning… Read more.
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Selecting a professional learning structure is important. No single professional learning structure can accomplish every goal. Structures such as coaching,… Read more.
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Every year, districts across the country launch new initiatives aimed at improving teaching and learning. Curriculum adoptions. Instructional coaching programs.… Read more.
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We’ve been thinking a lot about high-quality instructional materials lately — and more specifically, about how to make the curriculum… Read more.
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In conversations about instructional materials, the terms fidelity and integrity are often used interchangeably. They shouldn’t be. The distinction reflects… Read more.
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“What a teacher knows and what he or she does and believes have a major influence on how students learn.… Read more.
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In most American schools, learning is designed almost entirely around children. The schedules, the spaces, the systems — all of… Read more.
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In schools and systems, the problem isn’t a shortage of good ideas. If anything, the opposite is true. We operate… Read more.
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If you want to improve schools, you have to grapple with a fundamental question: How do people actually learn and… Read more.
3–5 minutes
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
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