Key Terms

A practice of taking deliberate and intentional actions in response to a specific problem in order to achieve a desired outcome. Change management includes consideration for processes, systems, organization structures, and people to make a successful transition to a desired outcome.

• Change Management Process

• Continuous Improvement Process

• Culturally Responsive Teaching

• English Learners (ELs) and English Language Learners (ELLs)

A cycle of improvement are actions that are sustained over extended periods of time and focused on improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of a school. An ongoing, multifaceted plan is part of an organizational commitment to enhancing a school's effectiveness and includes steps for identification, planning, execution, and assessing progress.

• Change Management Process

• Continuous Improvement Process

• Culturally Responsive Teaching

• English Learners (ELs) and English Language Learners (ELLs)

A student-centered approach to teaching in which students' unique cultural strengths are identified and nurtured in all aspects of learning to promote student achievement and a sense of well-being for all students.

• Change Management Process

• Continuous Improvement Process

• Culturally Responsive Teaching

• English Learners (ELs) and English Language Learners (ELLs)

A student who is learning the English language in addition to his or her native language. ELL is referred to on the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), while EL is referred to in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Both terms are used in assessment questions to reference the same student group.

• Change Management Process

• Continuous Improvement Process

• Culturally Responsive Teaching

• English Learners (ELs) and English Language Learners (ELLs)

An example or model that has the characteristics of a high-quality response. An exemplar is a concrete illustration of the evidence needed to meet a desired standard. (See an exemplar shown in a sample score of 4 response.)

• Exemplar

• Exit Ticket

• Instructional Coaching

• Item Analysis

A short formative assessment given by a teacher after completing a lesson to determine the degree to which students have learned the material taught in the lesson.

• Exemplar

• Exit Ticket

• Instructional Coaching

• Item Analysis

A process for developing a teacher's knowledge, skills, and practice to improve instruction and student learning. By offering individual support and feedback in a nonevaluative and trusting setting, an instructional coach works with the teacher to provide ongoing and job-embedded professional development specific to the teacher's needs.

• Exemplar

• Exit Ticket

• Instructional Coaching

• Item Analysis

1. A data-review process focused on studying individual questions on an assessment. An item analysis allows educators to evaluate the quality of each question and facilitates data disaggregation to measure student performance at different levels, determine student misconceptions, and plan interventions.

• Exemplar

• Exit Ticket

• Instructional Coaching

• Item Analysis

Having the characteristics of the most effective and efficient way to address the most important aspect of a situation.

• High-Leverage

• Probing Question

• Protocol

• Real-time Feedback

A question that is intended to help others think more deeply about an issue. Probing questions are more than clarifying questions and move toward challenging assumptions and exposing contradictions, which leads to new understandings.

• High-Leverage

• Probing Question

• Protocol

• Real-time Feedback