Proficiency-Based Instruction: Rethinking Lesson Design and Delivery (Your Implementation Strategy for Proficiency-Based Instruction)

Only by shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning can every student achieve self-efficacy and true success in the classroom. In this resource, authors Eric Twadell, Mark Onuscheck, Anthony R. Reibel, and Troy Gobble provide educators with a comprehensive strategy implementation process for proficiency-based instruction. Readers will gain a clear five-step change management process for seamlessly transitioning to a new, improved model of instruction and curriculum planning in which individual student self-efficacy and growth come first.

Use this implementation strategy to transition to a proficiency-based instruction model for student self-efficacy:

• Learn the benefits of switching from traditional instruction to proficiency-based instruction (also known as evidence-based grading).
• Explore the process, concepts, and supporting pedagogy of proficiency-based instruction and curriculum planning.
• Acquire a five-step implementation strategy: (1) preparation, (2) incubation, (3) insight, (4) evaluation, and (5) elaboration.
• Gain change-management tools for carrying out each of the five steps as a collaborative team and onboarding all stakeholders in curriculum implementation.
• Discover how one collaborative team successfully worked together to implement proficiency-based instruction and plan lessons.
• Access free online reproducibles that will support your shift to proficiency-based instruction and lesson planning.

Contents:
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Implementing Proficiency-Based Instruction: Five Stages of the Creative Process
Chapter 2: Preparation
Chapter 3: Incubation
Chapter 4: Insight
Chapter 5: Evaluation
Chapter 6: Elaboration
Chapter 7: Proficiency-Based Lessons in the Classroom
Chapter 8: Discipline-Specific Examples of Proficiency-Based Instruction
References and Resources
Index

Eric Twadell, PhD, is superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He has been a social studies teacher, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent for leadership and organizational development.

Stevenson High School has been described by the United States Department of Education (USDE) as one of the most recognized and celebrated schools in America and is one of only three schools to win the USDE Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions. Stevenson was one of the first comprehensive schools designated a New American High School by USDE as a model of successful school reform and is repeatedly cited as one of America's top high schools and the "birthplace" of the Professional Learning Communities at Work® process.

Eric is a coauthor who has also written several professional articles. As a dedicated PLC practitioner, he has worked with state departments of education and local schools and districts nationwide to achieve school improvement and reform. An accessible and articulate authority on PLC concepts, Eric brings hands-on experience to his presentations and workshops.

Mark Onuscheck is director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He is a former English teacher and director of communication arts. In his current role, Mark works with academic divisions around professional learning, articulation, curricular and instructional revision, evaluation, assessment, social and emotional learning, technologies, and implementation of the Common Core State Standards. He is also an adjunct professor at DePaul University.

Mark was awarded the Quality Matters Star Award for his work in online teaching. He helps build curriculum and instructional practices for TimeLine Theatre's arts integration program for Chicago Public Schools. Additionally, he is a grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Humanities and a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Council of Teachers of English, International Literacy Association (formerly International Reading Association), and Learning Forward.

Anthony R. Reibel is director of assessment, research, and evaluation at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He administers assessments, manages student achievement data, and oversees instructional practice. Anthony began his professional career as a technology specialist and entrepreneur. After managing several businesses, he became a Spanish teacher at Stevenson. He has also served as a curricular team leader, core team leader, coach, and club sponsor.

In 2010, Anthony received recognition from the State of Illinois, and the Illinois Computing Educators named him Technology Educator of the Year. He is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Illinois Principals Association, Illinois Computing Educators, and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Troy Gobble is the principal of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Troy joined Stevenson as assistant principal for teaching and learning for the 2010-11 school year. He served in a similar capacity at Riverside Brookfield High School in 2009-10 and spent a total of nine years at the school. Troy was chairman of the science department prior to becoming assistant principal and also taught physics. He began his teaching career at Carl Sandburg High School in 1992.

In 2006, Troy earned the Outstanding Illinois High School Physics Teacher Award from the Illinois section of the American Association of Physics Teachers.