Table of Contents
Tables, Figures, and QR Codes vii
Acknowledgments ix
About the Authors xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Implementing What Works Best 11
The DIIE Model as Shared Language for Implementation 12
Ways of Thinking and Motivations 16
Teacher Decision Making 18
Ways of Thinking and Decision Making 19
Motivation and Decision Making 22
Teacher Motivation 24
Motivation and Implementation 26
A Shared Language for Great Teaching 28
Chapter 2 Diagnosis and Discovery 31
The Who Behind the Learning 34
Standards of and for Learning as the Starting Point 35
Initial Assessments 40
Development of Initial Assessments 42
Teacher Noticing 44
Chapter 3 Intervention 49
This Is Not Deficit Thinking 50
Identifying the Skill, Will, and Thrill: Where Are Our Learners Now? 52
Applying the Goldilocks Principle 56
High-Probability Interventions 56
Aligning High-Probability Interventions With Skill, Will, and Thrill 57
High-Probability Interventions for Enhancing Skill 57
High-Probability Interventions for Enhancing Will 61
High-Probability Interventions for Enhancing Thrill 62
Chapter 4 Implementation 67
Fidelity to Clear and Visible Learning+® Goals 69
Student Awareness of Success Criteria 71
Success Criteria and Aligning the Intervention 72
Necessary Dosage of an Engaging, Challenging, and Authentic Learning Experience 73
Adaptations Through Adaptive and Compensatory Approaches 74
Quality Delivery in an Environment for Implementation 76
Fostering an Environment of Mistakes 84
Chapter 5 Evaluation 89
A Broader View of Evaluation 91
Planning for Evaluation 92
Evaluating the Evidence 95
The Role of the Post-Assessments in Evaluation 98
Collecting Evidence From Post-Assessments 98
Evaluating the Evidence From Post-Assessments 101
Conclusion 104
References 105
Index 107
