Instructional Innovation+
Cultivating Teaching Teams Through Action Research
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-0719-8501-4 (ISBN)
Description
Empower teaching teams with data-driven instructional innovation
With teacher shortages, high staff turnover, and an influx of new and underprepared teachers, highly capable data-informed teaching teams are needed now more than ever.
Instructional Innovation+ provides educators with a systematic action research approach to achieve instructional innovation and guide teaching teams to success through careful analysis, collaboration, and implementation. Inside you'll discover
A new model, flexible framework and tools for teaching teams to develop their own unique system for effective collaboration and feedback
How to develop and implement instructional methodologies and strategies to enhance student learning
How to gather and analyze data to inform innovative teaching strategies
How to identify your students' unique needs, plus guidance for initiating improvements in the classroom
This impactful guide helps your teaching teams bridge the ever-widening gap between proven strategies and student success through practical and sustainable instructional innovation.
With teacher shortages, high staff turnover, and an influx of new and underprepared teachers, highly capable data-informed teaching teams are needed now more than ever.
Instructional Innovation+ provides educators with a systematic action research approach to achieve instructional innovation and guide teaching teams to success through careful analysis, collaboration, and implementation. Inside you'll discover
A new model, flexible framework and tools for teaching teams to develop their own unique system for effective collaboration and feedback
How to develop and implement instructional methodologies and strategies to enhance student learning
How to gather and analyze data to inform innovative teaching strategies
How to identify your students' unique needs, plus guidance for initiating improvements in the classroom
This impactful guide helps your teaching teams bridge the ever-widening gap between proven strategies and student success through practical and sustainable instructional innovation.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0719-8501-4 (9781071985014)
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Jorge Valenzuela, PhD, is a respected performance and education coach, author, and speaker at Lifelong Learning Defined. His mission is to empower educators to lead confidently and teach effectively. Dr. Valenzuela specializes in instructional innovation and action research and provides expert training in team building, core instruction, project-based learning (PBL), STEM pathways, entrepreneurship, life skills integration, and the purposeful integration of AI tools in teaching and learning. Partnering with Corwin, he helps schools systematically enhance instructional practices and adopt innovative teaching strategies, including PBL and AI-enhanced instruction. He is a published researcher and author who also hosts the Lifelong Learning Defined podcast, sharing insights and strategies to inspire and support educators.
What does project-based learning look like in action? Students from Bunche Middle School in Compton, California, describe their projects after their teachers attended workshops led by Jorge Valenzuela.
What does project-based learning look like in action? Students from Bunche Middle School in Compton, California, describe their projects after their teachers attended workshops led by Jorge Valenzuela.
Content
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1 - Unifying the Path to Instructional Innovation by Building Collaborative Teams, Establishing Effective Feedback and Effective Core Instruction
Chapter 1: Fostering Synergy: Creating Shared Agreements for Collaborative School Environments
Chapter 2: Empowering Teachers: Effective Strategies for Providing Feedback
Chapter 3: The 5 Key Building Blocks of Effective Core Instruction
Chapter 4: Tools for Aligning Instruction and Assessment
Part 2 - 5 Steps to Instructional Innovation Through Action Research
Chapter 5: Step 1: Pinpointing Key Instructional Challenges and Problems of Practice
Chapter 6: Step 2: Conducting Instructional Rounds Using Learning Walks
Chapter 7: Step 3: Analyzing Learning Walk Data and Identifying Solutions Through Structured Data Debrief
Chapter 8: Step 4: Designing Data-Driven Professional Development (PD) Interventions for Solutions
Chapter 9: Step 5: Implementing Data-Driven Professional Development
Epilogue
Appendix A: Tools and Templates
References
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1 - Unifying the Path to Instructional Innovation by Building Collaborative Teams, Establishing Effective Feedback and Effective Core Instruction
Chapter 1: Fostering Synergy: Creating Shared Agreements for Collaborative School Environments
Chapter 2: Empowering Teachers: Effective Strategies for Providing Feedback
Chapter 3: The 5 Key Building Blocks of Effective Core Instruction
Chapter 4: Tools for Aligning Instruction and Assessment
Part 2 - 5 Steps to Instructional Innovation Through Action Research
Chapter 5: Step 1: Pinpointing Key Instructional Challenges and Problems of Practice
Chapter 6: Step 2: Conducting Instructional Rounds Using Learning Walks
Chapter 7: Step 3: Analyzing Learning Walk Data and Identifying Solutions Through Structured Data Debrief
Chapter 8: Step 4: Designing Data-Driven Professional Development (PD) Interventions for Solutions
Chapter 9: Step 5: Implementing Data-Driven Professional Development
Epilogue
Appendix A: Tools and Templates
References