Learn the three components of a K-12 instructional audit to systematically elevate teaching and learning outcomes in your organization.
When schools or districts investigate teaching and learning effectiveness, it puts all students on a path toward more meaningful learning experiences and greater academic achievement. Yet, understandably, many education leaders don’t have an evidence-based framework to evaluate curricular and instructional quality, and most don’t have time or capacity to take on such a large-scale analysis. Unfortunately, this can leave teachers and staff guessing which practices help or hinder student learning. Hanover’s K-12 instructional audit framework breaks the process into three components to help you make systematic improvements across your schools and classrooms.
Download our newly updated Instructional Audit Toolkit to learn how to recognize strengths and identify improvements in three key academic areas:
- Curriculum-Standards Alignment
- Instructional Resources
- Classroom Practices
“An instructional audit is a continuous improvement practice that helps K-12 leaders identify root causes of persistent achievement and opportunity gaps by systematically examining how instruction is planned, designed, delivered, and assessed.“
What Is an Instructional Audit?
Instructional audits help K-12 organizations identify improvement areas, optimize resource investments and allocations, and ensure alignment between instructional strategies, curriculum and standards. They also contribute significantly to a culture of continuous improvement.
Despite the numerous benefits of instructional audits, many education leaders cite challenges such as limited resources, limited data analysis capacity, and employee buy-in concerns that hamper an objective assessment of teaching and learning.
While it’s true that planning for improved student outcomes requires a structured, evidence-based investigation, it doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or impossible. To make the process more feasible, Hanover has created an instructional audit framework that breaks the process into three clear components to assess:
- Curriculum-Standards Alignment
- Instructional Resources
- Classroom Practices
Our toolkit helps you understand the steps involved to systematically enhance educational outcomes and improve teacher efficacy across your entire K-12 organization.
