Teachers should be careful, Colton advised, to explain why they think certain approaches will work. As teachers implement the instructional approaches, a new cycle of evaluation begins. Teachers must observe the results, analyze and interpret the effect, and decide what to do next. Continuously asking questions and analyzing student work helps teachers learn to be more flexible and responsive to individual students' needs, Colton pointed out. What's more, said Colton, the process of using student work to analyze instructional effectiveness has a profound impact on teachers' self-efficacy.
Teachers know they can find a way to help each student.