Key Insights Evidence of promising improvements in teaching practices and lesson plan use, while formative learner assessments are still underutilized

Change in teaching practice has been positive, explicitly situating the lesson within the curriculum, and making more real-life connections to learners’ lived experiences. While classroom observations found leaders over-estimate their teachers’ regular use of lesson plans, teachers observed with prepared lesson plans in class increased from 22% to 43% between Year 1 and 2. However, despite the role that formative assessments can play in adaptive teaching, only 15% of leaders report teachers use formative assessments, indicating significant room for improvement in this area.