While it is important for schools to use an instructional framework to guide planning for learning, it is important to adapt a framework that integrates grade level expectations, the most effective research-based strategies, higher order thinking, and practices for meeting the needs of all students. The Learning-Focused Instructional Framework is designed around several important principles that make it extremely effective.
The Learning-Focused Instructional Framework is effective because it:- Facilitates Intentional Planning
- Values Teachers as Professionals
- Provides Flexibility
- Integrates and Connects High Yield Strategies and Practices
- Embeds Formative Assessment
- Engages Students
- Facilitates Planning with the End in Mind
- Incorporates High Expectations with Rigor, Complexity, and Higher Order Thinking Strategies and Processes
- Accelerates Learning for All Students
- Provides a Structure for Cohesive Professional Learning