Instruction


 * Instruction: **


 * Successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards that increases levels of student learning requires //instructional leadership// that **creates a vision for teaching and learning portraying a clear commitment to learning for understanding.

//Disseminate and promote research-based instructional practices that are aligned with the vision of the standards. // //Develop instructional models to help teachers envision what the high-quality, standards-based instruction looks like in practice. // //Create a clear vision for teaching and learning. // //Develop the instructional leadership of school, district, regional, and state leaders. //
 * Desired Outcomes: **

(from Innovation Configuration Map created by Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Comprehensive Centers)

Pellegrino, J. W. (2006). //Rethinking and redesigning curriculum, instruction and assessment: What contemporary research and theory suggests//. Washington, DC: National Center on Education and the Economy. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from http://www.skillscommission.org/pdf/commissioned_papers/Rethinking%20and%20Redesigning.pdf
 * Resources: **

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. (n.d.). //PreK–12 standards: Keys to learning//. Denver, CO: Author. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from http://www.mcrel.org/keystolearning/Default.aspx

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. (n.d.). //Inside teaching: A living archive of practice// [Website]//.// San Francisco, CA: Author. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from []

Coalition of Essential Schools Northwest/Small Schools Project. (2004). //Instructional framework: Rigor, relevance, relationship//. Seattle, WA: Author. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from []

Strategic Teaching

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