Why Choose the Leadership and Learning Framework?

The Leadership and Learning Framework provides administrators and teachers with a system for effective leadership and instruction. Teachers learn how to use instructional strategies to hit learning targets aligned to state standards, make instruction intentional, and engage students immediately in learning at the start of each and every lesson. Administrators receive training to become instructional leaders capable of guiding their school to success. As they participate in training, teachers and leaders consistently see and participate in exemplary modeling of each instructional strategy and practice taught. Unlike other school interventions that often do not yield significant results, the Learning Framework is a results-driven program focused on building internal capacity and sustainability to enable schools and districts to maintain and continue improvement on their own.

What the Leadership and Learning Framework Includes

Although it can be customized to fit your needs and budget, the Leadership and Learning Framework typically includes the following services. We recommend that schools include the Proof of Impact evaluation service in order to measure the success of the program.

The full program includes up to 53 days of onsite training, plus offsite support. Training days are typically divided as follows:

• 15 days Leadership & Learning Framework Training & Classroom Observations
• 4 Days Leadership Team Development
• 30 days Implementation Support, Classroom Observations & Modeling
• 4 days Proving Impact onsite - 15 days offsite analysis and report development

15 Days Leadership & Learning Framework Training—teachers and administrators will learn the following and more:

• How to design learning targets specifically aligned to State standards
• Make instruction intentional to meet the needs of each student
• Utilize immediate feedback assessments and strategies
• evaluate students level of understanding and make adjustments in teaching
• Design integrated lesson plans that impact learning, based on State standards
• Maximize planning time
• Differentiating instruction to increase learning and achievement for every student
• Engaging students immediately in learning and maintain their engagement throughout class
• Foster more guided practice leading to independent practice
• Use wait time correctly
• Design Guiding Questions aligned to standards/benchmark targets
• The use of research-based strategies proven to increase learning
• Guide teachers in aligning their teaching to what they want for their students
• Emphasizing General Learner Outcomes (GLOs)
• How to weave process skills into every lesson to take students to higher levels of thinking
• The importance of effective formative assessment and well-designed summative assessment

4 Days Leadership Training

• Follow-up sessions tied into the training throughout the school year
• Follow-up support of Learning Framework Training
• What evidence to look for when observing the classroom
• Coaching others to succeed
• Effective modeling
• Planning based upon classroom observations

30 Days Implementation Support and Coaching

• Principal coaching and support
• Individual teacher assistance, coaching, and help
• Classroom observations and support
• Exemplary modeling
• Program and resource implementation support

Proving Program Impact (19 days total: 4 onsite, 15 offsite) – learn more (link to evaluation page)

• Evaluation team visit to school for:

-Needs analysis

-Pre-assessment design and administration

-Needs analysis outcomes


• Ongoing monitoring & measurement throughout the school year
• Analysis and integration of State Assessment Data and other test data provided
• Analysis of administrator, teacher and student expectations, beliefs and perceptions
• Reports of results provided

Ongoing, Job-Embedded Resources for Effective Classroom Implementation

• Implementation workbook
• PD 360 access for each teacher
• Classroom examples showing application of effective practices
• Classroom Learning Target Poster with Self-Evaluation Rubric and Learning Tools including:

-Concept Arrow

-Learning Process Arrow

-Guiding Question Form

-Learning Process Poster