West Metro Education Program Instructional Framework
Raise the achievement of all students.
Eliminate achievement gap and racial predictability in achievement results. |
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| Relationships and Respect |
Meaningful and Relevant Learning |
High Expectations and Excellence |
| How does the teacher create a
learning community in which
all students |
How does the teacher engage all
students in learning? |
How does the teacher maximize
the academic achievement for all
students? |
- Affirms cultural similarities and
differences
- Respects individual differences
- Builds a personal relationship
with each student that maximizes
learning
- Designs instruction and school
work so students have opportunities
to work with others
- Provides opportunities for school
work to be shared with persons
important to the student
- Creates an environment in which
students are protected from adverse
consequences for initial failure
- Ensures students have access to
time and other resources needed for
optimum opportunities for success
- Maximizes the participation of
students with diverse learning and
physical needs
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- Chooses content, instructional
strategies, and materials that are
significant to the discipline and
meaningful to students
- Communicates purpose and
relevance of content, learning
experiences, and school work
- Selects and connects content,
materials, and school work to
students' interests, learning styles,
and their racial and cultural
experiences
- Designs quality school work that
students value
- Provides opportunities that cause
students to assume responsibility
and become engaged in their
learning
- Causes students to analyze
problems and use critical and
creative thinking skills
- Incorporates novelty, variety, and
choice in instruction and school
work
- Differentiates instruction by
choosing varied content, products,
and processes
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- Aligns instruction to district
curriculum
- Sets clear and high expectations,
including academic integrity, for all
students
- Establishes school work
standards that are clear and
important to students
- Organizes instruction to ensure
students have the skills needed to
be successful
- Provides sufficient rehearsal for
students to gain content mastery
- Promotes understanding of
abstract ideas through application
- Uses appropriate assessment
strategies to plan and adjust for the
academic growth for all students
- Differentiates instruction
to respond to students' prior
knowledge, skills, and levels of
learning
- Collaborates with other staff
members to identify and employ
best practices for varied learners
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*West Metro Education Program (WMEP) is an interdistrict consortium of ten suburban school districts and Minneapolis Public Schools. WMEP operates two magnet schools,
including FAIR.
Source: FAIR (Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School). Used by permission.
The U.S. Department of Education
does not mandate or prescribe
particular curricula or
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The Department cannot ensure
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Last Modified: 10/20/2008
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