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1 LEARNING-FOCUSED Your Pathway to Exemplary The 4 Dimensions of Exemplary Practice Effective Teaching High Expectations Support All Students Continuous Improvement LearningFocused.com 2015 Catalog

2 The Four Dimensions of Exemplary Practice provide the framework, knowledge and skills required for truly effective teaching and deep learning by students. Exemplary schools use the standards, strategies and practices within each of the four dimensions as a means to reach their goals. Effective Teaching Apply an Exemplary Lesson Planning Framework to Instruction Plan Collaboratively Map Standards Integrate Exemplary Practices and Learning Strategies Plan Effective Reading Assignments Cultivate a Learner-Centered Culture High Expectations Increase Rigor with the Levels of Learning Framework Explicitly Teach Students to Independently Use Higher Order Thinking Plan Lessons that Integrate Higher Order Thinking Effectively Plan Effective Grade-Level Assignments and Assessments for Learning Eliminate Assignment-Grade Level Gaps EXEMPLARY PRACTICES Support All Students Accelerating Learning Framework Apply Customization and Scaffolding to Meet Each Student's Needs Implement Practices that Catch Struggling Students Up Increase Challenge for Higher Achievers Maximize Every Student's Achievement and Progress Continuous Improvement Get Lasting Results with the Exemplary Practices Implementation Framework Define Focus Goals and Benchmarks to Accomplish Objectives Participate in the Online Collaborative Network and in Onsite and Online to Increase Quality DYNAMIC ENGAGEMENT. POWERFUL LEARNING. LEARNING-FOCUSED provides cost effective professional development that increases teacher effectiveness through planning and using exemplary standards driven lessons brings rigor to schools in a more powerful, understandable and flexible way to ensure high expectations are integrated into all lessons. incorporates support for all students in lessons through uncomplicated practices for catching struggling students up. 1 LearningFocused.com

Exemplary That Meets Your Needs LEARNING-FOCUSED professional development is research-based, and more importantly, evidence-based.

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3 Exemplary That Meets Your Needs LEARNING-FOCUSED professional development is research-based, and more importantly, evidence-based. Our courses, workshops, and materials provide specific knowledge and skills that make the greatest positive impact on student outcomes. Experience exemplary, customized professional development by bringing LEARNING-FOCUSED to your school or district. Throughout this catalog, look for the symbol that lets you know that you can get Professional Development on the material at your school or district. Look for the symbol for books, flipcharts and online resources. LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Online s Powerful Cost Effective that Works! Get the full experience of LEARNING-FOCUSED professional development on demand with LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct online courses. Complete s (full workshops) and Strategies In Action s (Professional Development targeted at specific strategies) are available. All LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct courses are only $10. Look for the LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct symbol in this catalog. It lets you know when the material is available in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct as a course. Conferences, Seminars and Institutes LEARNING-FOCUSED provides professional development at conferences throughout the United States as well as at our own scheduled Institutes and Seminars. Conference/ Institute The Conference/Institute symbol lets you know when we provide professional development at a conference, institute or seminar. Check our event schedule on our website for more details, dates, and locations (LearningFocused.com). Keynote speakers are also available for your own events

4 THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF EXEMPLARY PRACTICE PROVIDE YOU WITH A PATHWAY TO REACH YOUR GOALS Effective Teaching Pages 4-8 High Expectations Pages 9-11 Support All Students Pages Continuous Improvement Pages THE SINGLE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXEMPLARY AND TYPICAL SCHOOLS IS HOW AND WHEN TEACHERS PLAN. - SCHOOL EVALUATION CONSORTIUM 3 LearningFocused.com

Each student taught by an ineffective teacher misses out on 2.5-3.5 MONTHS of learning per year, compared to students taught by teachers with even average effectiveness. SEPT.

5 Effective Teaching Lesson Planning The Impact of Effective Teachers When students have effective teachers, the result is clear they achieve! On average, each teacher impacts 3,000 children over the course of their career. The impact of ineffective teachers has a lasting, devastating and spiraling effect on their students. Each student taught by an ineffective teacher misses out on MONTHS of learning per year, compared to students taught by teachers with even average effectiveness. SEPT. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NOV. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X OCT. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X DEC. X X X X X X X X X X X X X That s like missing up to 39% of the school year. How Do You Ensure All Teachers Are Effective? Effective Teachers Plan Effective Lessons LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons is the clear choice to ensure all of your teachers are planning and teaching effectively. With LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons, your teachers will be connecting the most effective strategies and practices for learning in each and every lesson, ensuring that students are learning more and retaining knowledge and skills longer. LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Item #910 $50 Plan and Teach More Effectively With $40 when you Learn More On Page

Graphic Organizers Item #927 $20 $15 when you Item #100 $50 $40 when you Effective Teaching Strategies in Action s Teachers gain additional skills and knowledge with the specific research-based and

6 s for Effective Teaching The LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons flipchart is the perfect resource to help teachers plan exemplary lessons. Graphic Organizers that Increase Student Success is a great resource to identify the graphic organizer needed for your lesson based on how you want students to think. Graphic Organizers Item #927 $20 $15 when you Item #100 $50 $40 when you Effective Teaching Strategies in Action s Teachers gain additional skills and knowledge with the specific research-based and evidencebased strategies in our Strategies In Action books and our Strategies In Action s in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct. Effective Teaching strategies include: Activating Strategies Collaborative Pairs Effective Lesson Instruction Graphic Organizers LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Learning Goals and Lesson Essential Questions Summarizing Strategies And many more Strategies In Action Learning Goals and Lesson Essential Questions Activating Strategies Summarizing Strategies Effective Lesson Instruction Collaborative Pairs Conference/ Institute Each Strategies In Action in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct includes an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of LearningFocused.com

Effective Teaching Mapping Standards Transform the new generation of standards into exemplary lessons You don t start an important

Clear directions make getting to your destination possible by determining the best route from your starting point.

State Standards and Your State Standards Is designed for schools and districts to work in grade-level and subject groups to create

Mapping Standards Making and Using Student Learning Maps teaches how to plan and use Student Learning Maps, the most effective

7 Effective Teaching Mapping Standards Transform the new generation of standards into exemplary lessons You don t start an important journey without first mapping out your path. Clear directions make getting to your destination possible by determining the best route from your starting point. Student Learning Maps do the same thing in your school, which ensures that students successfully learn the standards in the most effective way possible. Student Learning Maps are Advance Organizers of what students are going to learn in each unit Workshop Only Mapping the Common Core State Standards and Your State Standards Is designed for schools and districts to work in grade-level and subject groups to create Student Learning Maps in 3 days for the entire year. Mapping Standards Making and Using Student Learning Maps teaches how to plan and use Student Learning Maps, the most effective curriculum guides for learning. $25 when you Item #676 $35 Student Learning Map Professional Development Advance Organizers Advance Organizers is a Strategies in Action book and a LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Strategies In Action. Advance Organizers Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Conference/ Institute The Advance Organizers Strategies In Action includes an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of

Effective Teaching Reading Comprehension In Exemplary Schools, students learn to use 7 specific reading comprehension strategies independently For students to become effective readers, instruction in

The Tested 7 Reading Comprehension Strategies have been identified by assessment organizations and companies as the most important for accurately comprehending text.

Strategies. Therefore, in order for students to be successful critical readers that comprehend expository and informational text, teaching these strategies has to be a featured part of instruction.

8 Effective Teaching Reading Comprehension In Exemplary Schools, students learn to use 7 specific reading comprehension strategies independently For students to become effective readers, instruction in all classes and subjects should focus on the comprehension process. The Tested 7 Reading Comprehension Strategies have been identified by assessment organizations and companies as the most important for accurately comprehending text. These strategies are used as a baseline for assessment question development, which means that whenever a test question is written it is most likely based on one of the Tested Reading Comprehension Strategies. Therefore, in order for students to be successful critical readers that comprehend expository and informational text, teaching these strategies has to be a featured part of instruction. Ensure your students are successful, effective readers by incorporating the tested 7 reading strategies in your lessons and instruction. Increasing Rigor with Reading Comprehension Strategies K-5 Is a resource for planning effective reading assignments that require the use of specific strategies in all subjects. $15 when you Increasing Rigor with Reading Comprehension Strategies 6-12 Content area teachers aren t reading teachers, but with this resource they can give students state-of-the-art reading comprehension assignments! $15 when you Item #723 $20 Item #726 $20 Profession Development for Reading Comprehension K-5 for Reading Comprehension 6-12 Strategies for Questioning Plan and ask the right questions to increase student achievement. $15 when you Reading Comprehension Strategies Reading Comprehension Strategies is a Strategies in Action book and a LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Strategies In Action. Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Item #300 $20 for Strategies for Questioning for Reading Comprehension Strategies Conference/ Institute Strategies In Action s include an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of LearningFocused.com

Effective Teaching Assessment Strategies Ensure student success on formative and high stakes tests We know how important it is for students to learn the standards-driven concepts and skills they will

Unfortunately, these types of skills are often addressed in cram sessions right before an assessment or in isolated drills that take time away from classroom instruction.

succeed with high stakes tests. Incorporate testing strategies throughout the year increase achievement and never cram for tests again!

Item #640 $40 Preparing Students to be Skillful Test Takers helps you prepare students throughout the year for the high stakes tests.

9 Effective Teaching Assessment Strategies Ensure student success on formative and high stakes tests We know how important it is for students to learn the standards-driven concepts and skills they will be tested on during formative and high stakes assessments. It is just as important for your students to know key strategies for skillful test taking. Unfortunately, these types of skills are often addressed in cram sessions right before an assessment or in isolated drills that take time away from classroom instruction. Incorporating assessment strategies into your instruction throughout the year ensures that your students not only master the standards tested, but also develop the skills needed to confidently succeed with high stakes tests. Incorporate testing strategies throughout the year increase achievement and never cram for tests again! Extended Reading Passages and Test Fluency Extended Reading Passages and Test Fluency is a Strategies in Action book and a LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Strategies In Action. Item #640 $40 Preparing Students to be Skillful Test Takers helps you prepare students throughout the year for the high stakes tests. $30 when you for Skillful Test Takers Item #639 $20 Preparing Students to be Skillful Test Takers This flipchart provides you quick access to strategies for preparing students to be successful on high stake tests. $15 when you Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of 10. for Extended Reading Passages and Test Fluency Strategies In Action s include an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of

High Expectations Higher Order Thinking Exemplary Schools Have A Consistent and Pervasive Focus on Higher Order Thinking Higher Order Thinking is the number one strategy for increasing student

The new generation of state standards integrate higher order thinking, but do your teachers know how to teach higher order thinking and integrate higher order thinking into their lessons that move

10 High Expectations Higher Order Thinking Exemplary Schools Have A Consistent and Pervasive Focus on Higher Order Thinking Higher Order Thinking is the number one strategy for increasing student achievement. The new generation of state standards integrate higher order thinking, but do your teachers know how to teach higher order thinking and integrate higher order thinking into their lessons that move students through the levels of learning? In typical schools, less than 25% of the questions asked by teachers require Higher Order Thinking. Effective Teachers Plan How They Are Going To Move Their Students Through The 4 Levels Of Learning, Ensuring Higher Order Thinking Questions, Assignments and Assessments With Higher Order Thinking: Increasing the Rigor of LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons, your teachers will learn how to make their LEARNING-FOCUSED lessons more effective by planning for an increase in complexity and rigor throughout each lesson. Teachers will learn how to integrate the 8 Higher Order Thinking strategies that comprise over 90% of the higher level thinking expectations of state and national standards. Higher Order Thinking Item #912 $50 Plan and Teach More Effectively With $40 when you Learn More On Page 20 9 LearningFocused.com

High Expectations Effective Assignments and Assessments There is significant research that shows typical schools have major gaps between grade level

Studies show that as grade level increases, there is an exponential widening of the Assignment Gap. How do exemplary schools close the Assignment Gap?

approach for developing rigorous assignments and formative assessments in your LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons.

Through the use of increasingly rigorous, formative assessments, teachers will be able to assess their students learning as they progress through their

11 High Expectations Effective Assignments and Assessments There is significant research that shows typical schools have major gaps between grade level expectations and the assignments teachers actually give to their students. Studies show that as grade level increases, there is an exponential widening of the Assignment Gap. How do exemplary schools close the Assignment Gap? Exemplary Teachers Plan Grade Level Assignments Item #914 $50 $40 when you Effective Assignments and Assessments for Learning provides a comprehensive approach for developing rigorous assignments and formative assessments in your LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons. Teachers will learn how to generate assignments and assessments from standards that integrate content, literacy, and thinking skills. Through the use of increasingly rigorous, formative assessments, teachers will be able to assess their students learning as they progress through their lessons. As students progress through the levels of learning in each lesson, they will be prepared to perform at the expected higher level on their assignments and assessments. Effective Assignments and Assessments for Learning Plan and Teach More Effectively With Learn More On Page

s for High Expectations Higher Order Thinking Use this flipchart as a reference for HOT strategies and processes when planning lessons in order

Effective Assignments and Assessments for Learning provides a quick reference for developing rigorous assignments and assessments for learning.

with the specific research-based and evidence-based strategies in our Strategies In Action books and our Strategies In Action s in

High Expectations strategies include: Higher Order Thinking Effective Assignments Effective Questioning Formative Assessments, Feedback and

12 s for High Expectations Higher Order Thinking Use this flipchart as a reference for HOT strategies and processes when planning lessons in order to deepen student understanding. Effective Assignments and Assessments for Learning provides a quick reference for developing rigorous assignments and assessments for learning. Item #928 $20 Item #929 $20 $15 when you $15 when you High Expectations Strategies in Action s Teachers gain additional skills and knowledge with the specific research-based and evidence-based strategies in our Strategies In Action books and our Strategies In Action s in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct. High Expectations strategies include: Higher Order Thinking Effective Assignments Effective Questioning Formative Assessments, Feedback and Remediation Strategies in Action Effective Questioning Higher Order Thinking Effective Assignments Formative Assessments, Feedback and Remediation Conference/ Institute Each Strategies In Action in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct includes an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of LearningFocused.com

13 Support All Students Accelerate Learning Most classrooms have students with a wide range of knowledge and skills. The range typically goes from struggling students to high performing students, with everything in between. Teachers often teach to the middle and then try to provide support to the upper and lower ends of the range when possible. Often, remediation or review is provided to struggling students, while higher performing students are left to their own devices. In most schools there is not a systematic method for catching struggling students up so they are consistently learning grade level content and concepts when their peers are getting it. Nor is there usually a systematic method for providing additional challenge for higher performing students. Accelerating Learning for All Students is an Acceleration model for proactively planning and teaching content and concepts using specific strategies and practices that result in students learning grade level content quickly, better, and at a much higher level than is found in typical schools. Additionally, teachers plan for the additional challenge their high performers need in order to continue their accelerated learning. Effective Teachers Plan And Teach According To The Needs Of Each Student Accelerating Learning For All Students provides the knowledge, skills, and frameworks to: address the needs of struggling students to catch them up ensure all students are achieving grade-level learning Address the needs of high performing students to continue their accelerated learning Accelerating Learning for All Students Item #259 $50 $40 when you Plan and Teach More Effectively With Learn More On Page

s for Accelerating Learning Accelerating Learning for All Students

struggling students with learning grade level concepts and for

Action s Teachers gain additional skills and knowledge with the

Strategies In Action books and our Strategies In Action s in

Support All Students strategies include: Accelerating Learning

Strategies in Action Conference/ Institute Each Strategies In

14 s for Accelerating Learning Accelerating Learning for All Students Use this flipchart for quick reference to strategies for supporting struggling students with learning grade level concepts and for strategies that increase the level of challenge needed by higher achieving students. Item #930 $20 $15 when you Accelerating Learning Strategies in Action s Teachers gain additional skills and knowledge with the specific research-based and evidence-based strategies in our Strategies In Action books and our Strategies In Action s in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct. Support All Students strategies include: Accelerating Learning Previewing Strategies Accelerating Learning Previewing Strategies Strategies in Action Conference/ Institute Each Strategies In Action in LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct includes an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of LearningFocused.com

Support All Students Differentiated Assignments Personalized learning provides the experiences necessary for best results because each student learns based on their individual needs and abilities.

The Differentiated Assignments strategies from LEARNING-FOCUSED allow you to plan lessons and assignments with a high degree of rigor for every student and to teach to each student, not to the class

No matter what your students readiness levels may be, whether they are designated as Special Education or Advanced Placement students, they all are different and need some degree of individualized

15 Support All Students Differentiated Assignments Personalized learning provides the experiences necessary for best results because each student learns based on their individual needs and abilities. The need to differentiate instruction based on each student s needs is no longer a question; however the practicality to do so is a very real concern for teachers. The Differentiated Assignments strategies from LEARNING-FOCUSED allow you to plan lessons and assignments with a high degree of rigor for every student and to teach to each student, not to the class average. No matter what your students readiness levels may be, whether they are designated as Special Education or Advanced Placement students, they all are different and need some degree of individualized learning in order to achieve to their highest potential. Provide all students the opportunity to be successful with grade level standards through engaging and challenging instruction and assignments! Differentiated Assignments Differentiated Assignments is a Strategies in Action book and a LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Strategies In Action. Item #345 $45 Item #346 $45 Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Differentiated Assignments K-5 and 6-12 This is the ultimate resource for easily customizing your instruction based on your individual students. Differentiated Assignments is a practical approach for providing all K-5 and 6-12 students with learning activities that ensure they meet or exceed grade level standards. $35 when you Differentiated Assignments for Differentiated Assignments Strategies In Action s include an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Plan and Teach More Effectively With Learn More On Page 20 Conference/ Institute

Support All Students Vocabulary Instruction Research has proven that students must know approximately 95% of the words they hear and read to comprehend.

Whether or not students understand academic and content specific words, and whether students are able to apply the words at a higher level or not, defines how learning is measured in most subject

16 Support All Students Vocabulary Instruction Research has proven that students must know approximately 95% of the words they hear and read to comprehend. This presents a challenging situation for teachers who are committed to closing the achievement gap for low socio-economic students with a vocabulary deficiency. Whether or not students understand academic and content specific words, and whether students are able to apply the words at a higher level or not, defines how learning is measured in most subject areas. The exemplary vocabulary instruction strategies from LEARNING-FOCUSED provide a new way of thinking about how and why students learn, and what you can do in your lessons to focus on the new generation of expectations for learning. Rank Strategy Percentile Gain 1 Higher Order Thinking Strategies Vocabulary 4 Advance in Context Organizers is the #3 strategy 28 for 5 increasing Nonverbal student Representations achievement Summarizing 34 3 Vocabulary in Context 33 Item #842 $40 Vocabulary Instruction Learn how to use the latest research-based vocabulary instruction practices to ensure that students are effectively learning grade-level terms. Vocabulary Instruction $30 when you Strategies for Effective Vocabulary Instruction Use this flipchart when planning to ensure that students have the vocabulary necessary for successful listening and reading comprehension. Vocabulary Strategies Vocabulary Strategies is a Strategies in Action book and a LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct Strategies in Action. Item #845 $20 $15 when you Each Strategies in Action book is $10. Minimum quantity of 10. Plan and Teach More Effectively With Learn More On Page 20 for Vocabulary Strategies Conference/ Institute Strategies In Action s include an ebook. Strategies In Action s are only $10. Minimum quantity of LearningFocused.com

Recent studies show that leadership is the second most influential school-level factor on student achievement, after teaching quality.

17 Continuous Improvement Practices for Advancing Schools Exemplary schools require exemplary leaders. Implement the practices that focus on not only immediate results, but meaningful and lasting improvement that can have a ripple effect on a child s success. Recent studies show that leadership is the second most influential school-level factor on student achievement, after teaching quality. Advancing Schools: Insights from Exemplary Leaders What do exemplary leaders do differently to ensure their teachers are highly effective and that learning for all students is accelerated? With Advancing Schools, you will gain insights from exemplary leaders on what they focus on to get the results they do. Learn how exemplary schools overwhelmingly use a guiding framework that defines how they will achieve their objectives and goals. The framework consists of the Four Dimensions of Exemplary Practice and provides the insights from exemplary leaders that correlate to an increase in student achievement. Item #522 $35 Advancing Schools $25 when you Conference/ Institute What strategies can you learn and apply from insights of exemplary leaders?

s for Continuous Improvement Effectively Monitoring LEARNING-FOCUSED Classrooms Learn to use walkthroughs, 5x5s, look fors, rubrics, questions and discussions to support,

$50 when you Effectively Monitoring Item #643 $60 Conference/ Institute Continuous Progress with LEARNING-FOCUSED Ensure that all teachers are consistently increasing their

Use the knowledge, skills and frameworks in Continuous Progress at the beginning and end of each school year to evaluate and plan next steps.

18 s for Continuous Improvement Effectively Monitoring LEARNING-FOCUSED Classrooms Learn to use walkthroughs, 5x5s, look fors, rubrics, questions and discussions to support, monitor, and evaluate the effective implementation of each of the 4 Dimensions of LEARNING-FOCUSED. $50 when you Effectively Monitoring Item #643 $60 Conference/ Institute Continuous Progress with LEARNING-FOCUSED Ensure that all teachers are consistently increasing their effectiveness by applying a continuous improvement framework. Use the knowledge, skills and frameworks in Continuous Progress at the beginning and end of each school year to evaluate and plan next steps. $25 when you Continuous Progress Item #529 $35 LEARNING-FOCUSED Implementation Coaching School coaches increase the level of support you provide to your teachers! Gain deeper insight into the 4 Dimensions of LEARNING-FOCUSED and the role of the school-based coach. $40 when you Implementation Coaching Item #226 $50 For Continuous Improvement, You Need Learn More On Page LearningFocused.com

19 When teachers master the implementation of exemplary practices, students master the skills needed for college and career success. Ask any parent what has made the biggest difference in a child s education, and you will not hear about textbooks, programs or even school board policies. Inevitably you will hear stories about effective teachers who unleashed a child s potential as a learner and leader. Students in schools with a LEARNING-FOCUSED Teachers Academy have a distinct advantage for maximizing their learning and potential by virtue that their teachers are provided the unique opportunity to evolve and grow into master educators. In an era of tight budgets, it is crucial that educational leaders put their dollars where they will get the greatest return on the investment, and nothing has a greater impact than effective teaching. For over 25 years, LEARNING-FOCUSED has been at the leading edge for the most important initiative a school or district can implement - ensuring solid curriculum and effective instruction in every classroom. Empower your teachers with the innovative courses, dynamic training, and transformative coaching of the LEARNING-FOCUSED Teachers Academy. LearningFocused.com/TeachersAcademy Competency-Based and Proficiency-Based Learning with LEARNING-FOCUSED Competency-Based and Proficiency-Based Learning is an assured outcome with a framework that focuses on highly effective teaching, high expectations, support for all students, and continuous improvement. With LEARNING-FOCUSED you will successfully implement competency-based and proficiency-based learning using the 4 Dimensions of Exemplary Practice. Benefits of LEARNING-FOCUSED Competency-Based and Proficiency-Based Learning Model Standards-Based classroom instruction Learning Goals are explicit and measureable and come from the standards Mastery is the focus, not time or coverage Personalized instruction, assignments and support for students High Expectations ensure students move through all four levels of learning to acquire the depth of knowledge standards expect Accelerate achievement get great results fast LEARNING-FOCUSED provides teachers with the planning framework, strategies and tools needed to plan instruction that is focused on MASTERY. Learn More at LearningFocused.com/CompetencyPathway

LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct is a cost effective, yet extremely powerful, online learning platform that increases teacher effectiveness while providing additional benefits not available through

20 LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct is a cost effective, yet extremely powerful, online learning platform that increases teacher effectiveness while providing additional benefits not available through traditional professional development LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct offers complete LEARNING-FOCUSED workshops as well as Strategies in Action courses that provide targeted training on specific strategies and practices. Gain in-depth knowledge of LEARNING- FOCUSED frameworks and practices through engaging and informative e-learning courses. Provide affordable and customizable job-embedded professional development. LEARNING-FOCUSED Direct: Provides teachers with the flexibility of how and when they will participate in professional development Improves the efficiency of leading, teaching and learning by providing the opportunity to learn content and put new skills into practice at the same time. s are designed for real-world use because the content is based on real-world results. Is ideal for increasing teaching effectiveness specific to each individual teacher s needs. Don t just provide your teachers with feedback, provide them with support to increase effectiveness! Is a low cost, yet powerful way to provide teachers in your school with new and innovative practices that translate into increased student success Get more out of your professional development dollars by flipping your PD. Teachers can use for exemplary professional development on their own and then in PLC s, faculty meetings, or on inservice days, support their implementation (planning, demonstrating, etc) with a Learning-Focused trainer Sign up for 2 FREE preview courses at LearningFocused.com/lfdirect Strategies in Action supports your implementation of research-based strategies and exemplary practices by providing teachers with the additional support they need to be more effective. With Strategies in Action, teachers will improve their implementation of the top strategies and practices from knowing to doing with quality. Strategies in Action provides in-depth training on: Why it is important to implement the strategy What effective implementation looks like The steps in the implementation process Time for practice and development of the strategy Different uses and examples The most important point about Strategies in Action is that it provides teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure effective implementation of each strategy. Effective Lesson Instruction Only $10 including study guide Provide additional support to teachers and increase the effectiveness of your PLC s with Strategies in Action. Go to LearningFocused.com/sia for details. 19 LearningFocused.com

Continuous Improvement LFS EngagED Item #2210 $497 LFS EngagED is an online community for educators who are embracing the goal of becoming exemplary.

21 Continuous Improvement LFS EngagED Item #2210 $497 LFS EngagED is an online community for educators who are embracing the goal of becoming exemplary. Educators become more engaged with LEARNING-FOCUSED through the abundance of resources, videos, discussions, and coaching opportunities available. Educators will deepen their understanding and broaden their knowledge by viewing demonstration lessons, pictures, guides, and planning templates. Educators will be actively involved in their learning and implementation of exemplary practices and research-based strategies through the use of community discussions. Educators will be able to seek support on their lessons, activities, and strategies with other community members plus our entire team of experienced LEARNING-FOCUSED professionals. Schools will be able to increase their focus on their improvement goals with the teaching and leading resources, plus the student and parent resources that extend beyond the classroom and school boundaries. Exclusive LFS EngagED Features: Ensure that your staff is actively EngagED with exemplary practices. Call today for your customized quote. Student Learning Map App for developing and sharing Student Learning Maps Lesson Planning App for developing and sharing LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Monthly newsletter with original articles and strategies Access to all past newsletter articles Hundreds of videos of teachers implementing LEARNING-FOCUSED Strategies Discussion boards for submitting questions and suggestions Coaching support to get 1-on-1 support from experienced LEARNING-FOCUSED Professionals Share and discuss lessons, activities and provide support to each other Hundreds of graphic organizers organized for easy access s for students organizing and supporting reading comprehension and higher order thinking Implementation support with the Implementation Planning App, planning templates and ideas

LEARNING-FOCUSED provides innovative frameworks, strategies, and resources to increase teaching effectiveness and accelerate learning for all students.

1 LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Effective Teaching Continuous Improvement In addition, leaders gain important knowledge and skills from: Advancing Schools: Insights from Exemplary Leaders 2 Higher Order

22 LEARNING-FOCUSED provides innovative frameworks, strategies, and resources to increase teaching effectiveness and accelerate learning for all students. While each school has unique needs, characteristics, and goals, we have found that most schools achieve the best results when they follow this implementation sequence. 1 LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Effective Teaching Continuous Improvement In addition, leaders gain important knowledge and skills from: Advancing Schools: Insights from Exemplary Leaders 2 Higher Order Thinking: Increasing the Rigor of LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons High Expectations Effectively Monitoring LEARNING-FOCUSED Classrooms: Monitoring for Achievement LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons Higher Order Thinking Assignments and Assessments Accelerating Learning Curriculum/Student Learning Maps 3 Effective Assignments and Assessments for Learning High Expectations Continuous Improvement Continuous Progress with LEARNING-FOCUSED In addition, teachers gain important knowledge and skills from: Exemplary Vocabulary Instruction 4 Accelerating Learning for All Students Support All Students Differentiated Assignments Beyond the Basics of LEARNING-FOCUSED Institute LEARNING-FOCUSED Training of Trainers Institute After #1 and #2 above, implement the following at any time: LEARNING-FOCUSED Facilitators Institute Making and Using Student Learning Maps Effective Teaching Onsite Coaching Strategies in Action (Individual Strategy Workshops) Mapping the CCSS and Your State Standards Effective Teaching Plus Others (Comprehension Strategies, Math, Etc.). See our catalog for a complete list 21 LearningFocused.com

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