Instructional FrameworkLiteracy

Engage
Explain

Evaluate

Explore

Elaborate

Teacher
Engage

Learner is
intrigued to
know, therefore,
defines
questions, issues
or problems that
relate to his/her
world.

Explain

Learner clarifies
new
understandings,
draws

conclusions or
generalizations
and
communicates in
a variety of ways.

Communicates purpose and what

students will know, understand,
and be able to do
Puts the lesson in context of past
and future learning
Activates interest and creates
energy surrounding the topic
Sets students up for success
through motivation, establishing
routines and building stamina
Provides direct and explicit
instruction, modeling, and guided
practice using the components of
the reading and writing workshops
using appropriate pacing
Incorporates research-based
instructional strategies to support
learning, e.g., nonlinguistic
representations, examples/nonexamples
Provides opportunities for students
to respond
Monitors student performance,
checks for understanding, and
adjusts instruction accordingly
Provides affirmative and corrective
feedback and reinforces effort

Lincoln Public Schools Curriculum

Learner

Is able to identify what they will know,

understand, and be able to do
Connects new learning to prior
knowledge
Internalizes routines and develops
stamina
Approaches tasks with confidence
and motivation, and is willing to take
risks

Actively participates in learning

opportunities, e.g., active listening,
collaborative conversations, individual
or all student response
Practices new learning through guided
practice, collaboration/cooperative
learning, & active engagement
Monitors own performance and
understanding and communicates
need for clarification
Uses affirmative and corrective
feedback to advance learning
Approaches tasks with confidence
and motivation, and is willing to take
risks

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Elaborate
Learner applies
conclusions or
generalizations
to solve
problems, make
decisions,
perform tasks or
make meaning.

Explore
Learner
investigates,
gathers,
organizes,
interprets,
analyzes, and
evaluates data.

Evaluate

Learner
assesses his/her
knowledge, skills
and abilities.

Differentiates, supports, and

scaffolds instruction as students
engage in productive struggle
Asks questions to extend thinking
and provides guided practice
Observes, listens, prompts, cues,
maintains anecdotal records
Monitors student performance,
checks for understanding, and
adjusts instruction accordingly
Provides affirmative and corrective
feedback and reinforces effort

Provides opportunities for students

to master learning through
independent practice
Provides opportunities for students
to internalize learning through
further investigation and across
texts, e.g., research and inquiry,
independent reading, writing about
reading
Models and prompts for
connections, e.g., authors, genres,
topics, and cultural perspectives
Monitors student performance,
checks for understanding, and
adjusts instruction accordingly
Provides affirmative and corrective
feedback and reinforces effort

Administers formative and/or

summative assessments
Evaluates performance based on
success criteria
Plans future instruction based on
assessment data and feedback
Provides opportunities for goal
setting
Monitors student performance,
checks for understanding, and
adjusts instruction accordingly
Provides affirmative and corrective
feedback and reinforces effort

Lincoln Public Schools Curriculum

Demonstrates perseverance when

confronted with challenging tasks
Orchestrates necessary strategies
and skills to accomplish a given task
Monitors own performance and
understanding and communicates
need for clarification
Uses affirmative and corrective
feedback to advance learning
Approaches tasks with confidence
and motivation, and is willing to take
risks

Demonstrates mastery of learning

through independent practice
Integrates learning through further
independent investigation e.g.,
research and inquiry, collaborative
conversations, explores topics of
interest through reading, writing,
speaking, and listening
Monitors own performance and
understanding and communicates
need for clarification
Uses affirmative and corrective
feedback to advance learning
Approaches tasks with confidence
and motivation, and is willing to take
risks

Evaluates performance based on

success criteria e.g., learning
objective, checklists, rubrics
Uses data and feedback to set goals
for future learning
Monitors own performance and
understanding and communicates
need for clarification
Uses affirmative and corrective
feedback to advance learning
Approaches tasks with confidence
and motivation, and is willing to take
risks

May 2014