The Instructional Core
In District 79, we embrace the concept of The Instructional Core, formulated by Dr. Richard Elmore, as the way to improve student learning at scale. It is an integral part of our instructional vision and the foundation of D79 Learning Walks. The diagram below and the reading explain the concept in detail.
In District 79, we embrace the concept of The Instructional Core, formulated by Dr. Richard Elmore, as the way to improve student learning at scale. It is an integral part of our instructional vision and the foundation of D79 Learning Walks. The diagram below and the reading explain the concept in detail.
"There are only three ways to improve student learning at scale:
"There are only three ways to improve student learning at scale:
1) Raise the level of content that students are taught.
1) Raise the level of content that students are taught.
2) Increase the teachers’ skill & knowledge that they bring to teaching of that content
2) Increase the teachers’ skill & knowledge that they bring to teaching of that content
3) Increase the level of students’ active learning (engagement) of the content
3) Increase the level of students’ active learning (engagement) of the content
The level of content, skill and knowledge of teachers, and level of student engagement define a school’s instructional core."
The level of content, skill and knowledge of teachers, and level of student engagement define a school’s instructional core."
-Richard Elmore
-Richard Elmore
Instructional Core article.pdfRead more about Elmore's concept of the Instructional Core here!