The High Performance Learning-Focused Lesson
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What makes the Learning-Focused Lesson so powerful?
A high-performance lesson is the result of purposeful, standards-driven planning within a consistent instructional framework. This backward design model provides a reliable structure for planning challenging learning goals and instruction that purposefully connect the most effective research-based strategies for maximizing learning.
The Learning-Focused Lesson plan ensures that exemplary practices are used consistently and pervasively across classrooms. It integrates essential elements like graphic organizers, collaborative learning activities, and frequent formative assessments to actively engage all students. The result is an engaging and challenging learning environment where distributed summarizing strategies and other formative tools provide constant evidence of learning. This consistent, school-wide approach promotes collaborative planning and reflection, placing the focus squarely on effective teaching and accelerating learning for all students.
Key Takeaways
With The High Performance Learning-Focused Lesson professional learning, you will be able to…
- Explain the rationale for using a common, school-wide lesson planning framework.
- Identify the characteristics of effective, research-based teaching practices.
- Utilize a backward planning process to plan lessons with the end in mind.
- Develop grade level aligned Learning Goals and Lesson Essential Questions to guide instruction.
- Design grade-level assignments and formative assessments that provide evidence of learning.
- Plan engaging instruction by integrating strategies like activating and summarizing activities, graphic organizers, and collaborative learning.
Case Study:
First-Time Principal Brings Growth to Milestones Reading Scores, Academics, and Behavior
In August 2019, Charity Barton was hired as principal at Davis Elementary School in Georgia. She brought high expectations and was ready to do the necessary work. The school had been trending upwards in math but was experiencing fluctuating reading scores.
One of the first things Miss Barton did was analyze the data longitudinally. Through their Milestone scores, she could see the trajectory in different content areas and how to identify kids who needed help with reading skills. Because of a prior successful experience with Learning-Focused, Miss Barton knew she wanted to introduce the framework at the school to aid in reading improvement.
The High Performance Learning-Focused Lesson
Professional Development Opportunities
Transform teaching through deep, comprehensive learning.
The High Performance Learning-Focused Lesson is provided as a Learning-Focused Online Comprehensive Course. Learning-Focused Online Comprehensive Courses are immersive professional learning experiences designed to provide educators with extensive, guided support in implementing the Learning-Focused Instructional Framework and exemplary practices.
These courses go beyond strategy introduction — they offer a thorough exploration of high-impact instructional design, equipping educators with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to create truly rigorous and engaging learning environments. Each Comprehensive Course is built around a corresponding book, ensuring that participants have a robust reference and planning resource throughout their journey.
Through a structured combination of research-based concepts, interactive content, reflective application, and planning tools, participants will gain the depth of understanding and confidence necessary to effectively implement comprehensive practices that improve student achievement.
Whether you're beginning your Learning-Focused journey or scaling implementation across a school or district, our Comprehensive Courses provide the foundation for lasting instructional excellence.
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The High Performance Learning-Focused Lesson
- Regular price
- $95.00
Frequently asked questions
How much is shipping?
Regular ground shipping, which arrives in 7-10 business days, is free. Yes, FREE!
However, if you need faster shipping for an additional charge, call 866-955-3276 to place your order.
Do you offer quantity discounts?
We offer quantity discounts up to 10% on materials when purchased for a school-wide or district-wide professional development
training that we are providing at your location or when using with a Learning-Focused Online course.
Contact us to request a discount.
What is your return policy?
Learning-Focused will accept returns of products within 30 days of receipt of shipment for a refund. Learning-Focused will accept
returns of products within 45 days of receipt of shipment for an exchange or store credit. To qualify for return or exchange, products
must be unused.
Call 866-95-LEARN to arrange the return for a refund or exchange. Products purchased that are made to order (Coaches Binders,
Monitoring Binders, Redelivery Notes) will not be accepted for exchange or refund. Defective products will be exchanged for the same product only.
