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District 41 is in the process of developing this Curriculum website for parents and students. As curriculum in District 41 is revised, curriculum information for parents will be placed on the website. At this time, only the revised literacy curriculum is an active link. Please visit this site throughout the year to look for new information. We hope to expand the website to students in the 08/09 school year. |
Teaching and Learning in Glen Ellyn District 41
The following eight principles of best practice are grounded in constructivist learning theory and help guide our curriculum work.
1. Learning is meaning making.
2. Prior knowledge guides learning.
3. The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model and Scaffolded Instruction facilitates learning.
4. Social collaboration enhances learning.
5. Learners learn best when they are interested and involved.
6. The goal of best practices is to develop high-level, strategic readers and writers.
7. Best practices are grounded in the principle of balanced instruction.
8. Best practices are a result of informed decision making.
(Morrow, Gambrell, Pressley, 2003) |
