MVSD has adopted the University of Washington’s “Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning” as an instructional framework in all classrooms. Researchers spent several years developing this framework, which includes curriculum, assessment, classroom environment/culture, purpose, and student engagement.
In 2011-2012, the district leadership team will work with a trainer from the University of Washington to deepen understanding about the framework and observe its implementation in the classroom. In two years, teacher evaluations will be tied to the framework, based on new state legislation.
The research base for the framework includes:
• Wiggins and McTighe: Understanding by Design
• Newman, King & Carmichael: Authentic Intellectual Engagement
• Resnick & Zurawsky: Accountable Talk
• Danielson & Bizar: Enhancing Professional Practice
• Marzano, Pickering & Pollock: Classroom Instruction That Works
•Stiggins: Assessment for Learning
• Bransford, Brown & Cocking: Developing Expertise
