The Four Foundations of Great Teaching
Great classroom teachers generally excel at implementing four foundational skills: Content Planning, Assessment, Instruction, and Classroom Culture. These practices are vital to establishing a classroom that is focused on student learning and engagement.
Training in The Four Foundations of Great Teaching gives teachers the practical tools, as well as the understanding, they need to become outstanding teachers.
The Four Foundations of Great Teaching is a 50 page booklet designed for new and experienced teachers, as well as administrators. It lays out the essential practices that make for an effective classroom in four short chapters. This training takes teachers through these foundational practices, giving them specific and practical actions they can implement right away to improve student engagement and learning.
This training explores four foundational practices:
Content Planning
Assessment
Instruction
Classroom Culture/Management
The Four Foundations of Great Teaching
Schools that have had this training:
The River Academy, Wenatchee, WA
Covenant Christian School, Panama City, FL
Ambrose School, Meridian, ID
Bloomfield Christian School, Bloomfield Hills, MI (virtual)
Byne Christian School, Albany, GA
Bayshore Christian School, Fairhope, AL
Trinity Christian School, Kailua, HI
Trinity Christian School, Opelika, AL
New Life Christian School, WA
Veritas Classical Academy, CA
Providence Classical Christian School, WA
Renaissance Public Academy, OR
Paideia Classical Christian School, OR
HIS Co-op, WA
Additional Classroom Resources:
Four Foundations of Great Teaching Quick Reference Guide
Four Foundations Top Ten Habits Explained
Four Foundations: Developing Great Teaching Habits (pdf)
Four Foundations Top Ten
Walkthrough and Observation Documents (pdf)
Walkthrough Observation Four Foundations
Teacher Action Checklist (Google doc)
Student Action Classroom Observation (Google doc)
Teacher Movement (Google doc)
Walkthrough Classroom Questions (Google doc)