THE ELEMENTS OF THE FRAMEWORK
The tasks of skillful teaching can be grouped according to their function— Management, Instructional Strategies, Motivation, and Curriculum—and their associated areas of performance, as illustrated in Figure 2.1. Altogether, these areas of performance delineate teaching. Teaching is all of them.
p One of the Essential Beliefs is that all students can learn rigorous aca- demic materials at high standards. We believe that the presence of this belief is what drives a teacher to increase their repertoire of teaching skills. Other important beliefs in this foundation include the role of in- terdependence among educators in getting the job done for students, ac- knowledgment of the importance of collegial behavior for strong school culture, the belief that professional knowledge is based on repertoires and matching, and the belief in the need for constant learning. It includes
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teacher beliefs about the important positive effects that cultural proficiency and anti-racism have on learning in the classroom.