FOUNDATIONS & FRAMEWORKS Basic Course is now online
Confidently equip students with deep text comprehension skills SUMMER ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN! May 8-22, 2023 Course dates June 5 - July 31, 2023 — ENROLL NOW!Enjoy the flexibility of online learning
Participate in rich discussions
Earn three graduate credits
Foundations & Frameworks—a time-tested, research-based program—begins with this dynamic basic course that covers essential foundations and frameworks for building deep text comprehension in students. Updated Summer 2020, the course is now available online.
Three options for course participation:
OPTION 1
Enroll in the online course as an individual
Move through the course at your own pace—the course is open for six weeks
OPTION 2
Request an on-site course for your school
Move through the conveniently scheduled course together as a staff
OPTION 3
Schedule hybrid instruction:
online course modules +
in-person training
Ideal for schools certified to conduct F&F Basic Training
How it works
1
ENROLL
in the course and wait for your required texts to arrive
The Architecture of Learning (book) by Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D.
F&F Basic Course Book and the F&F Toolbox (2021 update)
2
WATCH
the sessions & participate in assignments when the course opens
Discussion boards, optional Zoom sessions, and feedback provide meaningful learning that sticks
3
DESIGN
your reading instruction with confidence
Equipped with feedback, materials, and strategies, you’re ready for these challenging times
Already familiar with Foundations & Frameworks?
If it’s been more than three years since you attended training, this online course is the best way to become aware of new research and better practices for today’s reading classrooms. Here’s a brief summary of what you can expect in the updated course and completely revised teacher materials.
Would you say your reading comprehension instruction is like a “three-course meal?”
Three activities in Foundations & Frameworks strengthen reading comprehension in different ways—I think of them as a three-course meal:
- The Collaborative Comprehension Preparation is an appetizer, exciting students with new words and some more insight into the upcoming lesson (“meal”).
- Our Collaborative Comprehension Session is the main course—a multitude of conversations (“food choices”).
- The Intellectual Art is the finishing touch (“dessert”).
Students are able to have a rich experience with the text in different scenarios (whole group, small groups, independent). As students go through this learning process, they are taking more contraol and developing individualized ways of learning and understanding content.
Is your vocabulary process something you “love because it is effective and not too time consuming?”
I love this Vocabulary process because it is effective and not too time consuming.
I started using this way of introducing vocab words after the PD last school year and I saw a huge difference in student application. It gave them multiple opportunities to practice using the word and gave me a chance to see their improvement. They were more likely to retain the word and able to use it more broadly because they had multiple examples to select from.
When I did introduce words visually, they focused on recalling them as fact, not how to manipulate the word in different contexts. Each time students practice using new words, we are guiding them to dig for deeper understanding.
This approach promotes appropriate and achievable levels toward mastery of content very well.
Course Layout
PART 1
TEACHING SKILLS, BUILDING COMPREHENSION
Defining comprehension and identifying its skills
PART 2
SEEING COMPREHENSION
An introduction to visual tool use for deep comprehension
PART 3
VOCABULARY: MAKING WORD DEPOSITS
How rich text provides context for greater retention
PART 4
COLLABORATIVE COMPREHENSION
Why exciting teacher-directed, student-dominated conversation is critical
PART 5
MEASURING WHAT MATTERS
Research-based assessment strategies that ensure learning for life
RECOGNIZE CRITICAL COMPONENTS
See the power of interwoven tools and strategies designed for deep text comprehension.
CONFIDENTLY DESIGN INSTRUCTION
Use a plan that teaches the way the brain learns so students thrive.
WITNESS GROWTH
See how meaningful tools and dynamic collaboration equip students with skills that matter for life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Architecture of Learning Basic Course still a part of the Foundations and Frameworks Basic Course?
No. Architecture of Learning is now available as a separate online course. Since Foundations & Frameworks instruction is created using the Architecture of Learning design model, we recommend that you take the Architecture of Learning Basic Course. For your convenience, it is offered approximately two months prior to this Foundations & Frameworks Basic Course.
Is this course self-paced, or does it meet at certain times?
This course is open for seven weeks. You can move through the course at your own pace and can attend optional Zoom sessions. PLEASE NOTE: The course is divided into five parts and each part has its own completion date.
As graduate credit offered for this course?
At this time, graduate credit is not available for this course. CEUs granted through ACSI are available. Here is the Foundations & Frameworks Basic Course Syllabus.
Our school would like to attend, but these dates don’t work. Can we request dates we know our staff could attend?
Yes. Let us know your dates.
Course enrollment is $490 and includes all required materials. For more information: foundationsandframeworks.com
Questions? 888.622.6932
The Foundations & Frameworks Basic Course fee includes the following required materials: The Foundations & Frameworks Basic Course Book (updated 2021), The Foundations & Frameworks Toolbox (updated 2021), and the book, The Architecture of Learning: Designing Instruction for the Learning Brain by course instructor, Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D. If you would like to purchase the book ahead of time, contact us BEFORE enrolling to receive a coupon code that discounts your enrollment fee.
This text is available from several places in several formats:
Amazon
Paperback 9780984345908
Kindle ASIN: B004M8S4MM
Barnes & Noble
Nook BN ID: 2940012516503
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Paperback 9780984345908