aboutlearning

A Common Language

One problem facing staff developers is the integration of the many curricular and instructional programs within a school or district.

School using 4MAT frequently cite its ability to create a common language for instruction. Multiple innovations are viewed within the framework of 4MAT, a framework that includes...

• Learners (the why of a school)
• Curriculum, standards and data (the what of the school)
• Instruction (the how of the school
• Performance and realizing individual potential (the what if).
• 4MAT changes the culture in a school, emphasizing learners at the center of the endeavor.

4MAT as a Framework

As a model for constructing high quality teaching and learning, the 4MAT Framework, overlays with many other programs and content guidelines that strive to improve teaching and learning.

• 4MAT and Math (NCTM)
• Cooperative Learning
• Dimensions of Learning
• 4MAT and Science (Robert Yager)
• 4MAT and ITIP (Madeline Hunter)
• 4MAT and NBPTS
• Differentiating Instruction
• Understanding by Design

To receive details of how these other models overlay on the 4MAT Cycle of Learning, please call us toll free at (800) 822-4MAT. Or send us details on other programs or models you’re working and we’ll show you how it might overlay with 4MAT.