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* To transform the way the core skills of reading, writing, mathematics, and science are taught in Saint Paul Public Schools. * To effectively and efficiently provide in-depth on-going training to teachers and administrators. The Project for Academic Excellence is based in large part on the work of Lauren Resnick, at the University of Pittsburghs Institute for Learning, and Marc Tucker, at the National Center on Education and the Economy. Underlying the instructional practices modeled throughout Saint Pauls Project for Academic Excellence are the Principles of Learning developed by the Institute for Learning. These principles guide administrative leadership, curriculum, instruction and assessment in an authentic standards-based model. The following three principles we are focusing on at Ames: Clear Expectations * Standards available and discussed * Families and community informed Academic Rigor in a thinking Curriculum * Curriculum and instruction organized around major concepts * Students expected to raise questions, to solve problems, to reason Accountable Talk * Students actively participate in classroom talk * Construct explanations and test understanding of concepts
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