The Core 4
Core of the Q10
The Q10 is an infrastructure that integrates all of the elements of the framework and includes four core guiding principles. The Core Four is the center of the Q10 and is the foundation for building the capacity of educators to be well equipped to work with students in need of highly qualified teachers with mastery of instructional practices incorporating all elements.
The Core of the Q10 are:
High-Quality Instruction
Family and Community Engagement
Adaptive Leadership
Student-Centered Culture
The Quantum in Q10 refers to an integration of frameworks, practices and theories designed to create a system that positively and greatly impacts and addresses the diverse needs of all students. The word quantum derives from Latin, meaning “how great” or “how much (Orzel, 2015)”.
* endorsed by the ESSA
Q10 Elements
- Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)*
- Trauma Informed Practices*
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)*
- Response to Intervention (RTI)*
- Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports (PBIS)*
- Restorative Practices (RP)*
- Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP)*
- Inclusive practices*
- Growth Mindset
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
