SAIL - A Framework for Understanding, Studying, and Assessing Teaching
Layer 4 of 7 ©2025 William H Calhoun
Teaching is :
Layer 7 of 7
within a Community of Practice
a kind of performance
in which  .  .  .
.  .  .  the attention of the
student is exploited  .  .  .
.  .  .  in order to induce
an experience  .  .  .
.  .  .  that will change
the way the student thinks.
 
Stagecraft:
Attention & Focus:
Instruction:
Learning:
  • Using the body
  • Using time
  • Using props
  • Using the power of the role
  • Interacting
  • Using change
  • Gathering & releasing
  • Community alignment
  • Intervention
  • Multi-sensory instruction
  • Multi-impact instruction
  • Seatwork & homework
  • Intervention
  • Community building
  • Testing & assessment
  • Self-assessment
  • Development
  • Doing
  • Thinking
  • Knowledge
    • Learning how to learn
  • Self-awareness & introspection
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  • Using the body:
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  • Using time
  • Using props
  • Using the power of
  •     the role
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    • Interacting:
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  • Using change:
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  • Gathering & releasing
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  • Community alignment:
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  • Intervention:
  • Multi-sensory instruction
  • Multi-impact instruction
  • Seatwork &
  •     homework:
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  • Intervention:
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  • Community building:
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  • Testing & assessment
  • Self-assessment
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  • Development:
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  • Doing:
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  • Thinking:
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  • Knowledge:
  • Learning how to learn
  • Self-awareness & introspection
  • Physical movement
        & location
  • Poise & presence
  • Using the voice
  • Eye-contact
  • Touch
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  • Reacting & responding
  • Projecting
        enthusiasm
  • Projecting
        expectations
  • Establishing trust
  • Fostering community
  • Working with
        transitions
  • Task variety
  • Multi-tasking
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  • Leading & following
  • Storytelling &
        listening
  • Mimicry
  • Ritual
  • Play
  • Feedback
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Redirection
  • Modeling
  • Practicing demeanor
  • Physical environment
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  • Exposure
  • Lecture & discussion
  • Practice & repetition
  • Revisiting
  • Brainstorming
  • Socratic questioning
  • Prompting &
        scaffolding
  • Call & response
  • Role playing
  • Presentation &
        performance
  • Peer instruction
  • Collaborative projects
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Literacies
  • Organizational skills
  • Habit
  • Procedural learning
  • Plan, execute, correct,
        & complete
  • Cause & effect
  • Narrative & logic
  • Slow thinking
  • Instinct
  • Modeling &
        conceptualizing
  • Acquiring, applying,
        sharing, & creating
Using stagecraft to direct and focus the attention of the student.
Directing the attention of the student to instructional activities.
Designing instructional activities that will help the student learn.
Helping the student to learn, think, collaborate, and grow.
How engaging the teacher is
How effective the teacher is
A sociological process . . .
. . . informed by cognitive science.