Figure One Description
The image is The Common Core: The Key to a Standards-Driven Profession. It is composed of two circles, one inside the other. The outside circle is the continuum of development and has a total of 12 boxes around it. The center circle is split into two parts.
The right side of the center circle states: Alabama Quality Teaching Standards. It has arrows that point out to the outer circle with six boxes located on the outer circle that have arrows pointing clockwise down to the right from box to box. Starting from the top right the boxes are: Teacher Preparation, Clinical Experience, Teacher Induction, Teacher Mentoring, Teacher Evaluation, Professional Study.
The left half of the center circle states: Alabama Standards for Instructional Leaders. It has arrows that point out to the outer circle with six boxes with arrows between them pointing counter clockwise. Starting from the top left the boxes are: Instructional Leader Preparation, Leadership Residency, Instructional Leader Induction, Instructional Leader Mentoring, Instructional Leader Evaluation, Professional Study.