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![French and Spanish teacher Margaret Foeckler responds to emails and creates lesson plans for her classes after school on Sept. 6. Foeckler said that this year's instructional model, "Building a Strong Foundation, is important for students and I incorporate it into my planning. [The model] is a good foundation because students come to expect a certain pattern when they walk into a classroom and need to have the learning framed for them," Foeckler said.](https://woottoncommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/instructional-focus-900x1200.jpg)
