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Rules for “Say Something” Cards
This set of cards provides students with sentence stems to use during classroom conversations. Educators can print off this document to create tangible cards for students to reference. Some teachers laminate the deck and hang it from a hook in the...
Families as Learning Partners at West Belden
CICS West Belden connects learning at school and home by engaging parents.
Students Choose Learning Objectives
Students are offered choice over what learning objectives to tackle and in what order in order to build agency and engagement.
Student Partner Choice at ReNEW DTA
Students can pick whether they want to work with a partner or independently.
Multiple Levels of Student Support at ReNEW DTA
Students are given multiple means of support to look towards before reaching out to the teacher.
Scheduled Ongoing Large Group Instruction
Roots uses large group instruction daily during Habits of Success time, as well as during direct instruction.
Class Competitions at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how class competitions are used to motivate students.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: I can set competitions for however long I choose. I started out with two week competitions. Then I switched to three week competitions....
Class Competitions
To keep students on pace, teachers create a class competition that runs daily and by “unit.”
Teammates as a Source of Motivation at LPS Richmond
Sophia Thomas, teacher, explains how peers can be a source of support and motivation for students in setting and attaining goals.Transcript: Sophia Thomas: One cool thing I saw happening really early was that there was this really nice peer pressure...
Heterogeneous Teams
Students are assigned to heterogeneous teams for competitions and support.
Student Perspective on Peer Grading at LPS Richmond
A student shares how peer grading through "team checks" works to help her get better grades. Transcript: Student: There are team checks. Team checks are when a partner needs to grade you. A partner needs to grade you in order for Miss Thomas to...