"'Warm demander teachers expect great things from their students, convince them of their own brilliance, and help them reach their potential in a disciplined, structured environment." - Lisa Delpit

"A teacher who communicates personal warmth toward students while at the same time demands they work toward high standards.  Provides concrete guidance and support for meeting standards, particularly corrective feedback, opportunities for information processing, and culturally relevant meaning making." -Zaretta Hammond

• Holding students accountable

• Teacher walking around acknowledging how they can help a student who is off task

• Forewarning of due dates and frequent reminders

• Giving constructive criticism referring back back to rubric

• Teacher knows all student names

• Teacher greets students as they enter classroom and engages in conversations outside of academic content

• Rigor is evident with scaffolding present for student success

• Students are active participants in the classroom, participating fully in activities and volunteering thoughts/answers/etc.

• All students names are said

• Regularly redirects all off task students 

• Student engagement shows they expect to be held accountable

• Teacher consistently reinforces positive learning behaviors with warm language

• Refers to majority of students involved by name

• Teacher redirects and checks back in with any off task students

• Routines- Teachers walking around acknowledging how they can help a student who is off task.

• Students come prepared with teaching materials for their lessons, and appear confident in their presentation. 

• All Students are consistently involved in planning to cook the food of their choice. 

• Giving meaningful feedback- referring back back to rubric.

• Greet students at the door, ask students how they are, sports updates, etc.

• Clear routines are visible

• Students receive positive and specific feedback (task oriented)

• Actively engaged in activities

• Students can explain teacher/classroom expectations

• Welcoming/greeting students at door

• Enforcing expectations/standards

• Providing appropriate supports

• Kind, constructive feedback

• Evidence of relationships with students

• Teacher provides both encouragement and specific corrections with student performers (ex: excellent, can you try that again with a more open vowel and lifted pallet to sing in your head voice?)

• Teacher moves throughout the classroom to model and support students 1:1 where applicable 

• Greet students at the door

• Focus on the “why”

• Focus on learning not on grades

• Teacher sets timer for partner activity

• Working to build relationships with all students

• Student engagement shows they expect to be held accountable

• Teacher redirects and checks back in with any off task students

• Asking questions like, “How was your weekend? Or sport updates.”

• Greet students at the door

• Call student by name or nickname

• Check ins

• Getting students engaged in academics

• Positive affirmations

• Teacher sets timer for partner activity

• Working to build relationships with all students

• Teacher calls on students by name

• Students are prepared for class

• Teacher demonstrates consistent high expectations

• Communication is in the Target Language