Students and teacher(s) work to welcome and form personal connections with each other, show pride in their affiliation with the class and school, collaborate to set and achieve common goals, encourage one another personally and academically, and celebrate individual and group successes both inside and outside the classroom. To do this, teachers believe it is essential to actively work toward ensuring that all students are seen, heard, and valued in the classroom. (Adapted from New Teacher Center Indicator Rubric)
RANDA Connections: IIA, IIB, IIC
What the Research Says...
What the Research Says...
Why It Is Important for Students to Feel a Sense of Belonging at School...: How fostering feelings of belonging among students creates more engagement, vulnerability, and ownership.
Why Students Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging and How to Create It: A Comprehensive Guide: Research and strategies for building adult capacity to support student belonging.
Coaching to Cultivate A Sense Of Belonging...
Coaching to Cultivate A Sense Of Belonging...
In order to develop a teacher's capacity to Cultivate a Sense of Belonging, the coach will use the continuum above, as well as available data sources, to facilitate reflection and identify next steps. One approach may be to turn the continuum bullet points into questions.
The following resources align with the continuum:
Developing Systems to Reflect on Classroom Culture
Developing Systems for Students to Provide Feedback on Their Sense of Belonging
Anti-Bias Toolkit (Unbound Ed)
Related Teacher Practices, Student Actions, and Classroom Interactions...
Related Teacher Practices, Student Actions, and Classroom Interactions...
Connection to District-Wide Professional Learning
Connection to District-Wide Professional Learning
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