In an Accomplished classroom you will see:
Kinesthetic strategies to prevent disengagement
Teacher addressing the needs of individual students by moving around the room and providing resources that tie to lesson
Alternatives to completing work one way
Anchor charts provided to help students connect to previous learning
Student choice
Teacher monitoring continuously
Teaching specific strategies to minimize confusion and support student engagement
Teacher provides opportunities for individual support
Use of talk, think and sentence stems
During independent work, teacher provides an area to go to for help
Teacher actively working with multiple students
Teacher checks for understanding with feedback
Teacher questions, student respond, teacher adds further questioning
Teacher shifts activities when things don't work
Multiple activities in a lesson cycle, ex; bell ringer, whole group, modeling (guided practice), individual practice, reteach, small group
Evidence of data driven planning: ex: "After looking at your exit tickets yesterday, I have decided we will spend sometime reviewing yesterday's objective before moving on today."
Check for understanding verbally and through planned activities and class work
Teacher uses a timer to help students gauge their time
Teacher checks each and every student for mastery (discreet and/or explicit checks)Â
Teacher circles back to students who had incorrect answers
Reteaching throughout the lesson- doesn't move on without addressing student misunderstanding