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BELIEVE DEEPLY IN STUDENT POTENTIAL
BELIEVE DEEPLY IN STUDENT POTENTIAL
It is incredibly important to me that all my students recognize how capable and powerful they are. I work hard to build positive relationships with my students by modeling my belief in their potential every day, challenging them in their learning, and creating a classroom culture that centers around curiosity and respect.
Students complete a chalk talk with questions about their preferred learning environment, rules, and things that make them feel respected. These posters are then used as reminders throughout the school year for both the students.
Students also complete a Hexagonal Thinking activity to build trust and connections with one another.
FOSTER NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS
FOSTER NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS
Fostering noncognitive skills is as important as academics; noncognitive skills set students up for success in their learning as well as in their personal life. It’s important that educators integrate lessons and activities that help students develop these skills in the classroom to better set up students for success.
Using Michigan's SEL Competencies as a starting point, I incorporate noncognitive skills in my class through weekly bell-ringer activities and quarterly projects like student-set and monitored SMART Goals.
Below is an example of the SMART Goal tracker students use in my class. I typically create a google sheet with a section for all four quarters of our school year. Students create a specific goal and check their progress weekly. Each time they complete a milestone, the circle will fill in to show their progress. Having all four quarters visible on the chart also allows students to see their growth over the school year.
It has been proven time and time again that students who read recreationally (and therefore outside of the classroom) thrive in terms of their reading skills, font of knowledge, and reading comprehension. In his book Focus, Mike Schmoker cites that “if students at the 30th percentile merely read for an additional 10 minutes per day, they would be reading the same amount as those who read at the 70th percentile.” Through introducing students to a variety texts in their areas of interest, I hope to ignite student interest in reading so that students who may not enjoy the canon literature texts we cover in class can still have opportunities to find texts that interest them and, as a result of that interest, read more outside of the classroom.
Two texts have been particularly successful in igniting student interest: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and I Am Malala (young readers edition) by Malala Yousafzai
An email from a parent with student information redacted:
"I want to thank you again for letting me know about the Malala report. Just before Christmas I asked [student] about the book. He raved about I am Malala. He said it was his all-time favorite book ever! So, I had just enough time to order a copy and put it under the tree for him. For a boy that isn’t into reading, this is huge. I hope you don’t mind, but I am sending pictures along to share with you.
Thank you so much! I wouldn’t have even known about this if you hadn’t emailed me.
Appreciate your work!"
PRODUCE STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
PRODUCE STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
SERVE AS EXAMPLES TO OTHER EDUCATORS
SERVE AS EXAMPLES TO OTHER EDUCATORS
Feedback from my colleagues:
Feedback from my colleagues:
"You contribute positively to our meetings and discussions. you always join us with an asset based mindset."
"You always contribute on task concerns & ideas. Your ability to stay on track with the task help our group stay on pace and your ability to brainstorm through a problem also are very helpful in our collaborative grade level team meeting."
Working effectively with fellow educators in my school is essential to my practice. Teaching at a smaller school in a rural area makes for a every interconnected community, so working closely and sharing ideas/inspiration with my team members goes naturally with the values of our school community.
"I love your enthusiasm to try new things and that you never shoot any ideas down. You tactfully find ways to disagree with ideas that doesn't leave others feeling bad."
"Kendall provides insightful ideas and is always willing to try new initiatives to improve student outcomes."
Creating educational opportunities, removing barriers, and making learning accessible is an essential part of education. I have endeavored to create educational opportunity and equity by amplifying student voice and choice, creating assignments and assessments that are differentiated to suit the needs of different learners. More importantly, I build relationships with my students so they feel recognized as an important person and a capable learner.
CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
2025-2026 End of Year Student Survey
2025-2026 End of Year Student Survey
2025-2026 End of Year Student Survey
2025-2026 End of Year Student Survey
2024-2025 EOY Survey charts.pptx
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