Build relationships and trust with student
Create a culture of student empowerment where students feel valued
Implement a positive approach to learning
- culture, tone, and energy levels are critical!
Makes students feel like they can and they are worth it
Be clear about what you want students to learn
Offer explicit instruction
Get students to cognitively engage with content
Give feedback
Multiple exposures
Have students apply their knowledge
Get students working together
Build students’ self-efficacy
Greet students at the door
Proximity
Plan and internalize standards/objectives
Break things down, remove jargon, use graphics
Explain it, Model it, Practice it, Assess it
Student discourse
Scaffolding (gradual release of responsibility- I do, We do, You do, and graphic organizers, check lists, visuals, sentence starters, etc...)
