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Rationale: In order for Teacher Clarity to have the desired impact on student learning, it is imperative that teachers meaningfully engage students with the components of Teacher Clarity in a way that causes students to internalize their objectives for the day’s learning.
Learning Intention: Teams will explore engagement strategies to communicate Teacher Clarity to students effectively.
Success Criteria: Teams will know they are successful when they can:
Review critical components of teacher clarity
Explore relevant strategies that engage students in the application of Teacher Clarity
Narrow the focus of possible strategies to the ones best tied to prior implementation data analysis
Instructions: Before engaging in the Engaging Students with Teacher Clarity module, make a copy of the note taking template by clicking the dark blue "Note Taking Template" button below. Then, please view the Engaging Students with Teacher Clarity: Get Started slide show to the left of the dark blue "Note Taking Template" button.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin. To listen to the audio associated with each slide, click the speaker icon in the lower right corner of each slide.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total Module Time: ~75 min
Access the note taking template by clicking on the button above that says "Note Taking Template." A new window will open, prompting you to make a copy of the template. Hit the blue "Make a Copy" button (see image below). This will create a copy in Google Drive for your personal use.
Teacher Clarity Review
Teacher Clarity Review
Activity: Review (suggested time: 5 min)
Activity: Review (suggested time: 5 min)
Review Your Background Knowledge (5 min) Before moving on to the next section, jot down as much as you remember about the following pieces of Teacher Clarity in black/blue color font. Then, as you work through the slides, add any new information in a different color.
Now, review your learning by watching Teacher Clarity Review.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 5.5 minutes
Building Background
Building Background
Now, deepen your learning by watching Building Background: Engaging Students with Teacher Clarity.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 7 minutes
Activity: Journal Prompt (suggested time: 10 min)
Activity: Journal Prompt (suggested time: 10 min)
As you click through the slides and listen to the audio, you can add notes in your copy of your note taking template. To type in each section, place your mouse next to the green bullet where you wish to type and click it so that you can begin typing.
Then, complete the following Journal Prompts:
How can these practices work together to deepen student learning, promote self-reflection, and build a more engaged classroom culture?
What challenges might arise in implementing these strategies, and how can we address them?
Resource Deep Dive
Resource Deep Dive
Think more about communicating teacher clarity to students by watching Teacher Clarity: Resource Deep Dive.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 30 seconds
Activity: Resource Deep Dive (suggested time: 40-50 min)
Activity: Resource Deep Dive (suggested time: 40-50 min)
Step 1: Individual Review (10-15 min) Review Additional Strategies for Engaging Students with Teacher Clarity. Take notes and write any questions you may have about the practice.
Learning Intentions
Rationale
Success Criteria
Additional Strategies
Step 2: Access and Adapt Resources (20-30 min): Review which strategies are most pertinent to your school/department/grade level teams. Please make a copy of these documents, then edit them to make sense for your use.
Step 3: Reflection (5 min) Reflect on the following:
How are you already implementing some of these strategies?
Which strategies would you like to begin implementing? What support would you need?
Activity: End of Module Assessment (suggested time: 5 min)
Activity: End of Module Assessment (suggested time: 5 min)
Complete the module with this quick assessment in which you'll solidify your learning and make commitments to engage students with teacher clarity into your practice. To type in the form, place your mouse over the line where you wish to type and click so that you may type text. To select a choice from the multiple choice questions, place your mouse over your choice and click to select that choice.
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