Component Ineffective Developing Accomplished Exemplary 2b The classroom culture is The classroom culture is The classroom culture is a The classroom culture is a Establishing a characterized by a lack of characterized by little cognitively busy place where cognitively vibrant place, Culture for teacher or student commitment to learning by learning is valued by all, with characterized by a shared Learning commitment to the learning teacher or students. high expectations for learning belief in the importance of and/or little or no investment The teacher appears to be being the norm for most learning. of student energy into the only going through the students. The teacher conveys high task at hand. Hard work is not motions, and students The teacher conveys that with expectations for learning by all expected or valued. indicate that they are hard work students can be students and insists on hard Medium or low expectations interested in completion of a successful. Students work. for student achievement are task, rather than quality. understand their role as Students assume responsibility the norm, with high The teacher conveys that learners and consistently for high quality by initiating expectations for learning student success is the result of expend effort to learn. improvements, making reserved for only one or two natural ability rather than Classroom interactions revisions, adding detail, and/or students hard work; high expectations support learning and hard helping peers. for learning are reserved for work. those students thought to have a natural aptitude for the subject.
Component Ineffective Developing Accomplished Exemplary 2b Establishing a Culture for Learning The classroom culture is characterized by a lack of teacher or student commitment to the learning and/or little or no investment of student energy into the task at hand. Hard work is not expected or valued. Medium or low expectations for student achievement are the norm, with high expectations for learning reserved for only one or two students The classroom culture is characterized by little commitment to learning by teacher or students. The teacher appears to be only going through the motions, and students indicate that they are interested in completion of a task, rather than quality. The teacher conveys that student success is the result of natural ability rather than hard work; high expectations for learning are reserved for those students thought to have a natural aptitude for the subject. The classroom culture is a cognitively busy place where learning is valued by all, with high expectations for learning being the norm for most students. The teacher conveys that with hard work students can be successful. Students understand their role as learners and consistently expend effort to learn. Classroom interactions support learning and hard work. The classroom culture is a cognitively vibrant place, characterized by a shared belief in the importance of learning. The teacher conveys high expectations for learning by all students and insists on hard work. Students assume responsibility for high quality by initiating improvements, making revisions, adding detail, and/or helping peers.
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