In practice staff will: Academic Example Behavior Example Use proximity and eye contact with Employ body language, gestures Stand at the classroom door and Stand alongside a student, sensitivity to students’ cultural and and expressions that demonstrate cognizant of a student’s potential welcome each student by name linguistic background all students are important. reaction to the use of eye contact as class begins, honoring the or physical touch. greetings students choose to use in response. Incorporate education about students’ home cultures and Gather student input and explicitly individual selves during Morning teach culturally and linguistically Meeting / Circle of Power and appropriate greetings within Respect different situational contexts. Work collaboratively with students to establish classroom norms and routines for learning experiences such as discussions and cooperative/individual learning activities. Use affirming and clarifying Convey that positive intentions are Ask a student, can I help you If a student does not follow a “How language presumed through inquisitive and figure this out?” participation protocol, seems “It supportive interactions with you are eager to share. How might students. Explicitly teach students the we have an opportunity to hear language of self-advocacy, such your voice and your friends’ as you please help me?” voices?” “Could and don’t understand; could you “I explain it again?” Provide sentence stems for students to engage in positive conversations that promote collaborative inquiry and analysis. Be consistent and positive in Communicate classroom rules and Explicitly teach and consistently Use empowering teacher delivery and approach routines clearly, consistently and follow through on the school language to reinforce positive fairly to all students. routines and procedures equitably behaviors (at least 4 positive to across gender and race. every 1 negative) Explore and clearly articulate how Adopt a growth mindset regarding school routines and expectations behavior and social emotional skill may be similar to or different from development
In practice staff will: Academic Example Behavior Example Use proximity and eye contact with sensitivity to students’ cultural and linguistic background Employ body language, gestures and expressions that demonstrate all students are important. Stand at the classroom door and welcome each student by name as class begins, honoring the greetings students choose to use in response. Gather student input and explicitly teach culturally and linguistically appropriate greetings within different situational contexts. Work collaboratively with students to establish classroom norms and routines for learning experiences such as discussions and cooperative/individual learning activities. Stand alongside a student, cognizant of a student’s potential reaction to the use of eye contact or physical touch. Incorporate education about students’ home cultures and individual selves during Morning Meeting / Circle of Power and Respect Use affirming and clarifying language Convey that positive intentions are presumed through inquisitive and supportive interactions with students. Ask a student, “How can I help you figure this out?” Explicitly teach students the language of self-advocacy, such as “Could you please help me?” and “I don’t understand; could you explain it again?” Provide sentence stems for students to engage in positive conversations that promote collaborative inquiry and analysis. If a student does not follow a participation protocol, “It seems you are eager to share. How might we have an opportunity to hear your voice and your friends’ voices?” Be consistent and positive in delivery and approach Communicate classroom rules and routines clearly, consistently and fairly to all students. Explicitly teach and consistently follow through on the school routines and procedures equitably across gender and race. Explore and clearly articulate how school routines and expectations may be similar to or different from Use empowering teacher language to reinforce positive behaviors (at least 4 positive to every 1 negative) Adopt a growth mindset regarding behavior and social emotional skill development
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