Weeks 13–16: Keeping Productivity High During the Holidays

WEEK 13: Five Ways To Leverage Standards To Lift Learning

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WEEK 14: A Student’s View: Expectations That Matter

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WEEK 15: Adopt Bold Teacher Actions That Work

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The Engagement Builder™

We can make standards more accessible by translating them into student-friendly language.

The Discussion Generator™

• How can/do you use standards to develop better assessments?

• How can standards help you give better feedback to students?

• How can you coach students to use standards to plan, guide, and track their own learning progress?

WEEK 16: Five Techniques To Calm Angry Students

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The Engagement Builder™

Expectations are one of the forces of influence that can last long after our students leave us.

The Discussion Generator™

• How can you more effectively let students know you are committed to them and their success?

• How can you more effectively let individual students know you have confidence in their abilities? How is that likely to make a difference to them?

• How can you make it clear to students that you are there to help and guide them?

The Engagement Builder™

We need to always be aware that when problems arise, there is one thing students expect us to do—act.

The Discussion Generator™

• In what areas of teaching would you like to be bolder but find yourself reluctant to do so? What is stopping you?

• How can you reveal to students your understanding of and intentions to address problems?

• What are some small ways you can put bold ideas into action?

The Engagement Builder™

Fighting fire with fire never works with angry students.

The Discussion Generator™

• Describe a situation in which the disarming technique would have worked with a student. Why?

• Why do you think the reiteration technique is effective?

• In what situations is the isolating technique most effective?