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The
purpose of the day’s lesson is on the board in the form
of a clear learning objective that is tied to a standard. |
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Students
understand and can describe what they will know and be able
to do at the end of the lesson/unit. |
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The students
are actively engaged (less teacher talk and more student participation
and collaboration). |
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Students
are engaged in the writing process to construct and enhance
content understanding. |
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Reading
strategies are used to make meaning of text. |
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The teacher
uses higher level questions to promote critical thinking. |
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Students
are assessed in a variety of ongoing ways including daily benchmarks
and checks for understanding. |
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The learning
environment is supportive with charts, references, and current
student work posted and desks arranged for
maximum learning. |
Classrooms
are laboratories of learning... where real readers read; real
writers write.
Where rigor and engagement challenges and compels all students
to understand how the world works! |
