No Nonsense! And Nurturing.

Some great things to say that are No-Nonsense and Nurturing at the same time:

1. I care way too much about you to allow you to act that way.
2. You are too important to this world to waste your time misbehaving.
3. I care about you, so I am not going to allow you to put your head down in this classroom.
4. I demand that you act in a way that will get you to college because I know you can
5. No time for foolishness, scholars! We've got important work to do.

BMC quick re-cap:
1. Have the attention of all students (wait for 100%)
2. Check for understanding
3. Cue students to start

Have an extraordinary classroom! Tell them to be above ordinary.

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The Optimal Learning Model

I Do. We Do. You Do. These diagrams expand upon building independent students. All lessons should be aligned--what you talk about and what graphic organizers you use in the beginning should be exactly what the scholars work on in small groups, what they practice independently, and what they are assessed on at the end. What should your goal ultimately look like? Diagram Source: Yasmin, TFA, literacy specialist

Dr. Roz Linder: Author of the Common Core Guidebook

"Textual evidence is support lifted directly from text to support inferences, claims, and assertions. Textual evidence is a student supporting how they know something. There is a lot of buzz about text dependent questions and requiring students to refer to the text, but isn’t that what good readers do already? Textual evidence does not want to keep the text a secret when students discuss or answer questions about their reading. Textual evidence demands that readers engage with the text and share what specific aspects of the text influences their thinking. Instead of asking what the central idea is, teachers may want to rely on the addition of four words: How do you know? How do you know what the central idea of the text is? What proof do you have? This is where textual evidence pushes students to." —Dr. Roz Linder Dr. Roz Linder is the author of the Common Core Guidebook. Check out her website at: www.rozlinder.com ...

The Academic Impact Model

so...what does this even mean?? Let's start from the beginning. What else? What can we do about it? Informed and resilient teachers who know their strengths and weaknesses are most effective for tapping into the mindsets of those you perceive as different or the same as yourself. Source: TFA, Atlanta Institute Diversity Competencies session

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