Dig into the School System

This website has test scores, rankings, school and district boundaries, student/teacher ratios, demographics and other useful information for schools in the United States.

When drafting your vision for your class this school year, it is important to factor in the external factors of the school's environment. Things like Free and Reduced Lunch rates can help you to determine what's at stake for your students. These factors are not limitations, but they do provide crucial background context so we can better understand our students.

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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

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

How Can We Teach Our Students about Their Own Cultures and About New Cultures?

Teacher actions impact how and to what extent students are invested, which directly correlates to student achievement. Our personal history and sociocultural background can really impact what we teach our students. How Much Do You Know About: Martin Luther King, Jr Cesar Chavez Harvey Milk Japenese Internment Hispanic Heritage Month The Feminine Mystique

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