Communicating Value and Respect for Low Expectancy Students

Communicating Value and Respect for Low Expectancy Students Design Question 9 - Element 39

Communicating Value and Respect for Low Expectancy Students How will you exhibit behaviors that demonstrate value and respect for low expectancy students’ thinking regarding content?

Before we begin… Before we begin talking about element 39, let’s be sure that there is an understanding about how the elements in Design Question 9 are related. This is important as you plan your lessons. Watch the video on the next slide. Please take notes, documenting how the elements in Design Question 9 are related.

How do the elements in DQ 9 relate to each other? Design Question 9 Elements 39, 40, 41

How do the elements in Design Question 9 relate to each other? What a teacher believes about the chances of student success influences the teacher’s actions with students. Design Question 9 addresses the notion that all students should feel that the teacher has high expectations for them. At the beginning of the video, they tell us the desired effect for the design question, which sums up the relationship between the three elements very nicely. By using these three elements, students will know you have high expectations for ALL of them. Now let’s talk about element 39 specifically.

Review Teacher and Student Evidence NOTE: This list of evidence is not all inclusive but is instead a list of possible examples.

Review Scale for Element 39

Desired Effect for Student Learning Strategies will only produce desired effect when implemented accurately and in the right context. The desired effect for element 39 is “All students feel equally valued by the teacher. ” To receive an Innovating rating, the teacher must adapt and create new strategies for unique student needs and situations in order for the desired effect to be evident in ALL students.

Examples of Element 39 When teachers have high expectations for students, students feel good about themselves and work harder to meet teacher expectations. • • A Teacher’s Perspective: Setting High Expectations for All Students Classroom Expectations (Pre-K) Setting Expectations on the First Day of School Class Culture: Attention with Respect Tribes: Agreements for Learning Together Setting and Achieving High Expectations Great Teachers Challenge Students to Succeed

Scale Examples of Element 39: Communicating Value and Respect for Low Expectancy Students Beginning Developing Applying Innovating

Now that you have watched the video, reflect… • To achieve an Applying rating for this element, how could you monitor for evidence of the impact on the majority of students? Need monitoring ideas? Click here • To achieve an Innovating rating, what are some ways you can adapt and create new strategies for behaviors that demonstrate value and respect for low expectancy students that address unique student needs and situations for ALL students? Need adaptation ideas? Click here

Remember… “A teacher’s beliefs about students’ chances of success in school influence the teacher’s actions with students, which in turn influence students’ achievement. ” (Marzano, 2007) Teachers need to be aware of his/her own biases related to ethnicity, physical appearances, poor hygiene, verbal patters, socioeconomic status in order to effectively change how they behave toward low expectancy students. Effective teachers work on changing their behavior as soon as they notice they respond differently from student to student. The quality of interactions with every student should be high level and consistent no matter the background or achievement level of the students. "Demonstrating Value and Respect for Low Expectancy Students. " Effective Educators. Learning Science International, 2016. Web. 13 June 2

It’s Your Evaluation, Make the Most of It! Your evaluator will only rate you on what he/she sees which is OK because it is not necessary for you to have everything checked in the teacher and/or student evidence to receive a good rating. Also, remember you can invite your evaluator to your classroom to see you using this element. You have control of what your evaluator sees.

Is This Element in Your PGP? 1. Sign into www. effectiveeducators. com. 1. Click on the Growth tab 2. Click on the Plans option. 3. Open your current plan and fill out a new Reflection Log, answering the appropriate questions. 2. Decide how you will change your teaching as a result of viewing this module. 3. Execute your change, reflect on its impact, and complete another Reflection Log in i. Observation.

How Are You Supported? Here are resources in case you have further questions: • • Your evaluator Another evaluator on your campus Your school’s Classroom Practice Mentors (CPMs) For more examples and resources for this element, visit the All About Marzano website • Everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about Demonstrating Value and Respect - Pasco County Schools