Recognize and reinforce Framing the Lesson Power Zone





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+ Recognize and reinforce Framing the Lesson Power Zone Frequent, small group, purposeful talk Write critically The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction
+ Academic issues and Social and behavioral Issues n n Academic recognition – n Readily give recognition to the high achievers n Miss the opportunity to recognize the interim levels Academic reinforcement – n Reinforcement of the work/effort it takes to achieve a certain level of academic success. n Observant teachers will notice significant amounts of effort on a student’s part and will act based on this understanding.
+ Benefits of Academic Reinforcement and Recognition n Recognition – n n Recognition of success at any level provides students with the motivation to continue in their pursuit of academic success. Reinforcement – n Reinforcement of the work/effort it takes to achieve academic success builds habits. The harder you try, the more successful you are.
+ Social and behavioral Issues Recognition – n n n from the social and behavioral perspective, R & R addresses the principles of personalization and specificity n Personalization – simply providing clarity in relation to who is being addressed. n Specificity – addresses the need to clearly state the behavior or action that warranted the attention. Reinforcement n the reinforcement of the behaviors that the teacher wants to see more of, and the removal of reinforcement for behaviors that the teacher wants to see less of.
+ Implementation n n Create a list of 2 to 5 targeted student behaviors or accomplishments you want to encourage n Personalization and specificity n Frequency and quality is key = revise the list and add new ones Recognize student effort and improvement n n An A is worthy of celebration but so is a 15 point improvement Teachers need to rely on and support one another n The willingness to ask for and/or offer help changes the dynamics of the PLC from…. n one where many pretend to be perfect n to one that recognizes that improvement in INSTRUCTIONAL craft requires COLLABORATION and SUPPORT.