Classroom Tradition Lives H.E.R.E.

Tradition Lives H.E.R.E in the Classroom

By Christina Lee

The info and activities in this slideshow are designed to explain how you demonstrate H.E.R.E. in your classrooms.

Open Ended

Describe the behavior of a student who is behaving properly within a classroom.

Honorable

Demonstrate you are honorable by ...

• Submitting your own work

• Using school-appropriate language when talking with staff and peers

• Asking the teacher for missing work when you are absent

• Accepting when you have work to make-up

• Telling staff when you or others are not respecting other people in class/school or classroom rules

Open Ended

What does honorable mean to you, and how can we show honor in the way we treat others at school?

Engaged

​Demonstrate you are engaged by ...

• Asking questions about material

• Participating in an appropriate manner

• Being physically and mentally active in the lesson

• Listening to the instructor or peers appropriately sharing ideas in classroom discussions

• Trying your best on assignments/tasks

• Asking for help when you do not understand concepts or tasks

Open Ended

How can being fully engaged in class activities help not only your own learning but also the learning of others.

Responsible

Demonstrate you are responsible by ...

• Having your iPad fully charged  

• Having cell phones/headphones silenced and put away 

• Being prepared with required materials (i.e. homework, books/packets, etc.)

• Being on time and in class for the full time 

• Sticking to assignment deadlines 

• Keeping track of assignments, tests, and what you have learned

• Respecting classroom materials by using them the way the teacher instructs

Open Ended

What does it look like when a student shows honor and responsibility in the classroom when no one is watching?

Empathetic

Demonstrate your empathy by ...

• Showing you care about other students who seem like they are struggling

• Offering help (when allowed) to fellow students

• Working on group activities/projects collaboratively with peers

• Listening and accepting that others have different ideas

• Trying to come up with fair solutions to problems when they happen

• Keeping your body and personal belongings in your own space

Open Ended

When a classmate is struggling, what are some empathetic ways you can support them while still respecting their space and effort?