Staff Meeting TFC 2-6-23

An important strategy for teacher clarity is

• pose a question and call on raised hands

• reading the directions for the student learning task

• modeling the skill and using a think aloud

One of the first steps for teacher clarity is...

• to clearly state and display the skill/learning target

• use the information as exactly as written in the module/units

• to mention the learning target once as it comes up in the PowerPoint

• are we still doing that?

Engaged guided practice includes teacher circulating to formatively assess and determine the next instructional moves based on observations.

• True

• False

An instructional pop-up group is NOT...

• a prepared "in the moment" scaffold to the independent task

• putting students into 3 groups based on their need (challenge, review, and support)

• a skill-based group inside the core

• an additional task that needs to be planned to differentiate

Why should you use "pop-up groups" during your core lesson? Choose all that apply.

• to keep students engaged

• to push students to analyze their work

• to meet students where they are while meeting the benchmark

• to make more work for students

• to get a little extra exercise

Pop-up groups are easy to implement. Put the steps in order.

• Research the room by observing how your students are progressing on the task

• Launch a pop-up groups by explaining the task (Ex: Laila, Jase, and Dorian I have a challenge for you...)

• Launch students to work individually on the independent task (about 6-8 minutes)

• Group students based on students "in the moment" performance

• Leave and launch another group of students

The best thing about anchor charts is...

• they are so fun to make and color

• it helps decorate the classroom

• they provide a visual reference to help students in processing content

An example of organizing your room for optimal student productivity is...

• just taking out supplies only when needed because the kids will ruin them

• making it look Pinterest Pretty

• a writing center with all materials ready to go and engaging prompts