Teacher Expectations & Active Listening

Which action shows active listening during a lesson?

• Playing with desk toys

• Looking at who is talking

• Talking to a friend loudly

• Walking around the room

Your teacher gives directions once. What should you do?

• Obey the first time asked

• Wait until the third time

• Ask friends before obeying

• Ignore and keep talking

Which choice is kind with actions and words?

• Sharing markers politely

• Laughing when someone trips

• Calling classmates mean names

• Taking turns but bragging

If you want to learn and be successful, what should you do during instruction?

• Look away and hum songs

• Listen and pay attention

• Draw and ignore directions

• Talk over the teacher

Which is part of active listening?

• Do not talk while listening

• Close your eyes and nap

• Walk around the room

• Draw

Whose job is to give students the best education possible?

• Parents’ job only

• Students’ job

• Teachers’ job

• Principal’s job only

Look at the poster with two brains. Which sentence shows a growth mindset for when work feels hard?

• This is too hard, I quit now

• This may take some time and effort

• I can’t make this any better

• I will never be good at this

You made a mistake on your paper. What is the best growth mindset thought to have?

• Mistakes help me learn better

• I should hide my mistake

• I can’t try anymore

• I will never get smarter

A classmate says, “I give up.” Which response shows you use strategies to keep trying?

• I should wait for someone else

• I can’t do math at all

• I will stop and feel upset

• I’ll use some strategies we learned

Which choice best matches the idea: keep practicing and improve over time?

• Plan A didn’t work, so I quit

• I can always improve, so I’ll keep trying

• I’m awesome without practice

• I can’t make this any better ever