Equity
Phase 4
"Look-Fors" During Observation
Remember: The most helpful part of the observation is not checking off items, but the conversations and reflections that happen after the visit.
Remember: The most helpful part of the observation is not checking off items, but the conversations and reflections that happen after the visit.
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Beginning/ Practicing
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Developing/ Achieving
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Questions to Guide Observation
- When students are absent, how do they know what work they need to make-up?
- How do you see students accessing content materials?
- How do you see students accessing physical materials?
- How do see students taking ownership for their learning needs?
- What processes are in place to support students in meeting their learning needs?
- How does the physical classroom support learners needs?
Resources
- Ensuring 'Anytime Anywhere' Access in a High-Poverty District: First the district re-wrote policies to support open access and BYOD. Then it constructed a secure network the student devices, and allocated devices to students who them.
- 10 Strategies Promoting Digital Access and Equity: Ten strategies that promote access, equity, and excellence.
- Without a Net: The Digital Divide In America: This article explores the question, “What good is technology, if learners and teachers lack the bandwidth and support for digital learning?”
- The Best Equity in Education is Personalization: High school principal Ken Grover, in his TEDx talk, discusses how personalized education is the only way to achieve equity for all students.
- OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. Next Year, It Will Become an Essential Teaching Tool: Open educational resources have many benefits for students and instructors, but their adoption has been hampered by quality and access concerns.
- Reimagining the Modern Classroom: This article shares perspectives from various voices in the field about how to re-imagine the physical spaces of the modern classroom.
- Designing Engaging Learning Spaces: "Studies prove that creative classrooms have a significant impact on student learning. The purposeful use of color alone can decrease students’ eye fatigue and increase their productivity. In fact, certain colors can induce specific moods. For example, blue walls can inspire positive feelings of comfort and security. Blue hues also can potentially increase students’ retention and creativity."
- Time and Space: Check out these Better Lesson resources on: Classroom Zones, Pick-a-lesson, Music Time Indicator, Room to Read.
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| Access to Materials, Coaching Tool |
