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Student Agency
Phase 1

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"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.  
Beginning/ Developing 
  • Teacher may communicate using language that intimidates, shames, or marginalizes individual or groups of students
  • ​Feedback is provided only from teacher to student and is not necessarily responsive to the individual student identity or needs.
  • Class rules are established but are enforced solely or mainly by the teacher.
  • Students rarely interact with teacher except when called on to answer a prompt.
  • Structures do not exist for students to share opinions, interests, or ask for support.
  • Little or no effort is made to engage with and know learners and their families.
Practicing/ Achieving
  • Teachers communicate using language that demonstrates a respect for all identities and care for all students.
  • Teachers take time to know their students’ individual identities in order to best support their learning.
  • Students are comfortable to share their opinions, interests, and to ask for support of others in the classroom.
  • Structures for providing feedback exist and timely and meaningful feedback is regularly provided from teacher to student, student to student, and student to teacher.
  • ​Teachers make an effort to know and welcome all learners and their families into the classroom community.
  • Structures are in place for the class to develop and exercise it’s collective identity, ie: morning meetings, class projects, etc.
  • Students report being treated fairly and without bias by their teacher and peers
Questions to Guide Observation 
  • What language do you notice the teacher using with students? Is there evidence of knowing the student or is there evidence of intimidation, shame, or marginalization?
  • What routines and rituals do you see that allow for relationships to be built in the classroom?
  • What evidence of student, teacher, community identity do you see in the room?
  • When you ask students do they respond that their teacher is fair and cares about them?
  • What evidence of feedback do you see in the classroom?
  • How do you see teachers interacting with individual students?
  • How do you see teachers making time to know their students?
Resources
  • Classroom Talk: Learning, Thinking and Classroom Communities: This article provides many ways to engage students in conversation which encourage and respect their thinking and contributions.
  • Eight Things Skilled Teachers Think, Say, and Do: This article talks about the teacher student relationship and gives ideas for what to do to facilitate positive ones.
  • 8 Forces that Shape Group Culture: This List provides the 8 forces that shape group culture giving an explanation of each one.
  • 20 Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment: This article provides ideas for creating a safe classroom environment.
  • 6 Ways To Let Students Know You Care: This article provides ideas for how to show students that you care to aide in creating a safe environment and relationships.
  • Identity Safe Classrooms: An Interview with Dr. Dorothy Steele: In this video Dr. Dorothy Steele talks about classrooms where students feel safe and have a sense of belonging, they develop stronger attachments to school and achieve at higher levels, even in the face of significant social and economic disparities.
  • How feeling Respected Transforms a Student’s Relationship to School: This article describes the power of empathy in transforming a student’s relationship with school.  
  • The Role of Power in Interpersonal Relationships: This webpage offers numerous resources exploring this topic.
  • Why Empathy is Key for your Relationships: This article gives and overview of the impact on empathy in relationships and provides steps for creating empathy.
  • A Report Card for the Teacher: 5 Ways for Getting Feedback from Students: This article shares tips for getting feedback from students and explains the importance in doing so.
  • 5 Research Based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback: This blog gives strategies for how to provide meaningful feedback to students to best support learning.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Personalized Learning
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet the Cohort
    • In the News
    • Impact Report
    • Sharing the Work
    • Blog
  • The Rubric
    • Assessment and Data >
      • Data Driven Instruction
      • Student Feedback
      • Authentic Assessment
      • Choice in Assessment
    • Instructional Rigor >
      • Varied Learning Experiences
      • Differentiated Learning Objectives
      • Personalized Learning Pathways
      • Mastery Based Progression
    • Student Agency >
      • Rapport with Students
      • Self- Direction
      • Opportunities for Input
      • Advocacy Beyond Self
    • Classroom Culture >
      • Routines and Procedures
      • Peer Accountability
      • Growth Mindset
      • Sense of Purpose
    • Equity >
      • Self- Awareness
      • Diversity in Design
      • Collaborative Grouping
      • Access to Materials
    • Phases of PL
  • Readiness Continuum
    • 1 Vision + Priorities
    • 2 The PL Graduate
    • 3 Principal/ Leader
    • 4 PL Classroom Practices
    • 5 Curriculum + Instruction
    • 6 Data Driven Instruction
    • 7 Collaborative Design
    • 8 PL Campus Team
    • 9 Personalized PD + Supports
    • 10 Culture of Innovation
    • 11 Social Emotional Learning
    • 12 Sustainability + Access
  • Progressions
    • Station Rotation
    • Individual Rotation
    • Flex Model
    • Distance Learning >
      • DLP | Establish a Learning Management System (LMS)
      • DLP | Engagement in Guided Learning
      • DLP | Engagement in Independent Learning
      • DLP | Feedback for Learning
    • Glossary
  • Fellowships
    • Innovation in Teaching Fellowship >
      • 2020-2021 Fellows
      • 2019-2020 Fellows
      • 2018-2019 Fellows
      • 2017-2018 Fellows
      • 2016-2017 Fellows
    • School Retool
    • iDesign Central
  • At-Home Learning Webinars
  • Opportunities
    • Educator Tours
    • Winter Design Excursion Exhibition
    • PL Workout Week 2021
    • Self-Paced Google Certification Courses
    • Google Certification
    • University Partnerships- Texas Tech
    • Edcamp
  • The Lighthouse