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Strategies For Building A Supportive, Learning Classroom

This document provides strategies for building a supportive, learning-focused classroom environment. It offers tips for responding to student answers, such as giving praise, prompting further thought, and allowing wait time. When students do not answer, teachers should repeat or simplify the question, provide thinking time, or utilize grouping strategies like Think-Pair-Share where students first think individually, then discuss in pairs before sharing with the class. The goal is to validate student responses and scaffold learning through feedback and discussion.

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Strategies For Building A Supportive, Learning Classroom

This document provides strategies for building a supportive, learning-focused classroom environment. It offers tips for responding to student answers, such as giving praise, prompting further thought, and allowing wait time. When students do not answer, teachers should repeat or simplify the question, provide thinking time, or utilize grouping strategies like Think-Pair-Share where students first think individually, then discuss in pairs before sharing with the class. The goal is to validate student responses and scaffold learning through feedback and discussion.

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StrategiesforBuildingaSupportive,LearningFocusedClassroom

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Respondingtostudentsanswers Giveappropriatepraisesorrecognitionforeffortorsuccessatdifficulttasks(e.g. Waytogo!orExcellentanswer!). Prompttogetmore,build,and/orextend(e.g.Okay.Youreontherighttrack.Judy, wouldyouaddanything?). Givestudentsamplewaittimebeforeresponding Askstudenttoelaboratehis/heranswer(e.g.Canyousayalittlemore?orYou mayneedtobemorespecific,Jane.). Cueandscaffoldtowardsthecorrectanswer. Cue Teachervalidateswhatisrightorgoodaboutananswerandthenprovidesacue:Your answerwouldberightifIaskedfortheformulaforthecircumference.Theformulaforthe areaofacircleisalittledifferent.Doyourememberanythingabouttheuseofexponentsin thatformula? Studentswhodonotanswer Repeatorparaphrasethequestion. Pauseorgivestudentsthinktimebeforeresponding. Askasimplerquestion. Providechoicesfortheanswer. Teachthestudenttosay,IneedmoretimetothinkorIdontknowyet.Please cometobacktome. UsegroupingstrategiessuchasThink,Pair,andShare. Think,Pair,andShare 1.Studentsthinktothemselvesorwriteonatopicorquestion,preferablyonedemanding analysis,evaluation,orsynthesis,providedbytheteacher. 2.After30seconds,studentsturntopartnersandsharetheirresponses,thusallowingtime forbothrehearsalandimmediatefeedbackontheirideas. 3.Thentheysharetheirthoughtswiththeclass.Throughthisstructure,allstudentshavean opportunitytolearnbyreflectionandbyverbalization.

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AdaptedfromDistrictofColumbiaPublicSchools TeachingandLearningFramework,20102011

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