10 Tips for a Successful School Year
Heading back to school can be exciting and daunting all at once for teachers! Planning is the key to your success and making (and keeping) these resolutions could make this your best year yet.
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Resolve to Review
Set the stage for success. Activate prior knowledge, make connections to previous learning, and provide a platform for practice.
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Resolve to Model
Make instruction explicit when teaching a new skill through the use of “I Do, We Do, You Do.”
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Resolve to Scaffold
Fortify student achievement. Present material in small steps to build a skill. Remove the scaffolding as student knowledge and confidence increases.
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Resolve to Guide
Reinforce new learning through guided practice. Provide direct positive reinforcement and corrective feedback as needed.
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Resolve to Check
Verify student understanding along the way. Confirm mastery of the need for continued development.
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Resolve to Group
Let the data direct your grouping decisions. Place students in groups based on their lowest skill deficit area as determined by diagnostic assessments.
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Resolve to Plan
Begin with the end in mind, keeping the goal front and center. Know the mastery expectations for your grade level and the instruction it will take to arrive there.
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Resolve to Pace
Go as fast as you can to keep students engaged. Go as slow as you must to ensure student achievement.
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Value every Moment
Value every precious moment of instructional time. Keep what you need accessible and ready to go.
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Resolve to Declare
Make a personal commitment to student success. Start by adopting some of these resolutions.
At 95 Percent Group we advocate purposeful planning in three key areas: Assessment, Instructional Materials, and Professional Development. Watch below as Dr. Susan Hall shares valuable tips for Planning Instructional Materials for your Tier 2 and Tier 3 Reading Intervention Groups.
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