On the Aptos California High School
website at http://www.aptoshs.net/cliq9
I found high-impact/low-time-consuming strategies that teachers
use to communicate high expectations during class discussion:
The teacher probes incorrect answers of low expectancy
students in the same manner as he/she does with high expectancy students.
Teacher asks low expectancy students to further explain
their answers when they are incorrect
Teacher rephrases questions for low expectancy students
when they provide an incorrect answer
Teacher breaks a question into smaller and simpler parts
when a low expectancy student answers a question incorrectly
When low expectancy students demonstrate frustration, the
teacher allows them to collect their thoughts but goes back to them at a later
point in time
Students notice the
expectations:
When asked, students say that the teacher won’t “let you
off the hook”
When asked, students say that the teacher “won’t give up
on you”
When asked, students say the teacher helps them answer
questions successfully
In the next blog, I will share more
ideas from Aptos. What might you share that you see successful learners and
teachers doing that takes little extra time?
