Design Question 1 – Element 3 Celebrating Success Design Question 1 – Element 3

Celebrating Success How will you provide students with recognition of their current status and their knowledge gain relative to the learning goal or target?

Before we begin… It is important to keep in mind that this element is directly related to elements 1 and 2. While teachers celebrate student success and progress every day in a wide variety of ways, to experience success with this particular element the teacher must have a clearly written learning goal and scale, and use the scale to track student progress.

Review Teacher and Student Evidence NOTE: This list of evidence is not all inclusive but is instead a list of possible examples.

Review Scale for Element 3

Desired Effect for Student Learning Strategies will only produce desired effect when implemented accurately and in the right context. The desired effect for element 3 is “Students feel pride in their knowledge gain and accomplishments, and they are motivated to continue progress toward the goal.” To receive an Innovating rating, the teacher must adapt and create new strategies for unique student needs and situations in order for the desired effect to be evident in ALL students.

Before watching the video, think about… How do you celebrate student success individually and as a whole group? How do you connect student success/progress back to the learning goal and scale?

Example of Element 3: Celebrating Success DSBPCProDevelopment. "Element 3: Celebrating Success." YouTube. YouTube, 17 Oct. 2013. Web. 12 June 2016.

Now that you have watched the video, reflect… To achieve an Applying rating, how can you recognize student gains in knowledge in correlation to a learning goal and scale and motivate students to increase their level on the scale? Need monitoring ideas? Click here To achieve an Innovating rating, how can you adapt and create new strategies that recognize student gains in knowledge for ALL unique student needs and situations? Need adaptation ideas? Click here

Remember… Celebrating success is connected to having a clear learning goal and scale while tracking student progress. Have students rate and track their initial level at the beginning of a unit so you can celebrate knowledge gained throughout the unit. Specifically explain what a student is doing correctly to be at a given level (use the scale as your guide). This could be done in a one-on-one conference or the scale could be attached to a written assignment where you can highlight parts of the scale or write specific feedback for the student.

It’s Your Evaluation, Make the Most of It! Your evaluator will only rate you on what he/she sees which is OK because it is not necessary for you to have everything checked in the teacher and/or student evidence to receive a good rating. Also, remember you can invite your evaluator to your classroom to see you using this element. You have control of what your evaluator sees.

Is This Element in Your PGP? Sign into www.effectiveeducators.com. Click on the Growth tab Click on the Plans option. Open your current plan and fill out a new Reflection Log, answering the appropriate questions. Decide how you will change your teaching as a result of viewing this module. Execute your change, reflect on its impact, and complete another Reflection Log in iObservation.

How Are You Supported? Here are resources in case you have further questions: Your evaluator Another evaluator on your campus Your school’s Classroom Practice Mentors (CPMs) For more examples and resources visit the All About Marzano website Everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about Celebrating Success – Pasco County Schools