Student Voices Video

Guiding Questions: How will I show students that I care about them? How can I show that I am passionate about what I teach? How can I ensure that I am I innovative and adaptive in meeting the needs of all learners?

And how did students answer those same questions?

1. Teacher shows he/she cares

1.) Teacher shows he/she cares

2. Teacher is passionate about what he/she is teaching

2.) Teacher is passionate about what he/she is teaching

3. Teacher is innovative and adaptive to meet the needs of all learners…various approaches

3.) Teacher is innovative and adaptive to meet the needs of all learners…various approaches Survey students to analyze how your students learn best Give students freedom/w/options in the assignment to demonstrate their learning in different ways Group students based on how they learn Recognize and use different student learning styles to plan lessons Recognize when students aren’t getting it so you can build in more time or different activities Engage students to learn about and in their own learning style Offer incentives/motivators Present really important stuff in different ways Keep students guessing for how the lesson will unfold (Don’t be too routine – Ex. notes on Monday, test on Friday, etc.)

For further information: Review the Professional Practices Rubric… Ask your students how you are doing in these three areas (in a variety of ways) throughout the year Tim Hanner