Teaching Commitments
Rehearsable Teacher Actions
Planning and preparation
100
Having students discuss out loud to think more critically about a topic
What is "talking is thinking"?
100
Running into a classroom and announcing to the class a crime has occurred to grab their attention and start the lesson
What is "Facilitating effective openers"?
100
In the NAU teach lesson plan text in a blue or red color represent
what are "acceptable and unacceptable answers"?
200
Using visual aids such as a public record in a lesson to display ideas to the class is an example of
What is "making thinking visible"?
200
An exit ticket is an example of 
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what is a "formative assessment"?
200
Working this into your lesson plan is a good way to review and finish up any last ideas and to go over the essential questions
What is "closure"?
300
A teacher planning a lesson over multiple days to further the understanding of a topic
What is "complex understanding gets built over time"?
300
A teacher probing and pressing questions, along with using wait time
What is using "Discourse moves"?
300
Establishing this conceptual framework for learning is a key part of making any lesson plan
What is an "essential question"?
400
A teacher using a student question or example to advance the class's idea of a topic is an example of
What is "students' ideas used as resources"?
400
Teachers piecing together students' questions and examples to connect back to the lesson
what is "Making sense of students participation to inform instruction"?
400
Adding a timer into a lesson plan or slides is an example of
What is "wait time"?
500
Relating what students learn in class to real-world contexts
What is "anchor learning"?
500
Working towards answering an essential question
What is "Teaching towards a clear learning goal"?
500
When getting materials for the classroom, this percent extra should be added to the total number of materials
What is "10%"?