Emotional Support
This looks at student/teacher relationships, student enjoyment, positive communication, and respect between peers and teachers.
Positive Climate
The teacher provides opportunities for learning, consistent routines, has organized & efficient transitions, and is prepared.
Productivity
Language Modeling
To help with productivity, reduce ______ time.
wait
"There were examples of respect, like cooperation between students sharing puzzles." This is an example of ________.
Emotional Support
This looks at teacher awareness (anticipating needs, checking in), teacher responsiveness, problem resolution, and child comfort.
Educator Sensitivity
The teacher sets clear expectations, is proactive, and redirects behavior quickly and effectively.
Behavior Management
This looks at scaffolding, feedback loops, prompting through child though process, and providing encouragement and affirmation.
Quality of Feedback
When asking ______ - ended questions, give children adequate time to process the question and formulate an answer.
open
"Students had leadership roles such as the calendar helper choosing how students would count. During center time, students had choice of centers and the duration of play." This is an example of ______.
Emotional Support
Sub Domain: Regard for Child Perspective
This looks at expressed negativity (irritability, anger), punitive control, disrespect, and severe negativity.
Negative Climate
Teacher facilitates effectively, has a varied approach towards student learning, looks at child interest, and provides clear learning objectives.
Instructional Learning Formats
This looks at analysis and reasoning (how & why questions), creativity (open ended activities), integration into prior knowledge, and connections to students' everyday lives.
Concept Development
Questions should prompt students to explain their thinking or encourage _______ loops.
feedback
"Teachers effectively engaged students by using questioning and examples so that student learning was maximized, “What’s a way on the playground that you could be kind?” “What’s a way to be a good friend at centers?” This is an example of ______.
Classroom Organization
Sub Domain: Instructional Learning Formats
This looks for a child centered lesson/activity. The teacher provides support for autonomy and leadership, allows child expression, and allows movement.
Regard for Child Perspective
You must score above a ____ to be above the re-competition line.
5.0
You must score above a _____ to be above the re-competition line.
2.3
A feedback loop consists of _____ exchanges.
3 to 5
"During center time, there were examples of the teacher facilitating the creating process, “What else could you do with those?”. There were also a few examples of analysis and reasoning, “How do you know that’s a spider?”
Instructional Support
Sub Domain: Concept Development
5.0
_______ should not take more time than the learning experience itself.
Transitions
Teachers should provide opportunities for children to ______ and generate new ideas.
Brainstorm
When looking at Regard for child's perspective, encourage _________ solving.
problem
"During snack time, the teacher was intentional to include all students at the table in conversations, persisting in drawing out the quieter students."
Emotional Support
Sub Domain: Teacher Sensitivity