Standard Two: Creating an environment that engages all students
2.2 Establishing a climate that promotes fairness and respect
Description of Practice
Experienced Practice that Exemplifies the Standard
Students ensure that a climate of equity, caring, and respect is maintained in the classroom, and students take risks and are creative. The pattern of teacher response to inappropriate behavior is fair and equitable.
Maturing Beginning Practice
A climate of fairness, caring, and respect is maintained by the teacher, and students are encouraged to take risks and be creative. The pattern of teacher response to inappropriate behavior is fair and equitable.
Developing Beginning Practice
A climate of fairness, caring, and respect is established by the teacher for most students, but few students take risks and the teachers does little to encourage them. For the most part, the pattern of teacher response to inappropriate behavior is fair and equitable.
Practice Not Consistent With Standard Expectations
The classroom climate is characterized by unfairness or disrespect, either between the teacher and students or among students. Students are unwilling to take risks. Teacher response to inappropriate behavior is unfair or inequitable.
What the classroom looks like
- Teacher models fairness and respect
- Ideas and student responses are valued
- Teacher respects and is aware of cultural diversity make-up of the class
- Teacher models constructive ways to agree and disagree
- Teacher provides opportunities for all students to participate in activities and discussions
- Students feel safe to take risks and be creative
- Teacher consistently responds to inappropriate behavior
As teachers develop, they may ask, "How do I . . ." or "Why do I . . ."
- help all students become respectful of others who may be different from them?
- model and promote fairness, equity, and respect in the classroom?
- encourage, support, and recognize the achievements and contributions of all students?
- encourage students to take risks and be creative?
- understand and respond to inappropriate behaviors in a fair, equitable way?
Standard 1: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Standard 2: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Standard 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject matter for Student Learning
Standard 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experience for All Students
Standard 5: Assessing Student Learning
Standard 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
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