Practice Fourteen
Practice 14 : All learners experience success. The educator guarantees it by comparing learners to their own past performance, not the performance of others. Learners are showcased, and past failures are disregarded.
Implementation Basics | Practice Implementation Evaluation and Goal Setting | Life Principles, Expectations, and Quotes | Hand Sign for Practice | Practice Connections | Characteristics of Implementation with Online Resources | Research | Literature | Poetry | Vocabulary | Music & Video Links | General Resource Websites | Learning Strategies
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being.”
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Implementation Basics
- Practice 14 Introduction - The 'WHY?', 'WHERE?', 'WHEN?', Benefits, Objections, and Responses
- Practice 14 Quick Implementation Guide - Purpose, Quotes, and Questions to evaluate implementation
- Practice 14 Implementation Ideas - Practical application ideas and resources for all students experiencing success.
- 7 Ways to Support Diversity in the Classroom [With Examples] - a blog post covering:
- Teacher Tools for Building Climate - Collection of strategies to support building a climate of respect and community
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Step-by-Step Forms for Setting Goals - Go step-by-step through the process using this selection of forms to meet specific age levels and needs.
- Lesson Plans for Introducing Choice and Goal Setting - 2 lesson plans with extensive resources for introducing choice and behavior/academic goal setting at all grade levels for use with discipline. Includes specific examples for the educational setting and 6 Power points.
- Posters for Practice 14 - Collection of all the posters
- Life Principles - digital downloads include definition and multiple quote posters with a lesson plan
- Eight Expectations - links to digital downloads of resources
Practice Implementation Evaluation and Goal Setting
Practice 14 Implementation Evaluation - This instrument may be used as an individual or building-wide evaluation of the implementation for Practice #11. Its use to establish goals for growth is encouraged. (printable document)
- 17 Practices Implementation Evaluations - Individual single page evaluations for each of the 17 Practices suitable for use with goal setting
- Complete set of Goal Setting Process Explanation, Forms and Examples for all grade levels - includes educator goal examples for the implementation of this practice
- Set of Goal posters - 6 designs
- Practice 14 Teacher Goal Setting
- Examples with the following goal:“My goal is to assist each of my students experience success through achieving personal academic goals they set for themselves over the next year.”
Step-by-Step Forms for Setting Goals - Go step-by-step through the process using this selection of forms to meet specific age levels and needs.
- Lesson Plans for Introducing Choice and Goal Setting - 2 lesson plans with extensive resources for introducing choice and behavior/academic goal setting at all grade levels for use with discipline. Includes specific examples for the educational setting and 6 Powerpoints.
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Click icon for quick access to multiple web resources containing lesson plans, tools for learners, etc.
Life Principles, Expectations, and Quotes
- Life Principles: Include literature lessons, quotes, poetry, strategies, and other resources
- EFFORT - Full Resources
- EFFORT - Definition poster
- EFFORT - Dictionary link; Spanish - el esfuerzo
- Esprit de Corps - Full resources
- ESPRIT de CORPS - Definition poster
- ESPRIT de CORPS – Dictionary Link ; Spanish - espíritu (m) de cuerpo
- EFFORT - Full Resources
- Life Principle Mind Map for the School Environment - a mind map applying any of the life principles in the school environment
- Life Principle Mind Map - general mind map for any life principle
- 4 Life Application Lessons for Life Principles- 4 lesson strategies for applying any life principle
- Eight Expectations: Resources include printable posters of Expectations, a printable quote, and sections for literature, vocabulary, music and videos, an introductory activity, a cooperative structure, sign language, self-reflection, celebra
tions, and a brain break. Each allows for selection of appropriate grade level material: Elementary, Middle, and High School.-
Expectation Six - We will recognize every effort and applaud it. (Printable Posters)
- Expectation Seven - We will encourage each other to do our best.
(Printable Posters)
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- Quotes: (Resource Sheets of quotes and links to printable posters
- Quotes about EFFORT – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable Posters
"If better is possible, then good is not enough. Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin“All things are difficult before they are easy.” --Thomas Fuller
- Quotes about EFFORT – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable Posters
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- Quotes about ESPRIT de CORPS – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable posters “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” - Vince Lombardi “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
Basic Tenets, Eight Expectations, and 17 Practices - All three in one document
Hand Signs for Practice
Click links to see brief video clips of hand sign.
- Practice - Make a palm down ‘A’ and move it backand forth across the left index finger.
- Fourteen (Video clip) - Alternative 1) “4” fingers wiggle all togetherAlternative 2) Palm-in A-hand opens to 4-hand
- Sign language for Practice 14 vocabulary - includes ‘Success’ ‘Encourage’
- Sign Language for 6 Question Stems - Add a nonverbal component using official sign language
Hand Signs for Eight Expectations - Free Digital DownloadTask Cards - A PROACTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Practice Connections
Practice 14 Connections - list of other 17 Practices that are connected to Practice # 14
Implementation Characteristics
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Set up opportunities for learners to experience success encouraging a sense of community and developing a true bond of esprit de corps.Implementation Online Resources:
- Building Esprit de Corps - A Community Building Activity - includes complete lesson plan, music and videos
- 7 Ways to Support Diversity in the Classroom [With Examples]
- Enthusiasm and Encouraging Attitude Resources
- Tips for Motivating Learners
- Teaching Strategies to Help Students Succeed - tips for boosting student success
- Strategies for Use of the Magic Triad
- Strategies for Respect
- Tips for Motivation and Encouragement - multiple online resource links
- Flipgrid - online tool - Create and record visuals and promote student voice and choice in their learning. Grids are a meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department or any learning community to discuss your topics.
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Building a common language through brainstorming, discussion, and encouraging varied perspectives
- Whole Group Discussion - How to prepare questions for discussion, Tips for Questioning, and Other Resources
- Student Centered Discussion and Deliberation 9:32 min. - Excellent video hearing from educators and students about concerns and attributes of student centered discussions. Includes a classroom process going from small groups(planes) to whole group.
- Choice and Goal Setting Mind Maps - Multiple mind maps for goal setting, general use, as well as other online tools to use for brainstorming, planning, and evaluating.
- Questioning Resources- includes Questioning strategies for Socratic Questioning, the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, the Six Questions, Quotes, Music, and other materials
- Creating a Community and Finding a Purpose - 13:32 min. - TED talk - Stephen Thompson walks you through his journey from being a ward of the state at age nine to Silicon Valley Executive and how he created a community to pave the way.
- Practice Nine Implementation Ideas - Select from 41 Ideas for creating a respectful encouraging culture.
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Aid learners in viewing mistakes as part of the learning process.
- Creating Positive Dialogue by Redirecting with Quotes - Strategies for the use of Quotes including a variety of practical examples and printable quote posters
- Creating a Culture of Creativity, Risk-Taking and Innovation -- an article highlighting High School pedagogy with tips and strategies for building a positive culture among learners.
- Practice Six - Mistakes are viewed as opportunities to learn and grow.
- Famous Failures - 2:58 min. Video mentions famous people such as Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney who persevered after failing.
- Quotes on MISTAKES - 7 quote posters
“100 mistakes is an education if you learn from every one.” — Author Unknown
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Model an encouraging affirming attitude during the learning process. Give specific feedback through positive written and/or spoken commentary on efforts and work produced providing creative opportunities to showcase learners. Implementation Online Resources:
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Building a Culture of Respect, Trust, and Success - research and supporting strategies
- Praise vs. Encouragement - Learn the important differences and the power of encouragement over praise.
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - A checklist of tips for honoring learners with resource links.
- Free Ways to Recognize Effort - Poster with 30 ways to recognize effort at all levels
- Teaching Learners to Ask Their Own Questions - includes multiple online resources
- 20 ways to provide effective feedback for learning - How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students - article giving feedback strategies
- Classroom Best Practices: Providing Feedback to Students in the Classroom
- R – Realize Strengths and Potential Lesson Materials include activities, literature, videos, quotes, vocabulary, and music.
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools
- Choice and Goal Progress Sheets - 3 forms for individual progress evaluation
- 10 Tools to Create Online Student Portfolios - Online resource giving options for creating student portfolios
- Seesaw - a free app for educators compatible with Google ClassroomStudents get excited to choose from Seesaw's creative tools. They express themselves, reflect on their learning and create a portfolio they're proud to show others.
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Guide learners to set goals for their own individual achievement offering choice often and encouraging self-reflection and input on their personal efforts and progress. Minimize negative comparisons, replacing it with respect for the diverse ways we all learn. Implementation Online Resources:
- Step-by-Step Forms for Setting Goals - Go step-by-step through the process using this selection of forms
to meet specific age levels and needs.
- Lesson Plans for Introducing Choice and Goal Setting - 2 lesson plans with extensive resources for introducing choice and behavior/academic goal setting at all grade levels for use with discipline. Includes specific examples for the educational setting and 6 Powerpoints.
- Complete set of Goal Setting Process Explanation, Forms and Examples for all grade levels - includes educator goal examples for the implementation of this practice
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Choice Chants, Posters, and literature - includes a variety of resources including a poem chant to help remember the five C.R.O.S.S.ROADS steps.
- Character Resources - Tips for creating positive dialogue, quotes, poetry, and literature
- Laying a Foundation for a Classroom of Choice - Article on book by Jonathan Erwin
- M – Make It Happen! - To create a plan for carrying out a goal. - Lesson Materials include activities, literature, videos, quotes, vocabulary, and music. Click on the appropriate level.
- Elementary
- Middle School
- High School
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools
- DREAM evaluation tool - self-evaluation tool for building a DREAM and setting goals
Quote: “I am a part of all that I have met.” --Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Poster: Hands Diversity Quote Poster
- Diversity Sand Activity - The activity is under Suggested Activities. There are also links to music, poetry, vocabulary, and other resources on diversity.
- Procedures - Materials include procedure examples, activities, quotes, literature, videos, quotes, vocabulary
- Best Work Bowl - Strategy for setting and recognizing specific “Best Work” goals
- Quality Work - dialogue examples of implementing expectations for quality work
- Work Check Chant - Use to remind about work basics
- Self-reflection Strategies - includes reflection writing stems, poster, a One-Minute Feedback strategy, etc. - All Age Levels
- Journaling Tips - Why journaling is important and tips for implementing.
- Rubric-maker - Make customized rubrics for all levels with this free assessment tool.
- Rubrics for teachers | Teacherplanet.com - free online resource for a variety of teaching resources
- Step-by-Step Forms for Setting Goals - Go step-by-step through the process using this selection of forms
Research
Practice Research Resources
- Motivate Learners by Building a Dream/Vision - This piece addresses the Importance of using the Power of Vision for setting goals based on the foundation of the Great Expectations tenets.
- Using New Research for Student Motivation - Contains research based strategies for motivating and encouraging successful behaviors in learners
Literature
Implementation Online Resources:
Educator:
- Survival Skills by Tony Wagner poem
- The Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy (Simplified version)
- The Three Questions, Full Version)
- Use for a Goal Setting Lesson analyzing the story with the five C.R.O.S.S. ROADS ™ Decision-making Process steps.
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey
- Literature and Poems for Modeling Desired Behavior
- Between Parent and Child - by Haim Ginott
- Between Parent and Teenager - Haim Ginott
- Haim Ginott Excerpt: “I have come to the frightening conclusion…..”
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” - Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Learner:
- Life Principles: These links include resources to quotes, literature lessons, and other resource materials
- EFFORT - Full Resources
- EFFORT - Definition poster
- EFFORT - Dictionary link; Spanish - el esfuerzo
- Esprit de Corps - Full resources
- ESPRIT de CORPS - Definition poster
- ESPRIT de CORPS – Dictionary Link ; Spanish - espíritu (m) de cuerpo
- Eight Expectations: Resources include printable posters of Expectations, a printable quote, and sections for literature/poetry, vocabulary, music and videos, an introductory activity, a cooperative structure, sign language, self-reflection, celebrations, and a brain break. Each allows for selection of appropriate grade level material: Elementary, Middle, and High School.
- Expectation Six - We will recognize every effort and applaud it. (Printable Posters)
- Expectation Seven - We will encourage each other to do our best.(Printable Posters)
Poetry
- Literature/Poems about Goal SettingSelect appropriate grade level:
- Poem, I Am Diversity, Please Include Me by Charles Bennafield
- I Am Diversity, Please Include Me Poem 3:41 min video of poem by Charles Bennafield - Very Creative presentation!
- Poems about ESPRIT de CORPS - Anthology
- Practice Poems - An anthology of 10 poems
- Poetry and Character Building Prose - multiple links to poetry on GE website
- Literature and Poems for Modeling Desired Behavior
- Famous Recitations, Poetry, and Quote Examples
- Literature/Poems about Choice
- 4x4 Task Card Choices poetry - Lower elementary
Vocabulary
Word Wall Vocabulary:
Motivation Feedback Effort Inspiration Support
Success Enthusiasm Encouragement Goal
Diversity Community Esprit de Corp Friendship
Poster Example created with WORD ART
- Poster Example created with Word Clouds
- References:
- Lexicon Resource - 31 word tasks
- Lower Elementary Lexicon
- Dictionary - link to Merriam-Webster
- Lexicon Task Cards - 8 different Lexicon examples, strategies, etc.
- Etymology - What is it? This document includes basic information on etymology with examples and resources.
- References:
- Word Wall Ideas
- PreK-2 - wide variety of ideas, instructional strategies, videos, etc.
- Elementary Word Wall and Resources
- MS/HS Word Wall and Resources - activities, literature, websites
- Word Walls in the Secondary Classroom - Guide to creating secondary word walls with activities.
- "Making Word Walls Work in the Secondary Classroom" - Research-based How-to guide with photos of actual word walls in different curriculum areas. Includes links to other resources
“ Word, ‘Goal’, in Action”
In pairs create a list of words that describe ‘GOAL’. (Mind Maps) Join another pair, share lists, and add any new words. Join another group of 4 and repeat. The end result in a list to be posted in the room for use and reflection.
Music & Video
- Practice 14 Music
- "Power in Me" - 3:56 min.
- "Do Your Best" song - 1:06 min. K-3
- 113 Songs about Victory, Celebration, Success, and Winning" - a collection of 113 songs - some videos
- "Bring on Tomorrow" - 4:53 min. Fame - The Musical
- "Count Me In" - 2:19 min. Lower Elementary
Videos:
- “Look At Yourself” 4:10 min. Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs talks to MS/HS about Attitude, not giving up
- Famous Failures - 2:58 min.
- Motivational speech - commencement speech- Denzel Washington 10:18 min.
- Esprit de Corp Resources
- Effort Resources
- Choice Resources – Websites, Songs, Videos, and Other Materials
General Resource Websites:
- Flipgrid - online tool - Create and record visuals and promote student voice and choice in their learning. Grids are a meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department or any learning community to discuss your topics.
- Seesaw - an App that allows students to explore a variety of powerful tools (like drawing, voice recording, taking videos, and more!) to show what they know in the way that works best for them
- National Science Digital Library - The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. NSDL is a digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels. Educators may search for level PK - 12+ for FREE digital resources. Compatible for making assignments directly to Google Classroom.
- What is QFT? - Question Formulation Technique - Explanation of the steps and videos demonstrating its use in the classroom.
- Experiencing the Question Formulation Technique - An explanation and step-by-step instructions for the process
- Right Questions - Educational Leadership - An Explanation of the process
- Teaching Channel has published a blog series that showcases teachers across the United States who use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). The blog series features educators from the lower-elementary grades through community college. It includes insights from science, history, English, library, and math teachers showing how the effectiveness of the QFT in the classroom is lived out in these educational settings.
- Tools to Create Online Student Portfolios - Online resource giving options for creating student portfolios
Learning Strategies
- 7 Ways to Support Diversity in the Classroom [With Examples]
- Teaching Strategies to Help Students Succeed - Article with tips for boosting student success
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Posters for Practice 14 - Collection of all the posters
- Quality Work - dialogue examples of implementing expectations for quality work
- Building Esprit de Corps - A Community Building Activity - includes complete lesson plan, music and videos
- Questioning Resources- includes Questioning strategies for Socratic Questioning, the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, the Six Questions, Quotes, Music, and other materials
- Whole Group Discussion - How to prepare questions for discussion, Tips for Questioning, and Other Resources
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - Includes checklist, poem, quote, life principles, Expectations, and callback
- Free Ways to Recognize Effort - Poster
- Tips for Motivation and Encouragement - Multiple online resource links for this characteristic
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools