Practice Ten
Practice 10 : Learner’s work is displayed in some form. Positive and timely feedback is provided through oral and/or written feedback.
Implementation Basics | Practice 10 Implementation Evaluation and Goal Setting | Life Principles, Expectations, and Quotes | Hand Sign for Practice 10 | Practice Connections | Characteristics of Implementation with Online Resources | Research | Literature | Poetry | Vocabulary | Music & Video Links | General Resource Websites | Learning Strategies
“I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.” -- Charles Schwab
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“Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it.” Jesse Owens American Athlete, 4 time Gold Medalist in Track and Field in the 1936 Olympic Games, (1913-1980)
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"If better is possible, then good is not enough. Well done is better than well said."
(printable posters)
Implementation Basics
- Practice 10 Introduction - The 'WHY?', 'WHERE?', 'WHEN?', Benefits, Objections, and Responses
- Practice 10 Quick Implementation Guide - Purpose, Quotes, and Questions to evaluate implementation
- Practice 10 Implementation Ideas - 27 Practical application ideas and resources
- Ten Digital Apps for Displaying Work
- Ideas for Work Displays
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - Includes checklist, poem, quote, life principles, Expectation, and callback
- Character Resources - Tips for creating positive dialogue, quotes, poetry, and literature
- The C.R.O.S.S.ROADS CHOICE Directory - Teach making better choices with the complete set of CHOICE materials for implementation of the five step C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Choice process including ‘How to Introduce’, student and educator examples using the process in goal setting, conflict resolution, problem-solving, and general decision-making, posters, task cards, etc.
- Quotes about Choice – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable poster
- Tips for Motivation and Encouragement - Multiple online resource links for this characteristic
- Practice 2 - Educators and learners speak in complete sentences and address one another by name, demonstrating mutual respect and common courtesy
- G.E. Implementation Rubric - Contains a rubric for all 17 Practices
- Life Principles Eight Expectations - links to digital downloads of resources
Practice 10 Implementation Evaluation And Goal Setting
Practice 10 Implementation Evaluation - This instrument may be used as an individual or building-wide evaluation of the implementation for Practice #10. Its use to establish goals for growth is encouraged. (printable document)
- Complete set of Goal Setting Process Explanation, Forms and Examples for all grade levels - includes educator goal examples for the implementation of this practice
- Goal Setting for Practice 10 - Includes Examples below. The following documents may be used to set goals and work through planning the implementation of Practice 10. Practice 10 Examples of Goal Setting - Uses a teacher’s implementation of goal setting in a classroom as the example.
- Goal Setting Process Documents:
- C.R.O.S.S. ROADS ™ Decision-making Process -- This is the 5 step decision-making process that may be used for general decision-making, goal setting, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. (C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Process Poster)
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Goal Setting Worksheet
- Simplified Goal Setting Worksheet
- Goal Setting Planning Sheet
- Goal Progress Worksheet
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Decision-making Process Worksheet with emoji
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Decision-making Process Worksheet without emoji
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Simplified Decision-making Process Worksheet
- Choice plan sheet - Choice planning worksheet using a very simplified C.R.O.S.S.ROADS process
- Goal Progress Log - This document is for students to keep track of individual goal progress
- Goal Setting Definition Poster
- C.R.O.S.S. ROADS ™ Decision-making Process -- This is the 5 step decision-making process that may be used for general decision-making, goal setting, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. (C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Process Poster)
Click icon for quick access to multiple GE RESOURCES.
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
- Compassion - Full resources
COMPASSION – Dictionary Link ; Spanish - compasión - Self-discipline - Full resources
SELF-DISCIPLINE – Dictionary Link ; Spanish - autodisciplina - Honesty - Full resources
HONESTY – Dictionary Link ; Spanish - la honestidad
- Compassion - 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
- Life Application Lessons for Life Principles - 3 strategies for applying any life principle
- Eight Expectations: Resources include printable posters of Expectation, a printable quote, and sections for literature, 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.
- Quotes: (Resource Sheets of quotes and links to printable posters
- Quotes about COMPASSION
"No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted." -- Aesop - Quotes about SELF-DISCIPLINE – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable poster
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With self-discipline most anything is possible.” --Theodore Roosevelt
- Quotes about HONESTY – Resource Sheet of quotes and links to printable posters
“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.” James E Faust
- Quotes about COMPASSION
Basic Tenets, Eight Expectations, and 17 Practices - All three in one document
Hand Signs For Practice 10
Click on links to see brief video clips of hand sign.
Sign language for Practice 10 vocabulary
Practice - Make a palm down ‘A’ and move it back and forth across the left index finger.
Ten - With hand fisted and thumb up moving back and forth
- Sign language for Practice 10 vocabulary
- Sign Language for 6 Question Stems - Add a nonverbal component using official sign language
- Hand Signs for Eight Expectations - Free Digital Download
Task Cards - A PROACTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Practice Connections
Practice Connections - list of other 17 Practices that are connected to Practice #10
Implementation Characteristics With Online Resources
Practice 10 Characteristics of Implementation
- Includes links to online resources to assist in implementation under each characteristic.
1. Coach learners in the acceptable ways to provide each other with feedback and encouragement. Both oral and written examples should be used.
Implementation Online Resources:
- Mind Map for Practice 10 - brainstorm ideas for work display and acceptable feedback
- 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
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - Includes checklist, poem, quote, life principles, Expectation, and callback
- Praise vs. Encouragement - Learn the important differences and the power of encouragement over praise.
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools
- Quality Work - dialogue examples of implementing expectation for quality work
- Free Ways to Recognize Effort - Poster
- Redirecting Behavior by Offering a Positive Challenge: A Classroom Example - an example of how to redirect behavior in a positive manner
- Creating Positive Dialogue by Redirecting with Quotes - Includes links to all quote resources and strategies for the use including a variety of practical examples and printable quote posters
- Enthusiasm and Encouraging Attitude Resources
- Procedures - Materials include procedure examples, activities, quotes, literature, videos, quotes, vocabulary
- Resources for-Vision/Goal-Setting/Self-Reflection - Songs, Videos,Websites, Activities, etc. for all ages
- Strategies for Respect
- Seesaw - a free app for educators compatible with Google Classroom Students 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.
2. Offer a variety of opportunities for learners to display and present their learning and achievements inside and outside the learning environment.
Include guidelines such as:
1) Write positive commentary using enriched vocabulary; omit grades on
displayed work.
2) Reflect objectives that guide work
3) Offer a variety of mediums for display.
Implementation Online Resources:
- Ideas for Work Displays
- Expectation One - We will value one another as unique and special individuals. Includes strategies, lessons, quotes, music, videoes, etc.
- “Our Personal Best” Poster - Strategy to create visual showing talents/services of students
- Best Work Bowl - Strategy for setting and recognizing specific “Best Work” goals
- Six Ways to Improve Communication - Tips and strategies for improving communication through feedback, quotes and more
- 10 Tools to Create Online Student Portfolios - Online resource giving options for creating student portfolios
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - Includes checklist, poem, quote, life principles, Expectation, and callback
- Whole Group Discussion
- 'All Who Enter Here' Door Poster - FREE digital download
- Praise vs. Encouragement - Learn the important differences and the power of encouragement over praise.
- Tips for Motivation and Encouragement - Multiple online resource links for this characteristic
- Teaching Learners to Ask Their Own Questions - includes multiple online resources
3. Allow learners voice and choice in the elements of work to be displayed, and include some examples from all learners.
Implementation Online Resources:
- Best Work Bowl - Strategy for setting and recognizing specific “Best Work” goals
- C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Choice Chants, posters, and poems
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 ™ Decision-making Process - This is a basic explanation of the C.R.O.S.S.ROADS decision-making process which may be used for general decision-making, goal setting, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
- Laying a Foundation for a Classroom of Choice - Article on book by Jonathan Erwin
- Teaching Learners to Ask Their Own Questions - includes multiple online resources
- Self-Assessment Tools - includes rubric, choice, and other self-evaluation tools
- 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.
‘Hand’y Curriculum Connections Page One, Page Two - graphic organizer - Digital Download available - Use for analyzing literature examples of decision-making
- Quality Work - dialogue examples of implementing expectation for quality work
- Work Check Chant - Use to remind of work basics
- One Minute Feedback 4x4 – Printable cards - 4 copies per page
- Self Reflection Writing Stems 4x4 – Printable cards - 4 copies per page
- Self-reflection Strategies - includes reflection writing stems, poster, a One-Minute Feedback strategy, etc. - All Age Levels
- Rubric-maker - Make customized rubrics for all levels with this free assessment tool.
- Classroom Procedures Evaluation Checklist
- Rubrics for teachers | Teacherplanet.com - free online resource for a variety of teaching resources
- DREAM evaluation tool - self-evaluation tool for building a DREAM and setting goals
- Ideas for Work Displays
- Celebration - Fun quick celebrations for effort
- Celebration Cards Set One (1-24) Digital download
- Celebration Cards Set Two (24-48) Digital download
- Praise/Encouragement - compares the two and gives potential results of each
- Whole Group Discussion
- Seesaw - a free app for educators compatible with Google Classroom Students 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.
- Journaling Tips - Why journaling is important and tips for implementing.
- Lesson Strategies on Enthusiasm/Recognition
- Tips for Motivation and Encouragement - multiple online resource links
Research
Practice 10 Research Resources
Literature
Implementation Online Resources:
Educator:
- Compassion Resources Elem and MS/HS - Songs, Videos, Websites, Links to supplementary material within the GE website, and Other Materials
- Honesty Resources - Songs, Videos, Websites, and Other Materials
- Self-Discipline Resources - includes books, songs, videos
Learner:
- Life Principles: These links include resources to quotes, lessons, and other resource materials
- Self-discipline Literature Lessons
- Compassion Literature Lessons
- Honesty Literature Lessons
- Eight Expectations: Resources include printable posters of Expectation, 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.
Poetry
- Practice 10 Poems - An anthology of 10 poems
- Literature/Poems about SELF-DISCIPLINE
- Literature/Poems about HONESTY
- Poems about COMPASSION
- Poetry and Character Building Prose - multiple links to poetry on GE website
- “Tone of Voice” - Author Unknown
- Literature and Poems for Modeling Desired Behavior
- Famous Recitations, Poetry, and Quote Examples
- Literature/Poems about Choice
- 4x4 Task Card Choices poetry
Vocabulary
Word Wall Vocabulary:
encouragement quality value efficacy
assessment reflection goal appraisal exhibit
Poster Example created with WORD ART
- Poster Example created with Word Clouds
- Vocabulary Strategies - 15 versatile strategies for building and using enriched vocabulary with groups or individuals.
- References:
- Lexicon Resource - 31 word tasks
- Lower Elementary Lexicon
- Dictionary - link to Merriam-Webster
- 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
“ Showcasing in Action”
Brainstorm words that describe how the Showcasing looks, sounds, and feels. In pairs create a list of 10 words that describe showcasing. Join another pair, share lists, and add any new words. Join another group of 4 and repeat. The end result will be a list to be posted in the room for use and reflection.
Music And Video Links
- Music for the classroom - links to Music videos
- Great Expectation Songs - Includes:
- Eight Expectations Song
- Life Principle Song
- Hand’y Connections Song
- Eight Expectations for Living and Life Principles have music and video sections.
- Student Management Songs and Chants - Elementary
- Self-Discipline Resources - includes books, songs, videos
- Honesty Resources - Songs, Videos, Websites, and Other Materials
- Choice Resources – Websites, Songs, Videos, and Other Materials
General Resource Websites
- 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.
- The Right Questions Institute - Resource for the classroom with downloads
- Also see Right Questions - Educational Leadership - An Explanation of the process
- 10 tools to Create Online Student Portfolios - Online resource giving options for creating student portfolios
Learning Strategies
- Ideas for Work Displays
- Showcasing for Success - the ‘When?’ and ideas for ‘How?’
- Ten Ways to Honor Learners - Includes checklist, poem, quote, life principles, Expectation, 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