Engaging Academics

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Engaging academics are one of the four domains of the Responsive Classroom approach. Engaging academics consist of the practices teachers use to design and deliver high-quality, rigorous, and engaging instruction.

Teachers make academics engaging when they make sure learning is pedagogically sound with a lesson design that allows for the natural learning cycle, design lessons around learning objectives so learning is purposeful and meaningful, and set high expectations for students by continuously and appropriately challenging students.

Associated practices include Academic Choice, interactive learning structures, and positive teacher language.

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Setting SMART Goals

At the beginning of a school year, educators can get students excited about the learning ahead by helping them figure out what they want to achieve during the school year, ...

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Revisiting Classroom Rules

How often do you revisit classroom rules? Most teachers establish rules at the beginning of the year, and many devote time to modeling and practicing rules with students in the first weeks of school. After that, however, the amount of time spent thinking about what rules mean and how to live by them often drops off dramatically.

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