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The Pygmalion Effect
The Pygmalion Effect proves that expectations are contagious. Discover how believing in students at the highest level transforms your students’ mindsets, work ethic, and outcomes!
High Quality Instructional Materials
High-Quality Instructional Materials are the roadmap to rigorous, aligned teaching. This Breakdown explains how to use HQIM to plan smarter lessons and boost academic achievement.
Scaffolding
Scaffolding bridges the gap between confusion and mastery. Learn how to break complex skills into clear, manageable steps that support students without lowering expectations.
The Warm Demander
The Warm Demander balances compassion with accountability. Learn how to build a classroom environment where students feel like they belong, but know they will be challenged.
Check for Understanding
CFU’s are the constant pulse-check that ensures students get it before you move on. This Breakdown shows you how to ask, scan, and respond so every learner moves forward.
Productive Struggle
Productive Struggle intentionally places students in cognitive difficulty, requiring them to think and persevere through tough work. Productive Struggle transforms students into scholars.
Academic Laps
Academic Laps dramatically improves student accountability, turning silent work time into your most productive minutes of the day. Learn how to circulate with purpose and assess learning - in real time.
Retrieval Practice
Retrieval Practice requires students to actively recall information from memory, which strengthens understanding and improves long-term retention. If you want students to remember what you teach, incorporate Retrieval Practice - daily!
Rigorous Questioning
Rigor isn’t about asking hard questions, it’s about asking the right ones. Discover how to craft questions that move students from recall to reasoning, sparking higher-order thinking and academic ownership.
Cold Call vs Warm Call
Calling on students through Cold Call and Warm Call is one of the most powerful instructional moves a teacher can make! Cold Call and Warm Call creates a classroom environment filled with Real-time Assessment, Engagement, and Confidence!