Care
to observe students interests, talents, abilities and attitude towards other students, teachers and curriculum goals and interactions
Teachers – What type of care do you aim to provide for your students at each level you work with? How are you practicing self-care?
Community
to establish and maintain community norms: to cooperate, communicate and collaborate in a positive and supportive manner
Teachers – How are you building better communities for the students? What is effective for for the individuals and group?
Course Map
to be intentional with the opportunities for children to acquire and learn language
Teachers – How do your methods, philosophy and skills align with school’s roadmap?
Connections
to connect what they are doing and learning in ways that develop language acquisition
Teachers – Describe how your teaching connects to what the children are learning and experiencing in their lives.
Context
to make language learning meaningful, practical and adaptable for each student
Teachers – Describe how the methods and procedures you follow are conducive to meaningful and engaging interactions.
Creativity
to provide opportunities to participate in activities that allow for students talents and interests to emerge
Teachers – How are your bringing your philosophy and self into the student’s world?
Curiosity
to arouse and maintain children’s curiosity by allowing students to be apart of the curriculum design process through student generated content
Teachers – What strategies are you using to make the context, content and interactions more compelling to your students?
Challenge
to better understand students abilities through participation, observation, evaluation and curation of students’ work
Teachers – How are you confident that the students are being challenged effectively at each level you are teaching?