Stephanie Smith-Weatherton's teaching belief matrix outlines her instructional strategies, assessment practices, and approaches to classroom management, diverse learners, technology integration, curriculum planning, classroom environment, parent involvement, and developing the school community. Her instructional approaches include small groups, partner work, and heterogeneous learning groups. She assesses students formally and informally throughout the year and allows student choice in assessment formats. She creates individualized behavior plans, uses PBIS expectations, and promotes student responsibility.
Stephanie Smith-Weatherton's teaching belief matrix outlines her instructional strategies, assessment practices, and approaches to classroom management, diverse learners, technology integration, curriculum planning, classroom environment, parent involvement, and developing the school community. Her instructional approaches include small groups, partner work, and heterogeneous learning groups. She assesses students formally and informally throughout the year and allows student choice in assessment formats. She creates individualized behavior plans, uses PBIS expectations, and promotes student responsibility.
Stephanie Smith-Weatherton's teaching belief matrix outlines her instructional strategies, assessment practices, and approaches to classroom management, diverse learners, technology integration, curriculum planning, classroom environment, parent involvement, and developing the school community. Her instructional approaches include small groups, partner work, and heterogeneous learning groups. She assesses students formally and informally throughout the year and allows student choice in assessment formats. She creates individualized behavior plans, uses PBIS expectations, and promotes student responsibility.
Stephanie Smith-Weatherton's teaching belief matrix outlines her instructional strategies, assessment practices, and approaches to classroom management, diverse learners, technology integration, curriculum planning, classroom environment, parent involvement, and developing the school community. Her instructional approaches include small groups, partner work, and heterogeneous learning groups. She assesses students formally and informally throughout the year and allows student choice in assessment formats. She creates individualized behavior plans, uses PBIS expectations, and promotes student responsibility.
Instruction with Formal and informal Use PBIS schoolwide supplemental small groups, assessments to monitor expectations partner work, and individual student mastery of standards Individualized behavior groups Holistic assessment plans for struggling students. Heterogeneous learning occurring entire year with Both teacher intervention groups wide variety of and student responsibility to Use of Gradual Release formal/informal, provide ownership Model (GRR) summative/formative Cooperative Learning to Provide opportunities for promote democracy in the students to choose classroom assessment formats to Scaffold for all subject express ownership
Diverse Learners Technology Curriculum/Planning
Provide a differentiated Used in every lesson Strong knowledge of instruction for all learning Interactive technology previous and future grades styles allows for more engaged curriculum Materials, supplies, and learners Interdisciplinary units manipulatives should be Technology provide real- Bloom’s Taxonomy available for student learning world application Outcomes goals and objectives Stimulant for creativity and Strong knowledge of Creative strategies and diversified learning TEKSscore. methods to implement opportunities Invested teachers will lead instruction to academic student achievement
Classroom Environment Parent Involvement School Community
Classroom goals, rules and PTA (Parent/Teacher) A wide variety of expectations are understood Collaborative groups extracurricular activities and by student behaviors Open communication enrichment opportunities to Students demonstrate Approved Volunteers meet each student interests problem solving and Family Academic Nights School wide community intrapersonal skills Newsletters that development programs such Aware of cultural diversity communicate curriculum, Positive Behavior incentivesas Safe, encouraging and community and academic celebration of diversity, anti- comfortable learning reports bullying environment Gives back to local community