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I like to take time to explain why we practice using academic language. How we speak in every day life is amazing and perfect. However, we ALSO want to be fluent in academic language so we can read and learn from more complex texts, and we want to convey our own complex ideas in writing.

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If we are  clear that students are moving towards mastery of the content and we have checked for that understanding, we are moving towards equity.

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Creating projects and assignments that allow students to express who they are and where they come from

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Our work is grounded in increasing equity and we cannot increase equity unless we are demonstrating an interest in the intersectionality of our students.

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As you plan your lessons, think about what would interest and resonate with your students. Also, making the content accessible to kids! Choosing texts, sentence stems, questions that will ignite our students interest!

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Our Equity work today around abolitionist teachers and mattering connects to LE.1 - throughout the indicator.  But also really stands out to me in the Instructional Methods and pacing.  When students know they matter and that they're being seen the instructional delivery is more likely to reach them!

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Our Equity work today around abolitionist teachers and mattering connects to LE.1 - throughout the indicator.  But also really stands out to me in the Instructional Methods and pacing.  When students know they matter and that they're being seen the instructional delivery is more likely to reach them!

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I think making sure students know the objectives demonstrates high expectations for them and I hope this translates to my level of matter and how each student deserves opportunities to maters the content

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Making connections with students to truly get to know them and their interest and their family backgrounds. 

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Making connections with students to truly get to know them and their interest and their family backgrounds. 

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LE1- totally- all the time. I.1 super. important for all kids- and especially anyone who is not yet achieving a lot.  They need to know that we are here to help them become awesome humans so they can contribute and make our world a better place.

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LE1- totally- all the time. I.1 super. important for all kids- and especially anyone who is not yet achieving a lot.  They need to know that we are here to help them become awesome humans so they can contribute and make our world a better place.

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Paying attention to what students are feeling and may be needing as you progress through a lesson and slowing down/changing things up as necessary

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allowing students to engage in the work using their authentic voices and language

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By creating space for all students to participate or to have a voice - small group work, one-on-one meetings, calling on quieter students

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A welcoming enviornment for all students.  Listening to students.

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A welcoming enviornment for all students.  Listening to students.

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Provide a balance of instructional methods to ensure all voices are heard and represented in the classroom.

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Provide a balance of instructional methods to ensure all voices are heard and represented in the classroom.

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Teachers can provide space for student voice, connecting to what matters to students and their perspectives and experiences.

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If we build a diverse and equitable classroom culture, then the CLOs and instructional strategies will matter more to students because their voices will be heard and recognized.

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checks for understanding-listening to and giving all students feedback shows that they essential to the learning community and that their ideas matter 

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checks for understanding-listening to and giving all students feedback shows that they essential to the learning community and that their ideas matter 

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Individualizing the learning objective to meet each student where they are shows that they matter and their learning matters.

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communicating in a variety of ways to ensure all students understand (orally, written, languages, simplified language)

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If you connect lessons to things your students care about it shows you're listening to them and what matters to them.