Taking Center Stage – Act II (TCSII)

A Portal for Middle Grades Educators

Professional Learning Activities

Reeves 1—Rigor in the Classroom

Take Stock: Consider your practices

To begin:

Reflect on your own, your team's, or your school's practices as you answer the questions that follow:

1. What are your (or your staff’s) perceptions or expectations of the academic achievement of your students who receive free and reduced lunch?
   
   
   
   
2. What characteristics describe an “A” student? What characteristics describe an “F” student?
   
   
   
   
3. What does your school community value? How do you know?
   
   
   
   
4. What or who determines which content standards are taught at each grade level?
   
   
   
   
5. What are the most important standards for students to learn this year so they can be successful next year?
   
   
   

Then, proceed to:

• Take Time: View the video presentation
  
  

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