Six Standards for Effective Pedagogy
The Six Standards are a set of critical sociocultural practices that encourage engagement and equity in instruction, which can be especially beneficial to English Language Learners. I have been trained in these practices. Definitions of each standard and how I implement it is listed below.
Standard 1: Joint Product Activity
Facilitate learning through join productive activity among teacher and students.
I work with students, or facilitate an activity in which students work together, to create a shared product.
Standard 2: Language and Literacy Development
Develop competence in the language and literacy of instruction across the curriculum.
I provide structured opportunities for students to engage in sustained reading, writing, or speaking activities.
Standard 3: Contextualization
Connect teaching and curriculum to experiences and skills fo students' home and community.
I integrate new activities or information with what students already know from home, school, or community.
Standard 4:Challenging Activities
Challenge students toward cognitive complexity.
I design and enact challenging activities with clear standards and performance feedback, and assist the development of more complex thinking.
Standard 5: Instructional Conversation
Engage students through dialogue.
I have a planned and goal-directed conversation with a small group of students on an academic topic; I elicit student talk and assist students' understanding while inquiring about students' views and rationales. Student talk occurs at a higher rate than teacher talk.
Standard 6: Critical Stance
Empower students to transform society's inequities through democracy and civic engagement.
I consciously engage learners in interrogating conventional wisdom and practices, reflecting upon ramifications, and seeking actively to transform inequities within their scope of influence.