High poverty.High performing. These are two phrases that describe Hattie Watts Elementary today but it wasn’t always that way. In 2006, there were large gaps between the performance of our white students and our black students and economically disadvantaged students. One reason was a persistent lack of belief in our students. Our kids face challenges at home and at school. To dispel this negative stereotyping, our leadership team and faculty told our school community it didn’t matter if our students came from an impoverished or affluent community. If you show children you believe in them, they can and will achieve. By being a part of this school, it set out to instill that belief school wide. As a result, we have made significant progress and continue to earn accolades today.
Burns, M. (2013, October 25). 14 virtual tools for the math classroom. Retrieved January 24, 2017, from Edutopia
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- Why Poverty Matters
- Poverty Data Sources
- Neuroscience & the Classroom
- Why Resources Matter
- 1 – Build Relationships
- 2 – Decrease Stress
- 3 – Increase Status
- 4 – Increase Hope
- 5 – Proactively Guide
- 6 – Use “Me” Strategies
- 7 – Understand Goals of Misbehavior
- 8 – Decrease Health Impacts
- 9 – Build Family/Community Partnerships
- 10 – Align Instruction & Assessment
- 11 – Motivate
- 12 – Grow Mindsets
- 13 – Build Background Knowledge
- 14 – Grow Executive Function
- 15 – Build Memory Trace
- 16 – Grow Emotional & Soft Skills
- 17 – Purposefully Teach
- 18 – Explicitly Teach
- 19 – Question Strategically
- 20 – Use Data
- 21 – Make Learning Fun
- 22 – Accommodate
- 23 – Infuse the Arts
- 24 – Maintain High Expectations
- 25 – Lead