good teacher can learn to balance... (Beth)

1. active...reflective
2. optimistic...realistic
3. patient..demanding
4. flexible...organized
5. observant...deliberately ignoring
6. changing..consistent
7. growing..remembering

in our class we value
relationships
building classroom community
diversity
different beliefs
personal experiences
supportive foundations
high expectations
strengths
being open
faith in self
each child's potential
identifying and developing children's gifts
paying attention to children and learning about them
soak up knowledge
passion
honesty, humility

some notes on language use
language that promotes interpretatin vs factual recall

Interpretation	Factual recall
I wonder	Tell me
I’m curious	Show me
Would you like to	I need you to
Do you think	I think
Do you feel
Why do you think that	What do you remember

language that promote dialogue

dialogue	no, yes, but
yes..and	I disagree
I hear what your are saying. Do you mean that	you can't
did everyone hear what he said?	i think
what about what he said	in my opinion
has anyone thought about his position	are you for or against
where are you

language to talk about drama

we play, imagine, pretend	we acted out the story, we role-played; we did a skit
we used drama to (purpose)	we did a drama
I positioned the students collaboratively	I was
i asked the students if they would like to	I told students