LEARNER-CENTERED COMMUNICATION
The teacher communicates with the staff, parents, and people in the community the importance of focusing on improving student performance. The teacher provides a learning environment that students will feel safe to share their ideas and thoughts. The teacher supports a more collaborative mode by practicing behaviors that encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning. The teacher engages students in tasks that require them to communicate their reasoning using appropriate and accurate terminology. The teacher provides opportunities for the students to build their own knowledge within a process that makes learning realistic, meaningful, and personally engaging to them.