1. “Believe I Can Learn”
Presenters: Tesha Isler, Ed.D.
Wendy Piro
Trammonieo Cooper

2. What I believe is important?
T= Teach the Whole Child, (Think, Teamwork,
Technology)
E= Engage Students in Meaningful and Relevant
Learning Activities
S= Support Students to Become Independent
Thinkers, Serving others
H= Honor and Create Successful, Lifelong
Learners
A= Assess often, accept responsibility

3. What I believe is important?
I= Instruct, Influence, Innovate
S= Support, Strive, Survey
L= Lead, Love, Listen
E= Engage, Empower, Expect
R= Resolve, Recognize, Respect

4. Agenda for our Time Together
• Reflect
• How do you get good
at what you do
• Reinforce Effort
• Differentiation
• Engaging Instructional
Strategies

5. Meaning does not exist on
paper. The only thing you
will ever find on paper are
black marks. Meaning is in
people. People give, assign,
or ascribe meanings which
they already have in their
experiences. Neil Postman
5

6. Reflect
If you could look through the window
of your classroom on your best day,
what do you think you would see?
If you could look through the window
of your classroom on your most
challenging day, what do you think
you would see?

7. Purpose
• Purpose exists when children take
responsibility for who and what they
want to become.
• Self-Worth occurs when children
know they are valued members of
the community; have a person they
can trust; believe they can achieve.

8. Student Aspirations
•SELF WORTH •Belonging
•Heroes
•Relationships
•Sense of Accomplishment
•ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT •Fun & Excitement
•Relevance •Curiosity & Creativity
•Spirit of Adventure
•PURPOSE •Leadership & Responsibility
•Rigor •Confidence to Take Action

9. "You don't have to change the student
population to get results; you simply have to
change the conditions under which they
learn."
- Pedro Noguera

10. How do you get good at what
you do?
• The great seem to have the ability to
work through their weaknesses.
• Being just a slight bit better makes all
the difference in the world.
– Diligence
– Doing it right
– Creativity

11. It takes work
• Listen and be heard
• Communicate needs
• Make content personal
• Music fuels dialogue – get into the
student’s world
• Educate consequences of relating
• View non-verbals
• Recognize your own
strengths/weaknesses
• Use technology
• Use gender to help
• Build trust

12. Teach Me…
Basic Skills: Higher Order Thinking
• Oral communications Skills:
(speaking and listening)
• Problem solving
• Reading, especially
understanding and • Learning skills, strategies
following directions
• Creative, innovative
• Basic arithmetic thinking
• Decision-making
• Writing

13. Teach Me…
• Dependability/Responsibility • Adaptability, flexibility
• Positive attitude toward work • Enthusiasm, motivation
• Conscientiousness, punctuality, • Self-discipline, self-
efficiency management
• Interpersonal skills, • Appropriate dress and
cooperation, working as a team grooming
member
• Honesty/integrity
• Self-confidence, positive self-
image • Ability to work without
supervision

14. Reinforcing Effort

15. Building Background:
Getting to Know Your Students
• 21st century students are not all the same.
Each student has his or her own special
needs and unique learning styles.
• Getting to know your students at the
beginning of the year can help you form
relationships and bonds that will aid with
classroom management, differentiation,
and parental involvement.
• Most importantly, it conveys a message to
students that you care and you “Believe I
Can Learn.”

16. Believe I Can Learn
Believe I can learn
When Others believe I can not
Do not give up on me
And my potential
Believe I can soar and give me more
Attention, knowledge, love, and hope
Make me believe I can cope
With all the pressures in this world
Believe I can learn
And make something out of myself
Even though people in society
Think I am doomed
Help me believe, I can do all things
If I work hard and have faith
Help me escape from this mean cruel world
Into a desire to be better than the rest
A Desire to be better than myself
Believe I can learn
Because this is my first step
A positive solution to my Destiny
Please don’t give up on me
BELIEVE I CAN LEARN!
Written by Tesha Isler

17. Helpful Resources
http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/rein.php
http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/3160MARZA
NO/3160marzano/
http://www.paec.org/itrk3/files/pdfs/whatworksreinf
orce.pdf
http://ideas.aetn.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/3
834/Teachscape_HY_catalog.pdf
http://www.iobservation.com/Marzano-
Suite/Videos/looking-beyond-high-yield-
strategies/

18. Additional Resources
Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence reframed: Multiple intelligences for the 21 st century.
New York: Basic Books.
Herrera, S., Murry, K. (2005) Mastering ESL and Bilingual Methods, Boston:
Pearson.
Herrera, S., Murry, K., Cabral, R. (2007) Assessment Accommodations For
Classroom Teachers of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student, Boston:
Pearson.
Kagan, S., Kagan, M. (2009) Kagan Cooperative Learning, San Clemente, CA:
Kagan Publishing.
The learning strategies contained in this presentation have been adapted to fit our
classroom instruction and students’ needs. Learning strategies have been
gained from the instruction and lesson materials within the Project LEAP
coursework. Strategies gained from workshops on Kagan and SIOP have also
been used in regards to some of the differentiated and cooperative learning
instruction. The above listed textbooks are references to where more
information about the learning strategies presented in this presentation can be
found.

19. Closing Remarks
• Thank you so much for your
attendance today.
• We welcome any questions or
comments.
• teshaisler@wcps.org
• wendypiro@wcps.org
• trammonnieocooper@wcps.org