Clarification:

Teachers are intentional about providing opportunities for students to understand what high expectations look like in various contexts and structure time for students to set high academic, social-emotional and behavioral expectations for performance. The teacher provides direct modeling and concrete examples to convey desired outcomes. In order to do so, the teacher must be clear about what the students are expected to know and do, and identify the critical elements of these desired outcomes. In other words, what knowledge, actions and behaviors would the teacher and students expect to see if the outcomes were met? Teachers assist the students in identifying the steps necessary to achieve the desired outcomes and provide exemplars for what the outcomes would look like when achieved. The teacher must clearly understand the students' strengths and limitations to build on and overcome them; therefore, knowledge of students is a direct connection to this descriptor.