Indicator

III.A.5

Patience, empathy, and/or understanding for learners is evident throughout the lesson.

 

 

Definition(s) and/or Explanation(s)

Patience, empathy, and/or understanding:

  • should be shown tactfully to engage the learner in the lesson

  • can be demonstrated through acceptance and encouragement

  • should be exhibited while learners are involved in learning tasks, non-learning tasks, and personal concerns

 

Classroom Examples

Elementary

  1. In a third-grade lesson on verbs, a learner eagerly volunteers but conjugates the verb "to sing" incorrectly. The teacher encourages the learner to try again. The teacher displays patience as the learner attempts another response.

  2. In a fourth-grade physical education class, the teacher adapts expectations of a learner who is not as physically fit as the others. For example, the learner is allowed to run once around the track instead of twice.

  3. During a fifth-grade science experiment, the teacher notices a learner with his head on the desk. The teacher asks the learner,"Are you O.K.?" The learner simply shrugs his shoulders and looks down. The teacher pulls a chair over next to the learner and asks the learner if he would like to share what is troubling him. As the learner speaks the teacher listens intently.

 

 

Indicator

III.A.5 Continued

Definition(s) and/or Explanation(s)

Patience, empathy, and/or understanding:

  • should be shown tactfully to engage the learner in the lesson

  • can be demonstrated through acceptance and encouragement

  • should be exhibited while learners are involved in learning tasks, non-learning tasks, and personal concerns

 

Classroom Examples

Secondary

  1. In a ninth-grade Algebra 1 lesson, learners are engaged in a group activity using algebra tiles to multiply binomials. The teacher walks around and notices that one learner in a group is not participating. The teacher asks the learner, "Do you understand?" When the learner responds that he does not, the teacher works with the group to solve a problem through the use of manipulatives and critical questioning techniques.

  2. During a tenth-grade television production class, learners video tape each other presenting school news presentations. When the learners view their work, some express great dissatisfaction with the quality of the work. The teacher displays empathy, reminds the learners that all professionals engage in rehearsals and multiple takes, and encourages the learners to note the weaknesses found in the presentations they wish to improve upon and try again.

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