Identify A Struggling Student created by Britte Genzlinger
🔥 Student finishes labs very quickly
Ask them to complete extension activities
Student completes all extensions
Show student the "challenges" portion of the class website
Student completes all the challenges
Ask them where there interest lies
Key
Student Action
Teacher action
Networking
Student: Problem Solving
Suggest practice tests from CCC
Suggest django tutorial
Question
Teacher notices a problem
Is it possible this is a safeguarding issue? (abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation)
No
Talk to student 1-on-1
Aggregate information
✏ Try in-class interventions
Re-explain the instructions in a new way (verbally, check list, written instructions, youtube video)
Is it a language issue?
Result
Check in with them more often
Yes
Contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead Immediately
Issue Persists
Have the co-teacher sit with them
Draw the explanation or pseudo-code on the white-board
Check PowerSchool to see if this is a pattern other teachers are seeing
Talk to student's homeroom teacher about it
👥 Write a report on PowerSchool, Talk to the Grade-level Leader, Email home to parents
Try using easier/slower/written instructions or get another student to help translate
Differentiated Content
Student who needs differentiation (gifted)
Issue Persists
Schedule a meeting to talk to a Learning Support Team (LST) member about the issue, and fill in the LST Referral form
LST handles it from here
Continue in-class interventions, escalating them where necessary