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I am accepted and acceptable here just as I am. I am safe here—physically, emotionally, and intellectually. People here care about me. People here listen to me. People know how I'm doing, and it matters to them that I do well. People acknowledge my interests and perspectives and act upon them.

I understand what we do here. I see significance in what we do. What we do reflects me and my world. The work we do makes a difference in the world. The work absorbs me.

when students discover meaning and relevance implicit in books, ideas, and tasks. Without meaning, schoolwork is purposeless for students.

Consider letting students create teacher PD as part of their technology education program.

Move towards a model of embedded professional development.  Binge professional development that happens in one day rarely creates sustainable, system wide change.  Move toward embedded programs like the 23 things that involve teachers in their own pd and requires them to research, reflect, and use the tools.

We believe curriculum becomes rigorous when students are pushed not only to know information but also to apply and demonstrate their understanding of that information. We believe that requiring students to reflect on and analyze their thinking and learning might be the most challenging task you can require of a teenager.

Students possess knowledge about written language and a variety of forms of writing; quality instruction reflects students’ experience and knowledge.

Writing is a social activity; writing instruction should be embedded in social contexts. Students can take responsibility in shaping the classroom structures that facilitate their work.

Writing is effectively used as a tool for thinking and learning throughout the curriculum.

The act of writing is an important way for students to learn by processing their ideas into coherent and organized form;Writing should be done across various curriculum areas and not be taught in isolation;Students should write for various audiences; At times, they may write just for themselves, for the classroom or, sometimes, for the world;Technology can be a useful tool for composing various forms of writing and media, including audio podcasts and video;Writing should be authentic and allow students to make connections between school and the world outside of school;Artistic elements and the concept of design play a role in the way that young people compose writing and other media;Reading quality books and stories of various genres provide an insight into the writing process and allow students to reflect, connect and utilize critical thinking skills;All students can succeed and improve as writers and readers and composers of multimedia.

direct collaboration with the recipients of the service, and should be genuine and personally meaningful, generating emotional consequences that can build empathy and challenge preexisting ideas and values.

It is widely agreed that the next component -- reflection -- is the hallmark of high-quality service learning.