Action Item: Teachers please begin the implementation of the Texan Sage.
Purpose: The Classroom Sage is the ‘greeter’ for you classroom. The sage will state the I can, I will and burning question. By calling attention to the objectives of the day the scholars are clear on what they are expected to learn. Additionally, the act of properly greeting an adult, shaking hands and talked with him/her about the lesson is a great life skill that they can carry with into their future.
What does the sage do?
When any new adult enters the room the sage completes the following tasks:
- Greet the arriving adult: Shake hand and state the following “Hi, my name is Texan Scholar welcome to our class.”
- State the objectives of the today: “Today, we will be identify the use of inferencing in a poem. We will share with our table groups use of inferencing and how it used by the author. By the end of class we should be able to ….”
- Please make yourself comfortable and thank you for coming to our class
Teacher Role
Set a rotational sage schedule for each period. The sage should not be the same person for an entire week or school year. It is a good idea to have an alternate Sage in the event of the assigned Sage being absent.
Have a script ready for the sage to use of the I can, I will and Burning Question easily visible. Have your class practice being a sage with a partner…you may even need to teach the scholars how to properly shake hands. Sages
The sages are often nervous and unsure…this is completely normal just keep encouraging them!