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Martha Duran-Contreras's Second-Grade Class

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A student writing.
  

Martha Duran-Contreras creates a community of learners in her second-grade class by establishing predictable routines, mutual respect, and clear expectations.

Analyzing the Video:
  Before Viewing
  First Impressions
  Looking Closer
  Summing Up

 Ms. Duran-Contreras.

"Creating a community of learners is the most important thing I do all year long. Because in establishing a community for them I make the students responsible not only for their own learning, but for their classmates' learning...."
Martha Duran-Contreras

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