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The platform provides resources to enhance teachersā€™ use of equity-focused behavioral supports through self- reflection, self-assessment, and goal setting.

Each of the 10 Maximize strategies has its own path to guide your learning journey. First, learn more about each strategy and how to implement it in a way that supports all students. Then, continue your growth by engaging in self-reflection activities, setting goals for improvement, and reviewing those goals over time.

Self-Assessment

• Read the definition of each strategy and answer questions about how you implement
  each strategy.
• Review your self-assessment results on the Strategies tab or the Profile tab.
• Use the results to decide where you want to ā€œlevel upā€.
• Take the self-assessment quarterly or after you achieve a goal to assess your progress.

Goal Builder

Align your Maximize goals with your other professional goals!

• Step 1: Select the equity-focused key feature you want to focus on.
• Step 2: Edit and refine your goal and SMARTIE steps.
• Step 3: Plan for success.

Review progress toward your goal weekly; focus on it for at least 4 weeks to complete.

Connect with colleagues to receive support.

Share your successes with your colleagues and your administrators.

Profile

• View your achievements to see how many contact hours youā€™ve earned.
• View the results of your self-assessments over time.
• Identify your strengths (Skilled and Accomplished zones) and areas where you can ā€œlevel upā€ (Area for Growth zone).
• Review your active and completed goals.
• Connect with Maximize Team Members to share your progress!

Self-Reflections

• Self-paced activities that stimulate new ways of thinking and practicing.
• Read, watch, or listen. Then, answer the reflection questions.
• Connect with colleagues to explore your reactions.
• New bonus self-reflections are continuously uploaded. Be sure to check back!

Achievements

• Earn contact hours for activities completed
       - Self-reflections = 0.25 contact hour
       - Self-assessments = 0.25 contact hour
       - Completed goals = 1 contact hour
• Print your contact hours certificate in December and June.

Learn More Pages

• On the Strategies page, click ā€œLearn moreā€ on any strategy to access age- appropriate
  tools and resources for your classroom.
• From the Learn More pages, click on Maximize Toolkit to find additional equity
  resources and Maximize Quick Guides.

Questions?
Email maximize@ohio.edu