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Some Final Thoughts…

Some Final Thoughts…. Here’s Looking At You. Wow! Reflection Results-based. The Danger!. 50%. The Solution. The Methods - Perspective. Ya got to know your limitations!. The Methods - Perspective. About yourself Brush off positive / wallow in negative vs.

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Some Final Thoughts…

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  1. Some Final Thoughts…

  2. Here’s Looking At You • Wow! • Reflection • Results-based

  3. The Danger! • 50%

  4. The Solution

  5. The Methods - Perspective Ya got to know your limitations!

  6. The Methods - Perspective • About yourself • Brush off positive / wallow in negative vs. • Celebrate successes / acknowledge means for improvement • Be aware of labels: bad vs. ineffective

  7. The Methods - Perspective • About students • This is the class from hell • Juanita is a constant disruption vs. • Students labeled as problems in reality behave most of the time • Juanita’s poor choice at this moment Remember – the energy of your feelings and attitudes will be reflected in your students’ behavior!

  8. The Methods - Perspective • About administration • Scripted lessons – other questionable materials • No Child Left Behind • Lack of administrative support vs. • Pendulums swing / fads pass • Student learning behind closed doors • I can control my students

  9. The Methods - Efficiency • Become more efficient: • Pack more learning into each day by maximizing instructional time • Daily Oral Language • Effective class control • Smooth transitions vs. • Videos on Friday afternoons • Game time

  10. The Methods - Efficiency • Become more efficient: • Pack more learning into each day by maximizing instructional effectiveness • Be prepared • Integrate lessons to address multiple standards • Provide distributed practice over time – teaching mosaic • Gain student attention – novelty, intensity, emotions • Relate to prior learning • Relate to the students’ real world • Provide clear directions • Monitor and adjust • Use premade overheads or other media • Support students with scaffolds • Model the learning

  11. The Methods - Efficiency • Master productivity tools • Use search engines effectively – NETS • Become adept with Microsoft Office • Utilize effective file management (electronic and paper) • Organized • Clearly named • Back up files • Modify materials after today’s lesson, not before next year’s • You won’t remember • Good reflection

  12. The Methods - Efficiency • Collaboration • Identify and befriend the school’s best teachers • Share ideas and materials • Grade level groups

  13. The Methods – Classroom Needs • Establish the classroom environment you need (Lee Canter) • Noise level • Respectful discourse • Recess / lunch: don’t punish yourself • Effective classroom aids • Correcting student work • Self correct • Trade papers • Toss

  14. The Methods – Personal Needs • Your job is not your life • Exercise • Snuggle • Play • Quality meals • Hobbies • Social life • Meditation / spiritual life

  15. The Results

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