What Great Teachers Do Differently

1. What Great Teachers Do Differently PLC : November 8, 2011 Curriculum Specialists: Aaron Locklear and Sherry Odom 14 Things That Matter Most

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3. STARTER: Numbered Heads Together Strategy • Form a group of 3 and assign each other the numbers 1-3. (0ne teacher moves to opposite side) • Group members discuss and decide on one answer to each question below: 1. How do ineffective teachers and effective teachers react when their students do poorly on an assessment? 2. If there is a difference, then explain why. Need help? bottom of pg. 37-top of pg. 39

4. Review of last 2 sessions: • 1. It is people, not programs that determine the quality of the school. • 2. Have clear expectations at the start of the school year and follow them consistently. • 3. When a student misbehaves, the goal is to prevent it from happening again. • 4. Have high expectations for students but even higher expectations for yourself. • 5. You are the variable in the classroom-focus on your performance(what you can control)

5. Close your eyes and think back about… • A negative remark in elementary, middle, or high school that a teacher made toward you. • WE NEVER FORGET THAT ONE TIME

6. Chapter 7: Ten Days Out of Ten #6 Understanding Key Concepts • Great teachers create a positive atmosphere in their classrooms and schools. • Great teachers treat every person with respect every day. • Great teachers understand the power of praise.

7. PRAISE • Authentic • Specific • Immediate • Clean • Private

8. PRAISE • What is a specific example of a time where you have used praise in your classroom and it was effective? • Did it have all of the five components of praise?

9. Chapter 8: The Teacher is the Filter #7 Understanding Key Concepts • Great teachers consistently filter out the negatives that don’t matter. • Great teachers share a positive attitude. • Great teachers are professionals who filter their personal lives and the classroom.

10. “I have come to a frightening conclusion, I am the decisive element in the classroom It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous…”“Teacher and Child” Haim Ginott

11. Outcome Statements TURN AND TALK • I discovered… • I wonder… • I am clearer about… • I plan to… • A question I still have is… • I was surprised to hear… • One thing I learned was… • I still want to know… • One thing that is still on my mind is…

12. Chapter 9: Don’t Need To Repair—Always Do #8Understanding Key Concepts • Great teachers know that a relationship, once damaged, may never be the same. • Great teachers seldom need to repair, but are continually working to repair, just in case.

13. Chapter 9: Don’t Need To Repair—Always DoUnderstanding Key Concepts • Great teachers learn how to say “I am so sorry that happened.” • Great teachers practice ways for repairing. • Great teachers work hard to keep their relationships healthy.

14. Chapter 10: Ability to Ignore #9Understanding Key Concepts • Great teachers are aware of almost everything that happens in their classroom. • Great teachers model self-control.

15. Chapter 10: Ability to IgnoreUnderstanding Key Concepts • Great teachers have the ability to pay attention to students, to praise their achievements, and to overlook minor errors. • High achievers (and high achieving teachers) are their own worst critics.

16. Next Assignment: Read Chapters 11 through 13 (pages 81- 104)

17. Exit Slip 3 Things I Learned Today…. 2Things I Found Interesting… 1Question I Still Have…