Topic 1: Unit A Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is the most important thing a teacher should establish in the first week of school and what does it impact the most?
Consistency
Student achievement
What are 3 characteristics if an effective teacher?
- has positive expectations for student success
- a good classroom manager
- knows how to design lessons for student mastery
People who do things right are efficient……._____
People who do things right over and over again, consistently, are effective.
According to Wong, CONTROL means what 3 things?
You know:
What you are doing
Your classroom procedures Your professional responsibilities
What does Wong say about good and bad habits?
Good habits are easy to develop, bad habits are difficult to break.
What is the biggest secret to teaching success?
Beg borrow and steal!
Name two things effective teacher is and what kind of practices teaching is not
They are adaptable and flexible and teaching is not a private practice
Well ordered classroom +_______=effective classroom
Positive academic expectations
First stage of teaching
Fantasy-relate and be friends with students
2nd stage of teaching?
Survival-Look for busy work and fillers
What is 3rd stage of teaching?
Mastery-teach for mastery and have high expectations
What is te fourth stage of teaching?
Impact-make a difference in the lives of students
What is the teachers role as an employee of a school district?
Be expected to be reassigned from to
Time to time
Be a model of adaptability
What are 3 things effective teacher does with research?
Understands the research process
Uses proven research based teaching practices
Uses research data to improve teaching
What are the 4 cores of classroom management
Expectation
Motivation
Instruction
Discipline
Be able to explain why it is dangerous to teach the way we are taught…
New teachers go back to college professor who were experts in their field but not expert in teachers
Be able to list and describe 5 keys to a good classroom Arrangement
Consistent with ones personal goals and activities
Keep high traffics areas free from congestion
Students can be seen easily by teacher
Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily available
Be certain students can easily see while-class presentations and displays
Be able to list and describe model of teaching commonly practiced but has no research to support
Adopt a text book (with 800 pages)
Assign chapters
Answer questions
Lecture
Do an activity
Give an exam
