6.1 How do teachers create a positive learning environment?
The word that describes a frightening, dangerous, or violent event that poses a threat to a child's life or bodily integrity. It can also relate to witnessing this kind of event that threatens the life or physical security of a loved one.
Traumatic
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A routine is an expected action that occurs in a given circumstance to accomplish a task efficiently. What is another word that is sometimes used in place of the word rountine?
Procedure
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Teachers need to establish three types of norms to help them maintain behavioral expectations. Moral norms help create respect for others and societal norms help promote politeness and individual responsibility. What is the third norm?
Physical norms for helping maintain the health and safety of students.
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PBIS is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students' behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. When implemented correctly, PBIS improves social emotional abilities, academic success, and overall school climate. What does PBIS stand for?
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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True or False? Two-thirds of U.S. children have experienced at least one type of serious childhood trauma such as abuse, neglect, natural disaster, or experiencing or witnessing violence.
True
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Three important reasons for using routines that help preserve instructional time are getting student attention, responding to interruptions and....
Transitioning from one activity to another.
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In this chapter, EXPECTATIONS was used rather than RULES, INCENTIVES was used rather than REWARDS, and CONSEQUENCES was used instead of...
PUNISHMENTS
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One tier of PBIS includes students who basically follow expectations and are rarely outside the norm of behavior for the school. This is by far the largest group. True or False? If it's false, please explain why it's false.
True
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We must intentionally create an environment that supports each student, demonstrates empathy, and teaches resilience. The question changes from "What is wrong with this child?" to ........what is that question?
"What has happened to this child?"
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In middle and high school, transitions between classes provide opportunities for misbehavior. Students may be in crowded, rushed circumstances, where social problems can easily occur. What routine can these teachers establish to help decrease the likelihood of misbehavior during transitions?
Standing in the hall outside of their classrooms during transitions between classess.
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What is the name for a classroom that promotes choice, community, authentic learning, equity, inclusion, and relevant, creative curriculum to encourage student participation and to establish behavior expectations?
A democratic classroom.
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PBIS advocates for all of the following except:
Design effective classroom environments
Develop and teach predictable classroom routines
Explicitly post and teach positively stated classroom expectations
Deliver engaging instruction
Do not give homework
Provide prompts and active supervision
Acknowledge students with specific praise
Respond to problem behavior with redirections and corrections
Do not give homework
Whatever the seating arrangement, one vital element to keep in mind is the accessibility of teacher to students. What is the word that describes this?
Proximity
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The nature and number of routines vary depending on grade level. Elementary have more elements that require routines than middle and high school. There are, however, three routines mentioned in the text that are necessary at all levels. What are those three routines?
Attendance
Handing out Materials
Entering and Leaving the Classroom
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There are two basic kinds of incentives. One comes from outside a person, like getting a prize or praise from someone else. The other comes from within a person, like doing something because it makes you feel proud or because you like doing it. What are these two types of incentives?
Extrinsic and Intrinsic
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Much of this text has focused on considering all aspects of students' lives when planning for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Doing this is equally important when planning for the learning environment. In the section titled "Consider the Students," the topics that were discussed included all but which one of the following:
Students with Disabilities
Societal Context
Developmental Appropriateness
Student IQ and Assessment History
Student IQ and Assessment History
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This term refers to awareness of what's going on in the whole classroom that enables a teacher to step in when needed to keep the environment postiitve.
Withitness
Explain one of the routines described in the text. You can focus on Elementary, Middle School, or High School.
Answers wil vary.
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Restorative Consequences
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Flexibility and Adaptability, Initiative and Self-Direction, Social and Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity and Accountability, and Leadership and Responsibility fall under the umbrella of "Life and Career Skills". "Life and Career Skills" are one of four important skills identified under this important framework.
21st -Century Skills
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