Interacting and communicating with family (What Teachers Know)
T/F: It is not important for families to be involved in their student's educational experience/progress
What is False?
What is the best way to have an effective parent/teacher conference?
A. Be disrespectful to parent/guardian
B. Explain, listen, be respectful, explain the students progress
C. Don't have a meeting at all
D. Do not listen while the parent/guardian is talking
What is Explain, listen, be respectful, explain the students progress?
T/F: There is little to no value in participating in school activities as an educator.
What is False?
T/F: It is important to maintain positive relationships with colleagues on-campus.
What is True?
What is this class called?
What is EDCI 4840 or Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management?
What are appropriate ways to communicate with a parent or guardian that has sent an angry email about the students grade?
A. Cuss them out
B. Don't email them back
C. Give them the same energy
D. Contact an administrator and de-escalate the situation
What is Contact an administrator and de-escalate the situation?
Which of the following is most effective for at home visits?
A. Engaging with the family
B. Checking out the local community
C. Check student attendance
D. None of the following
What is Engaging with the family?
What is an appropriate way for communicating effectively with other professionals in an educational context?
A. Emails
B. Phone Calls
C. In-person
D. All of the above
What is All of the Above?
As a young educator, how should you behave in a staff meeting?
A. Sit quietly and always defer to older co-workers
B. Claim that administrators are out-of-touch with classroom env.
C. Only attend when there are donuts.
D. Listen intently and provide input whenever possible
What is Listen intently and provide input whenever possible?
What's the phrase often used from Game of Thrones?
A. Off with his head
B. Hodor (hold the door)
C. Winter is coming
D. The lone wolf dies but the pack survives
What is Winter is Coming?
What can you do when a child shows signs of abuse?
A. Tell their parents
B. Nothing
C. Contact Child Protective Services
D. Call the student out in front of the class
What is Contact Child Protective Services?
What do you talk about at a parent/teacher meeting?
A. Gossip
B. Disruptive behavior, not turning in homework, etc.
C. Dating and Work life
D. "Grow and Glow" feedback
What is B and C?
Which of the following administrative specialists is not listed on the PPR Standard 4 document in bullet 4.5k?
A. Principal
B. Curriculum Coordinator
C. Head football coach
D. Department chairperson
What is the Head football coach?
As a first-year teacher, who can you work with to enhance professional skills and knowledge??
A. Mentor
B. School janitor
C. Students in your classroom
D. Your parents
Who is your Mentor?
What is Joe's first girlfriend's name in season 1 of You?
What is Beck?
What do you do if a student has not been to class in awhile?
A. Contact the parents/guardian and set up a meeting
B. Ignore and go about your day
C. Fail the student
D. Let it be
What is Contact the parents/guardian and set up a meeting?
How often should educator's send out notices to parents?
A. 1 or 2 times a year
B. Whenever neccessary
C. Beginning of the year, mid-semester, before EOC/ STAAR,etc
D. Not At All
What is B or C?
Provide an example of an educator support system.
What are Mentor educators, online/ in-person service centers, state initiatives, universities?
What is an effective way to assume professional responsibility outside of the classroom?
Volunteer to participate in events, serve on committees, perform morning duty, coach on an extracurricular team, run an after-school club, etc.
What is Ozi's favorite color?
A. Blue
B. Orange
C. Grey
D. Pink
What is Blue?
Which is the best way to integrate communication with parents who's native language is not English and is a barrier of communication?
A. Google Translate (if no professional translator is available)
B. Have the students translate
C. Nothing
D. Learn the language
What is Google Translate (if no professional translator is available)?
How can educator's get sponsor's for extracurricular events/activities?
What is Reach out to local businesses
What is Donations from faculty, parents, etc
What is student- based fundraisers?
Which interaction will lead to the most improvement for an educator looking to enhance their teaching abilities?
A. Have students lead the class for the day
B. Allow a fellow teacher to observe your class for a period or two
C. Wait till the evaluation day to see how you can improve
D. Set up a security camera to observe mistakes
What is allow a fellow teacher to observe your class for a period or two?
When is it okay for your educational goals for your classroom to deviate from your district’s educational goals?
Never
Name all of Beyonce's children
What is Blue Ivy, Rumi, Sir?