The first few lessons that ground students in the essential elements of new information.
What is a critical-input experience?
100
Being aware at all times of what is happening in all parts of the classroom by scanning student behaviors and intervening promptly and properly when inappropriate behavior threatens to become disruptive.
What is 'withitness'?
100
the quality of relationships that teachers have with their students.
What is a keystone of effective classroom management?
100
a focus on knowledge
a focus on issues
a focus on student exploration
What are the three directions of focus a unit of instruction can take?
200
Activities and Assignments help students achieve a learning goal.
What is the difference between a learning goal and an activity or assignment.
200
should be fast moving and engaging or visual, dramatic, or attached to a story.
What is a characteristic of critical-input experiences?
200
Use of physical space, traffic flow, student's access to learning centers, materials, technology, and equipment.
What are key aspects of classroom organization?
200
compliments on important achievements outside of school
greet at the door using their name
find time to talk informally
make a positive phone call home with the student present
attend an afterschool function that involves the student
conduct a personal interest survey
What is a strategy that teachers could use to build relationships with students?
200
teachers analyze benchmark standards and design the goal or goals of the unit
What is focus on knowledge?
300
Provides student with feedback right from the beginning of instruction of new material.
Strong formative assessments should be tailored to the learning goal.
What is formative assessment?
300
Activates prior knowledge
What is the purpose of previewing.
300
Classroom rules and procedures!
What is fundamental to building a productive learning community?
300
when a teacher knows their 'hot buttons' and emotional triggers so they can maintain appropriate emotional distance from disciplinary incidents and maintain a cool exterior.
What is projecting a sense of emotional objectivity?
300
usually involves the examination of attitudes, beliefs, or values that are the cause of a specific event or situation.
What is focus on issues?
400
is used when a process is the target of a learning goal.
What is "students will be able to"?
400
Co operative Learning, Curriculum chunking, Discussions Descriptions or Predictions.
What is one highly effective strategy to engage students in their learning?
400
Review and revise classroom rules rather than enforcing a negative consequence. Ask for student's input as to what would work.
What is necessary when students are systematically violating or ignoring classroom rules.
400
pointing a finger, shaking a fist, raising your voice, moving toward or hovering over
What is a behavior to avoid when dealing with a student who is agitated or a serious discipline issue?
400
the addition of a learning goal involving students ability to plan and carry out an investigation.
What is focus on student exploration?
500
is used when information is the target of a learning goal.
What is 'students will understand'?
500
teacher enthusiasm and intensity, physical movement, pacing, chorale responses, hand signals, games that focus on academic content
What are some strategies associated with high levels of student engagement?
500
thumbs up sign OK sign wink nod of the head smile pat on the back mime of tip of the hat
What is an example of verbal or nonverbal reinforcement of rules by an effective teacher?
500
establish clear learning goals, rules and procedures, and positive and negative consequences related to those rules and procedures.
What do effective teachers do?
500
Vary the mediums used to present the content!
Lecture/student reading/video clips/physical demonstration/field trip
What is one important thing to remember when planning lessons involving critical input experiences?