#8-Student Creativity
True or False- Student creativity can be fostered.
True- Teachers can nurture and help students think critically. Remember, your job as a teacher is not to tell students what to think your job is to teach students how to think.
Which statement below best describes intrinsic motivation?
a. "I can do this myself."
b. "I will do this to get a good grade so I don't get in trouble with my parents."
Answer-a.
feel both competent and autonomous
Teacher Trap- BEWARE:
True or False- Students will perform at a high-level or low-level depending on their teacher's expectations?
True- Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
If faulty expectations are communicated to a student (whether verbally or nonverbally), that student may begin to perform in ways that confirm the teacher’s original expectation.
Principle #1- Student perceptions about their intelligence matter.
True or False- Some students may not do work or refuse to do work because they feel like, "If I don't try people will not think I am dumb if I fail."
True- This may manifest as a silent student, disruptive student, or other.
Name at least one way you can ensure your students are paying attention when you give them directions?
1. Use a quiet signal/phrase like "Give me Five" to signal to students that you need all eyes on you and their full attention (discuss how this works w/EDU 200 students).
2. Establish clear routines (transitions, lining up, handing in work, bathroom, lunch, etc.)
Multiple Choice: Pick one or more answers listed below.
Part of thinking creatively includes:
a. the ability to identify problems
b. the ability to generate potential solutions to problems
c. evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies used
d. the ability to communicate creative ideas w/others
e. all of the above
All of the above!
Which statement below best describes extrinsic motivation?
a. "I can do this myself."
b. "I will do this to get a good grade so I don't get in trouble with my parents."
Answer- b.
students who are extrinsically motivated engage in learning tasks as a means to an end
True or False- Expectations influence how teachers treat students.
True- What can you do as a teacher?
teachers appear to provide a more supportive emotional climate, clearer feedback, more attention, more instructional time, and more learning opportunities overall for their high-expectancy versus low-expectancy students. Such differential treatment may increase the actual differences in achievement between high- and low-performing students over time.
True or False- What students already know affects their learning
True- Principle #2
Accordingly, learning consists of either adding to existing student knowledge, known as conceptual growth or transforming or revising student knowledge, known as conceptual change.
True or False- Many strong teachers check student understanding often throughout the day to informally assess their understanding of the content being taught?
True or False- Teachers should always create lessons and problems with one correct answer so students do not get confused.
False- The more approaches students can use to solve a problem, the better. Create your lessons (learning experiences) where students can use multiple strategies to solve a problem or complete a task.
a. Students who are intrinsically motivated are more likely to approach learning tasks feeling self-efficient and not be burdened by achievement anxiety.
b. Students who are extrinsically motivated focus on the reward (e.g. high grade) and learning is superficial (e.g. student may skim the assignment and look only for the answers meaning they will not understand the whole concept).
Both a. and b.
Use the 20 principles document to describe how a teacher can do a self-check to ensure they are aware of their expectations (should be high for all students).
Teachers can ask themselves:
(a) only high- expectancy students are seated in the front of the classroom, (b) everyone is getting a chance to participate in class discussions, and (c) written feedback on assignments is comparably detailed for high- and low-expectancy students.
What strategy or strategies listed below can teachers use to support student transfer of knowledge and skills across contexts. Pick all that apply.
a. create lessons that build on student strengths
b. create opportunities for and help students compare and contrast content
c. teach a topic and address multiple viewpoints
d. make lessons meaningful and explain to students why they are learning the content (e.g. make math problems focused on a trip to the grocery store).
All of the above- Learning Principle #4
Teachers can help students generalize/apply their knowledge by regularly providing real-life instances of the academic behaviors in which they are engaged.
True or False- Teachers can figure out what their students are interested in by giving them an interest inventory.
True- Google "interest inventory for second graders" and you will find a ton of resources you can use or modify for your students.
According to principle #8 teachers should do which two things listed below:
a. call students by nicknames to make it easier to learn everyone's name
b. emphasize the value of approaching a problem from a diverse perspective
c. tell students exactly what to think...they are too young to think for themselves
d. view student energy and enthusiasm as an asset and provide real-world problems for students to solve
• Teachers should emphasize the value of diverse
perspectives as fuel for discussion, reinforcing that
such perspectives are clearly valued and not penal-
ized in the classroom.
• Teachers should also avoid the tendency to see
highly creative students as disruptive; instead,
student enthusiasm can be channeled into solving
real-world problems or taking leadership roles on
certain tasks.
I emailed everyone an invitation to this Zoom session and wrote, "To make it more interesting, perhaps the winning team will receive a few bonus points."
Is that an example of instrinsic or extrinsic motivation?
Answer- Extrinsic
When used properly, extrinsic motivation can have positive effects on producing positive student outcomes.
-Repeat tasks until it is automatic
Just as in sports, students improve their reading, writing, and mathematics skills when they do these activities repeatedly with teacher guidance and feedback, gradually progressing from less complex tasks to more difficult ones.
True or False- Race, class, gender, and social class are solid bases to form an opinion about student ability and to set expectations for students.
False-
Teachers [should] continually assess the reliability of the information they are using to form their expectations
True or False- Student learning does not increase when the teacher provides regular and timely feedback.
False- Principle #6-
Student learning can be increased when students receive regular, specific, explanatory, and timely feedback on their work.
Tell me two ways (of many) that you can integrate technology into your lessons for students of any age.
1. Virtual Field Trips
2. Videos
3. Scavenger Hunt
4. Zoom Breakout Rooms
5. + Many more
Describe two ways a teacher can to foster creativity in students
• Varying activities by including prompts in assignments, such as create, invent, discover, imagine if, and predict.
• Using methods that focus on questioning, challenging prevailing beliefs, making unusual connections, envisioning radical alternatives, and critically exploring ideas and options.
• Providing opportunities for students to solve problems in groups and communicate their creative ideas to a wide range of audiences (peers, teachers, community members).
• Modeling creativity
Answer the question below and explain your rationale...
True or False- Teachers should completely abandon extrinsic motivation
False-
It is important to teach students that some tasks, even tasks that are necessary to master, might be uninteresting at first yet require consistent, sometimes tedious, engagement for learning. Once learned, new skills may become their own reward.
Arguably, the best way for teachers to avoid negative student expectations is to ______________.
Never give up on a student (or something similar)
True or False-
Students can be taught how to self-regulate to help them learn.
True- These skills also can be taught or enhanced, specifically through direct instruction, modeling, support, and classroom organization and structure
Components for Teachers to Consider
- At the start and end of class say your objectives clearly and out loud to students
- Instead of long tedious tasks, break them down into manageable chunks for students
-Some processing time and activity (e.g., summarizing, questioning, rehearsing, and practice)
-Help students identify goals and long/short term consequences of their decisions
-Alert students when vital or new content is being taught to increase their attention
-Ideally, all lessons have time for individual work AND group work
CAUTION- This is a subjective question meaning I will evaluate your answer to this guaranteed question you will be asked in a teaching interview.
Why do you want to become a teacher?
Prepare a brief professional mission statement that explains not merely how you want to change students’ lives but also how your own life is enriched by being a teacher. Also, look up the school’s vision statement and reference how your teaching will reflect those goals.
Source: https://www.edutopia.org/article/11-questions-youll-be-asked-teaching-interview