Your Classroom
In the learning trip metaphor, your classroom is represented by what?
The Bus
The state-mandated standards that you must teach in a course are called what?
TEKS
Students learn 95% of what they _______________.
Teach
Great teachers have high __________________ for their students.
Expectations
Use an _________ _________ to get students to stop what they are doing and listen.
Attention Signal
Always ________________ a student's behavior if it is not affecting the classroom in a negative way.
Ignore
For instruction, follow the method known as Chunk, Chew, and what?
Check
On the first few days of school, you must ______________ your classroom procedures with your students over and over.
Practice
What does PLC stand for?
Professional Learning Community
Use ______________________ builders to help establish a classroom culture.
Community
When it comes to student misbehavior, special education, and parent communication, make sure you have a system of _____________________ to record your observations.
Documentation
The Focus (or hook)
All students can receive __________________, but only special education students can receive ___________________ in accordance to their ARD committee.
Accommodations
Modifications
Use healthy ________ __________ to manage stress.
Coping Strategies
A ____________ is an instructional strategy that allows students to get through a large amount of info by dividing students into home groups and expert groups.
Jigsaw
Using ___________________ means moving next to a student who is misbehaving.
Proximity
How long should chunks of content be before you allow students to process?
8-10 min
___________________ means providing students with supports to help them learn new content.
Scaffolding
During November and December, first year teachers can enter into the _____________________ phase, before being rejuvenated after the holidays.
Disillusionment
The big themes that your TEKS are organized by are called what? (hint: file drawers)
Strands
Use simple _____ -______ directions when explaining to students what to do.
_________ standards are the skills taught throughout the school year. (hint: blue)
Process Standards
The part of our brain neurons that we grow more of as we learn...
Dendrites
After a parent shares a concern with you during a conference, what should you do first?
Restate the concern
__________________ means tailoring your instruction and assignments based on student levels and learning styles.
Differentiation