Chapter 1
What is the most important thing to establish in the first week of school?
CONSISTENCY.
It’s not what you put in; it’s the what?
Outcome you get from the students.
Teachers continue to what?
Learn.
Teachers who are proficient and effective are more capable of what?
Impacting the lives of students.
Classroom management consists of what?
Practice and procedures.
Education is not a product; it is what?
A never-ending process.
What is stage 4 of teaching?
Impact.
The only factor that increases student achievement is the what?
Effective teacher.
The biggest secret to teaching success is what?
Beg, Borrow, and Steal.
What is the most critical time in the school year?
The first 2 to 3 weeks.
Well-ordered environment + Positive academic expectations = what?
Effective classroom.
If you are a new teacher looking for a teaching job, you need to what?
Ask if the district has an induction program.
An effective teacher establishes what in the very first weeks of school?
Control.
What are the three characteristics of an effective teacher?
1. Has positive expectations for students success.
2. Is an extremely good classroom manager.
3. Knows how to design lessons for student mastery.
What is one fear for first-year teachers?
1. Teacher education will not have prepared you. 2. Student teaching will not have prepared you. 3. The district may not have prepared you.
4. Yet, you will be expected to perform immediately.