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How will you design an environment so that learning
takes place?
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Topic #8: Build it and they will learnTopic #8: Build it and they will learn
What can you do?What can your students do?
Design an anti-bullying
environment
Design an anti-bullying
environment
Who or What is to Blame?Go to
todaysmeet.com/Bullying
And join the conversation
10 Warning Signs:1. Lack of Interest in School. Self isolation from
family and/or friends.2. Seeing self as always the victim.3. Persistent disregard for rules.4. Cruelty to pets or other animals.5. Artwork or writing that is bleak, violent or that
depicts isolation or anger.6. Talking constantly about weapons or violence. Talk
about bringing weapons to school. Bringing a weapon to school.
7. Obsession with violent games/television8. Depression or mood swings. Misplaced or
unwarranted jealousy.9. History of bullying.10. Involvement/interest in gangs.
10 Things a Teacher Can Do
1. Learn about bullying and violence2. Democratic classroom. Zero tolerance for
name-calling, put-downs and taunting.3. Know the warning signs.4. Anti-violence student activities.5. Have a school emergency plan.6. Firm, fair and consistent school rules.7. Report to principal ALL violent incidences (physical and
verbal)8. Teach conflict resolution/anger management skills.9. Incorporate prevention of violence into your lessons.10. Encourage students to report suspicious activities/ behavior.
Bullying is a “Learned Behavior”,which means it can be “unlearned”
1. No weapons at school.2. Report crimes to authorities.3. Report suspicious or worrisome
behavior.4. Learn how to manage anger.5. Settle disputes peaceably.6. Teen advisory council.7. Be a peer counselor.8. Mentor new students9. Participate in a watch patrol.10. Have a school peace pledge/rally
10 Things Students Can Do
Remember: A Misbehaving Child is a Discouraged Child
HOW?
Review: Myth or Reality
Design an environment that
meets the needs of young adolescents
Design an environment that
meets the needs of young adolescents
Week #2
Review: The Brain....
Design an environment that honors how the
brain learns best
Design an environment that honors how the
brain learns best
Week #3
BRAIN
Review: The Learning Pyramid
Design an environment
centered on the best ways to learn
Design an environment
centered on the best ways to learn
Week #4
Review: Cracking the Code
Design an environment where students have voice
and choice
Design an environment where students have voice
and choice
Week #5
Review: Acronyms
Design an environment where
learning is engaging
Design an environment where
learning is engaging
Week #6
20 Instructional StrategiesTo Engage the LearnerGraphic Organizers
Writing and ReflectionBrainstormingField TripsDebatesVisualsMovementHumor and CelebrationMusic, Rhythm, Rhyme & RapCooperative Learning
Problem Based LearningRole play/Drama/CharadesSummarizing and NotemakingTechnologyVisualizationGamesStorytellingManipulatives/ModelsMnemonic Devices/AcronymsDrawing and Artwork
By Marcia Tate
• CALM
• SIDES
• TEAMS
• WinWin
• BRAIN
• REAL
• CASE
• Consider, Act, Lessen, Manage
• Strategic instructional design to engage students
• Together Achieves More Success
• Working interactively, winning independently
• BRAIN: Building safe environments, Recognizing and honoring diversity, Assessment, Instructional strategies, Numerous curriculum approaches
• REAL: Reflection, Experimentation, Analysis, Lesson Design
• CASE: Copy & Steal Everything
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Review:Classroom Management Role Plays
Design an environment where RELATIONSHIPS are
key to learning
Design an environment where RELATIONSHIPS are
key to learning
“Kids don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”
Charles Sposato
The Rest of the Story: One more trip to the Galloway Vault
• Revisit: Itinerant Cases• Revisit: Classroom Management Role-plays• Housekeeping:
-Hand in Course Participation-Hand out: Take home “synthesis paper” -Review: 40 Generic Principles of Classroom Management/Classroom Management Resources (Google Site, Classroom Management Mantras, Course Learning Outcomes)-Final Exam (Tuesday, Nov. 4th, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.), Room 913A
• Brent’s Best Practices: 3 Best “In Class” Practices/3 Best “Whole School” Practices
• The Final Word: Believe in yourself and your power to teach• Seeing: Dalton Sherman “Do you believe in me?”• Wise Words
Make a choice• #1. I was hired to teach, not to make kids behave
• #2. You can be friendly with kids, but you can’t be friends
• #3. Minimize student misbehavior by maximizing student learning
• #4. Manage your class, don’t discipline it
• #5. Don’t let them see you smile until Christmas
• #6. Catch ‘em being good
Build it and they will learn
“If we want to have engaged brains in the classroom, we have to have an interactive environment” … Spencer Kagan
“Artful teaching is a love triangle between the students, the teacher, and the content
…Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Fairness is everyone getting what they need in school”
…Martha Kaufeldt
“All kids in our society are at risk…Dr. Martin Brokenleg
“We have school-induced ADHD because schools aren’t brain compatible with the brains of today’s children” …Dr. David Sousa
“What is best for the best should be best for the rest”
…Dr. Roger Taylor
“Kids learn by what they do, not by what they are told”
…Pat Wolfe
“Are we training kids to write tests for life, or are we training kids for the tests of life”
….Art Costa
There are no ‘bad’ kids, just kids with ‘bad’ problems”
…Harold Brathwaite
“’At risk’ students are those who leave school before or after graduation with little possibility of continuing learning”
…Roland Barth