Download - Week 9 Teaching Young Learners Spring 2014
Week 9Teaching Young Learners
Spring 2014
The School Visit: Let’s Talk Classroom Management!
• What did you think? Did you pick up any tips from the teachers? – How did the teachers deal with:• Misbehavior?• Praise?• Getting the kids’ attention?• Other signs/signals?
– How was the classroom set up?• What did you like?• What didn’t you like?
BEHAVIORS: REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS
First. . .
• Think intrinsic, not extrinsic!
• To prevent is better than to cure!
INDIVIDUAL PRAISE: CLASSROOM ECONOMIES
Rewarding Good Behavior
• How can you give privileges rather than prizes?
Warm Fuzzies
Other Ideas for Economies
• Teaching Channel Video
GROUP PRAISE
Team Points
• Keep track
• Give privileges to winning groups– Special “trophy” on desks– Line up first– Use pillows in seats
PUNISHMENT / BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
When a student breaks a rule, always ask:
• “Which rule did you break?”
• “Why is it important to follow this rule?”
• Bad Behavior Prevention: Randomly “catch” students obeying rules; praise them in front of the class and explain which rule they were following
Discussion for Misbehaving Kids
IN CONCLUSION . . .
Think, Pair, Share:
• What will be your approach to reward and punishment in your future classroom?
• Did you pick up some tips that you’d like to remember for the future?
What are the main reasons why students misbehave in a classroom?
• not being able to do the work, • fear of failure, • boredom, • lack of clarity about what to do, • too long spent on an activity without a break, • lack of self-esteem and • poor relationships."
Newell and Jeffery (2002) "Behavior Management in the Classroom"
ASSESSMENT FOR KIDS: IDEAS TO REMEMBER
Think-Pair-Share
• What is assessment?
• Why do we assess learners?
Think-Pair-Share
• What forms of assessment are most common for young learners in your country?
– When you were in elementary school, what were your assessments like?
– If you’ve taught young learners (under 12), what forms of assessment have you used?
Traditional Assessment Methods (“Paper and Pencil Tests”)
• Benefits (for Yls)?
• Weaknesses (for YLs)?
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
Assessment:
• NOT just used for grades.
• Also used to get feedback so you can – Provide extra assistance– Re-teach, or– alter your instruction
Jigsaw
1) With your color group, discuss your assigned technique and write on the graphic organizer
2) Make a new group with different colors (1 pink, 1 purple, 1-2 yellows)
3) Teach each other about your technique.
4) Take notes.
OBSERVATION
Observation
• 2 approaches:
• Child per Day (Anecdotal Notes):– Choose one child per day and observe him/her closely in
regards to behavior, language use, motivation, etc. Take notes on a graphic organizer.
• During a Task: – Walk around during the task and take notes on all
students’ language use. Use a graphic organizer.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Self-Assessment--Do NOT use for a grade
• Best if it’s very explicit and linked to lessons you’ve taught in the past
• Best with writing, but also good for speaking or behavior
• Use simple rubrics for kids– 1,2,3 or Smiley Face
• Do at the end of lessons to check in with “Can do” objectives
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio
• Collection of work over time (drawings, writing, oral recordings, speaking transcripts)
• If you use self-assessment rubrics, students will know which pieces are best (particularly with writing)
• Students can reflect on how they’ve improved over time
Portfolio: Writing
• Watch this video
• Periodically, have students . . . – Choose 2 of their best pieces of writing. – Tag the 2 pieces and explain why they think
they’re best.– Do a self-reflection rubric for each story.
(Teachers evaluate with a rubric, too.)– Put them in the portfolio.
Portfolio
• Strengths– Encourages self-reflection– Shows students how they’ve progressed over time– Performance Assessment—authentic– Can share with parents and friends
• Weaknesses– They take up a lot of space
PROJECT WORK
Project Work
• Advantages– Combines all four skills– Improves motivation
• Disadvantages– Grading is difficult– Hard to know who did what
OTHER PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS
My own contribution• Reading with partners• Retelling stories• Dialogue journal• Role playing• Giving descriptions or instructions using visual or written
prompts• Oral reporting to the whole class• Telling a story by using a sequence of three or more
pictures• Playing a game
The Bottom Line . . .
• Choose a form of assessment that matches your classroom activities
• Be creative!
• Anything can be an assessment if you create the right rubrics
Think, Pair, Share:
• Which assessment techniques will you be most likely to use if you teach children in the future?