The Great 8!By: Ilissa Facchini

#1 Build relationships• Trust• Caring• Patience• Be available• Safety

#2 Excitement!!!!!!• Lecture vs. Active

learning• Music• Vary in lesson plans• Olympics

#3 Set Goals • Reachable goals• Note successes• Be a cheerleader• Create healthy

competition• Celebrate!

#4 Fake it til you make it• Bad days• Teacher burn out• Issues with students• Smile through it

#5 Be “fair”

• Least restrictive environment

• Fair for one isn’t fair for all

• Provide extra help• Vary presentation

styles• Note taking partners

“If a student can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.”-Ignacio Estrada

#6 Motivate• http://youtu.be/5RbP3N-Z8yo• Keep kids positive• “I can”

#7 Have Routines• Timers• Personal space in the

classroom• Catchy names

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn-wGrhb5d4&feature=share&list=PL32368EA9603B60AA

#8 Be Memorable• Be “that” teacher• Colleagues • Discuss• http://youtu.be/blOrY-nEGaE