These are the same assignments posted in the August section. Have these done and ready to go for our first class sessions on the 4th (Wednesday) or the 9th (Monday).
Bring both of these 1-page written assignments (they can be printed out front and back) to your first on-campus NC State class on August 4th (Wednesday) or August 9th (Monday)
These 1-page write ups described below should be ‘talking points’ to stimulate your discussion with a small group and the class regarding your insights. Cram a lot of ideas into the small space. Don’t worry about perfect prose, etc.
There are TWO Re-direct week assignments:
1) Describe the Classroom Context 1 Page
This assignment starts you thinking about your first EdTPA assignment (see pages 49-50) about Classroom Context. It also asks you to connect your learnings about building a Positive Classroom Climate to your Senior Year class placement.
I asked Betsy Knight to generate some questions to consider as you write this up. Use these prompts to help you document what you see as you set-up the classroom and as you witness teacher-student interactions to create your one page write up.
- Classroom Procedures posted and enforced?
- Behavior management system in place?
- Do you see use of Positive behavior management strategies?
- Specific praise for doing the right thing? Too much or too little? Is it genuine? Do the kids “buy in?”
- Morning Meeting? Is there time for sharing, greeting each other, and are social skills modeled?
- Dealing with disruption appropriately? Is this done privately?
- Stating behavioral and academic expectations often- preferable before each new lesson/activity
- Building strong classroom climate/community - What does the teacher do to build this up?
- Looking at the classroom library for books that convey the message of acceptance, character, diversity, relationship building, etc…
- Is there a plan for transitions in place, taught, and used?
- Is there a plan in place for parent volunteers?
- How does the teacher walk the students in line in the halls? Is there a school procedure for this?
- Is there a school wide positive reinforcement program in place that all teachers use and share the same language?
- How is the classroom set up in regards to student desks, reading corner, hands on centers?
2) WATCH Daniel Ariely VIDEO (also linked below). Write-up 1 Page
- Give 2 examples of how these experiments and the implications of the findings might play out for you as a teacher. Consider also the type of ‘work’ you ask of students
- Think about (and write about) how the findings in this video connect with the idea of Classroom Climate.
- Include an ‘aha’ moment you had while watching the video or something you think is particularly interesting or cool.
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