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High classroom and school-wide expectations can and do affect what with regard to students?
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Achievement and attitudes
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Teachers play a critical role in helping students develop positive outlooks about themselves by doing what?
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Creating a positive classroom atmosphere
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Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy cycle
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teacher makes judgment about student
teacher behaves differently toward student student picks up on + or - expectations student acts according to the expectations teacher's expectations are confirmed original expectations=low or high performance |
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Humans have a success instinct.
Who came up with this? Describe the success instinct. |
This is Harry Wong's Idea
Humans want success, and they strive for it. Teachers can accomplish anything with students if they set high expectations for behavior and performance by which they themselves abide. |
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What are four ways to establish a positive classroom climate?
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Be warm, friendly, and encouraging
Show genuine concern for your students Have a sense of humor Use your actions to show your students you love them |
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There are four contradictions of the classroom environment.
It is crowded, but... Students should work together harmoniously, but... Students are urged to cooperate, but... Students are encouraged to be independent, but... |
They are not allowed to interact
They may not know or like each other They often work individually or in competitive situations They must conform to the teacher's wishes |
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Describe multidimensionality
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Different things going on at diff. times of day
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Describe simultaneity
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multiple things are happening at the same time
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Describe immediacy
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make decisions quickly; kids want something now
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Describe unpredictability
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you never know what is going to happen
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Describe lack of privacy
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Someone is always watching you
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Describe history
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the students never forget
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What are some reasons kids give for why they behave?
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The teacher cares for the student and respects them
The teacher plans motivating and interesting lessons The teacher sets limits and follows through with praise or negative consequences |
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Classroom management not only seeks to establish and sustain a _______, _______ environment in which students can engage in _______ learning, it also aims to enhance students' _______ and _______ growth.
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Caring; orderly; meaningful; social; emotional
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Where should you place materials and bulletin boards in a classroom?
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At student's eye level
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When arranging a classroom, whose needs come first? The teacher's or the students'?
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The students' needs come first
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What are the 4 keys to good room arrangement?
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Are high traffic areas free of congestion?
Can you see all of your students? Are teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible? Can all students see whole-class presentations and displays? |
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What is proximity control?
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Walking around the classroom to keep an eye on students
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Why is it important that students know your specific expectations in a self-contained classroom?
In a content area classroom? |
In a self-contained classroom, your expectations may be different than the expectations of the teacher from the previous year.
In a content area classroom, students see multiple teachers throughout the day, and each of them has their own personal expectations. |
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What kind of environment does a classroom have when the expectations are unclear?
Clear? |
When unclear, there is insecurity and immediate misunderstandings
When clear, the environment is predictable and comprehensive |
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What are two reasons that clarity of expectations is important in a classroom?
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It prevents the loss of instructional time
Students and teachers and concentrate on the real tasks of learning and teaching |
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What are 5 reasons to have rules?
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Prevents distractions, disruptions, and conflict
Uses time efficiently Sets limits Teaches self-control, responsibility, and time management Creates a predictable environment where students feel secure, safe, and respected |
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What are the four guidelines for planning rules for general conduct?
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They should be reasonable and necessary
They should be clear and understandable They should be consistent with instructional goals and with what we know about how people learn They should be consistent with school rules |
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What is the difference between a rule and a procedure?
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A rule is meant to guide student behavior
A procedure outlines the process for doing a routine activity |
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What is the ideal number of rules?
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5
4-6 is okay |
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When should teachers explain the rules?
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On the 1st day of class
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What is a democratic classroom with regard to rules?
What does this do for the students? |
Students can help suggest rules
Allowing them to do this: helps them become productive participants in community buildings may increase their intellectual as well as social development |
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According to Harry Wong Video #2, what was identified as the most important factor affecting student learning?
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Classroom management
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According to Harry Wong Video #2, what is the least important factor affecting student learning?
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District demographics
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According to Harry Wong Video #2, what are 3 reasons to have assigned seating on first day of school?
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Facilitates roll taking
aids name memorization separates potential problem students |
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According to Harry Wong Video #2, how do bell-ringer activities enhance classroom management?
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They get the class started and kids start working right away
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What is positive reinforcement?
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Behavior that is rewarded is strengthened and is likely to be repeated
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What is the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic rewards?
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Extrinsic rewards are social, activity, or tangible rewards. Intrinsic rewards is rewarding oneself.
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What are the 3 types of extrinsic rewards?
Give examples |
Social: smile, thumbs-up
Activity: using the computer, extra recess Tangible: stickers, certificates, etc. |
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Praise is what kind of reward?
To be effective, praise must be... |
Extrinsic, social
Specific and sincere |
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What are the 3 problems with rewards?
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Is it bribery?
Do they attempt to control and manipulate people? Do tangible rewards undermine students' intrinsic motivation to engage in appropriate behaviors? |
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What were the results of the research by Skinner and Belmont in 1993?
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Students are more likely to work harder and to be more persistent when they perceive their teachers as providing clear expectations.
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What were the results of the research done by Jacob Kounin in the 1970s?
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Effective managers display withitness (knowing what is going on in all parts of the room), an ability to overlap (do more than one thing at a time), and keep things moving quickly.
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What were the results of the research done by Emmer, Evertson, and Anderson in 1980?
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Teaching rules and procedures to students very carefully during the first few days and weeks of school makes a big difference in behavior.
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What were the results of the research done by Bohn, Roehrig, and Pressley in 2004?
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More effective teachers foster self-regulation during the first few days of school and stress the importance of community.
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Harry Wong describes the four phases of teaching as:
Which two happen at the same time? |
fantasy
survival mastery impact Mastery and impact happen together |
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Many teachers appear to get stuck in the second stage of teaching? What is this stage? Why does this happen? What are characteristics of a teacher stuck in this stage?
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The stage is survival
They don't know how to be effective classroom managers Characters of this teacher is one who uses worksheets and lots of videos and lectures to make it through the day |
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What is the Rosenthal Study?
What is the variable in the study? What were the results? |
Five teachers were told they were the best and that they were getting the best students. This was not true though. The teachers and students were both just average
The variable was expectations The results were that the students had a +8 I.Q. boost compared to the other students. The high expectation of the teachers lead the students and teachers to success. |
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What are the five guiding principles of classroom management?
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Successful classroom management promotes self regulation.
Most problems of disorder can be avoided if teachers foster positive teacher-student relationships, implement engaging instruction, and use good preventative management strategies. The need for order must not supersede the need for meaningful instruction. Teachers must be "culturally responsive classroom managers." Becoming an effective classroom manager requires knowledge, reflection, hard work, and time. |
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What are the six functions of the classroom setting?
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Security and Shelter
Social Contact Symbolic identification Task instrumentality Pleasure Growth |
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What is total time?
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the time the state mandates that school be in session
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What is attended time?
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the time students are actually in school
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What is available time?
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the time remaining after activities such as lunch, recess, and assemblies are removed
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What is instructional time?
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the time that is actually used for instruction
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What is engaged time?
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the time a students spends working attentively on academic tasks
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What is productive time?
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the amount of engaged time during which students are doing work that is meaningful and appropriate
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What are characteristics of a democratic classroom?
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Fewer, not more, rules exist.
Students help make the rules. Students know that freedom exists in the classroom but that it also requires responsibility. Students understand their rights and respect the rights of others. |
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What are ways to develop cultural literacy (pg. 64)?
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Examine your own taken-for-granted beliefs, values, and assumptions and reflect on how they are influenced by your cultural, racial, and socioeconomic identity.
Explore students’ family backgrounds Explore students’ educational background Be sensitive to cultural differences and how they may lead to miscommunication Use photographs to communicate without words Develop a portfolio for each child |
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What are ways of showing care and respect for students?
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Be welcoming
Learn about students’ lives Be sensitive to students’ concerns Establish and enforce expectations for behavior Be fair Be a real person as well as a teacher Promote autonomy by sharing responsibility Reduce the use of extrinsic control Be inclusive Search for students’ strengths Develop communication skills Be careful about touching Ask the students how they feel about the classroom environment |
