“Seven Gifts” Quotation and Expansion, Reflection, Analysis, Application, Etc. Bloom’s Question:
Discussion Topic:
Intentionality Quotation: ‘Short and Short found a significant relationship between the teacher’s deliberate actions and students’ on-task behaviors.”
Analysis: I agree that intentionality has a direct relationship to student behavior. In my preparation for class I deliberately write down areas in where I need to probe for questions, provide extra assistance for students in need, and engage in special activities that may relate to the subject. Intentionality is about having a purpose and doing thing deliberately. All of my classes are about 20% instruction and 80% hands on work. Intentionality for me means …show more content…
Your choices determine your consequences.” I preach responsibility in my class. I make sure that my students know that they are responsible for their own actions, their work, their attitudes and their choices. Everything they do presents an opportunity for a reward or for learning. Understanding Question: From a student’s prospective, explain how modeling responsibility builds trust?
Courage Quotation: “For the classroom teacher, this means that the way to be inviting is to act inviting. If an invitation is extended, there is no guarantee it will be accepted, no matter how well intended or carefully …show more content…
One of my favorite quotes of all time is, “fake it, till you make it.” If you don’t show passion for what you teach then you students won’t like it either. When I think back on all of my past teachers and professors, the ones I enjoyed the most and learned the most from, were the ones that looked like they were having the most fun. No one wants to sit and listen to a lecture for 20+ minutes if the person talking is simply reading from notes with no enthusiasm. We want to learn from someone that is alive. We all know teachers that look miserable teaching and their students can feel it. In sports it is often said that a team takes on the personality of their coach, the same can be said for a classroom. Discussion Topic: Write down a topic in your curriculum that you find miserable to teach. Develop a plan that will make that topic more interesting for you so that you can make it more interesting for your