Domain B Workshop

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Domain B Workshop

• Facilitated by
• Barb Weidus
• Entry Year Program Coordinator
• CCESC

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Introductions

• Reintroduce yourself to me, please.
• Tell me your name, school at which you teach, AND
  something you feel is important about you that I
  should know.

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Learning Styles Inventory

• The rest of the story!
• Read about the style that is your majority
  learning agree or disagree?
• What about your minority learning?

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Scavenger Hunt

• Look at your Scavenger Hunt.
• What stood out for you as you completed it?
• What did you learn from this?

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Domain A

• You need to take your original Reflection Sheet.
  Make 2 copies one for your mentor and one for
  the lead mentor.
• Send one of the copies to your lead mentor before
  the due date.
• The lead mentor will then make a copy for me.

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Domain B

• Lets look at pages 8-15 in your binder.
• You have 2 recording sheets to script the 2
  teachers chosen by your mentor.
• You are only looking at the Domain B criteria.

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Domain B

• When you are finished with your observation,
  write a paragraph describing what you saw in each
  criteria for that teacher.
• Upon completion of the observations by you and
  the one your mentor did, fill in your Reflection
  Sheet.

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Domain B

• Sit down with your mentor and discuss what you
  saw and heard when you were observing.
• Discuss your strengths and weaknesses of the B
  Domain.

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Domain B

• So, what is it?
• Classroom Environment
• What are you looking for?
• Fairness
• Rapport
• Encouragement
• Behavior
• Environment

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Domain B

• B1 Creating a Climate that Promotes Fairness
• Fair interactions between teacher and students
• Fair interactions between the students
• Promoting a sense of self-worth for each student
• Fair in the treatment of students with
  differences gender, ability, race, culture,
  socioeconomics, etc.

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Domain B

• B2 Establishing and Maintaining Rapport with
  Students
• Teachers ability to relate positively to
  students as people
• Concern, warmth, sincerity, humor, interest
• Acknowledge customs and traditions

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Domain B

• Demonstrate effective communication skills
• Comments, eye contact, facial expressions,
  gestures, proximity
• LISTEN!

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Domain B

• B3 Communicating Challenging Expectations to
  each Student
• ALL students can learn!
• Strive for success
• Confidence to stretch
• High quality work

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Domain B

• B4 Establishing and Maintaining Consistent
  Standards of Behavior
• Developmentally appropriate behavior and
  responses
• Noise level within teachers comfort zone
• Agreed upon standards of behavior
• If there are exceptions, students have an
  understanding of why

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Domain B

• B5 Making the Physical Environment as Safe and
  Conducive to Learning as Possible
• A match between the arrangement of the
  environment and the planned lesson or activity
• Resource for learning
• Access to learning
• Concerns for student safety

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Domain B

• Lets talk about Classroom Management Strategies
  to use to your benefit.
• This comes from Dr. Robert Marzanos work titled,
  Classroom Management that Works.
• A graphic organizer has been provided to take
  notes.

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Classroom Management Strategies

• Establish and enforce rules and procedures.
• Carry out interventions.
• Maintain effective teacher-student relationships.
• Maintain an appropriate mental set.

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Classroom Management Strategies

• What are some ways to establish rules and
  procedures?
• Affinity charts (see handout)
• Flowchart procedures

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Classroom Management Strategies

• How can you carry out effective disciplinary
  actions?
• Reinforcement
• Punishment
• No immediate consequence (least effective)
• Punishment and reinforcement (most effective)

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Classroom Management Strategies

• What is cooperation?
• Flexible learning goals
• Personal interest in students
• Equitable and positive behavior
• Appropriate response to incorrect response
• Be with that person (eye contact)

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Classroom Management Strategies

• What is an appropriate mindset?
• withitness
• Emotional objectivity

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Classroom Management Strategies

• withitness
• Occupying the entire room
• Noticing potential problems
• Employing a series of graduated actions
• Forecasting problems

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Classroom Management Strategies

• Emotional objectivity
• Acting as if the following statements are true
• I take nothing that occurs in this classroom
  personally.
• Nothing can alter my calm demeanor.
• OR

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Classroom Management Strategies

• Mastering the art of little discernable reaction.
• In other words, you dont have to feel that way,
  but you must act that way.

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Classroom Management Strategies

• Active Speaking and Listening
• As student is speaking, simply listen without
  agreeing or disagreeing. Be neutral in your
  behavior.
• When student is finished say, I think I
  understand how you feel and what youre thinking.
  (paraphrase) What else is bothering you?
• Let the student continue speaking. Continue the
  process until the student has calmed down.

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Setting the Stage

• Remember
• You do NOT get a second chance at a first
  impression!

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Practicing Your Scripting

• Take your Domain B Recording Sheets
• Script at least 2-3 items/criteria
• Verbatim quotes are best
• No judgments please!

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Domain B Video

• You are looking at ONLY Domain B
• Video clip is about 8 minutes of a social studies
  class

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Domain B Video

• Get with a group of 3
• Share your evidence with your new group

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Summarize

• Write 1 sentence that encompasses each criterion.
• Example I noticed that the teacher called on
  boys and girls equally and used their first
  names. (B1)

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Final Remarks

• NO SCORING of Domain B
• Bring your binder to the October meeting. The
  meeting will then focus on Domain C.

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See you October 21