CHAPTER 7 Developing and Maintaining a Learning Environment

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CHAPTER 7Developing and Maintaining a Learning
Environment

• Where all people think alike, no one thinks very
  much.
• 
  -Walter Lippmann

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• Routines Specified procedures for frequently
  occurring class events
• Rules general expectations for behavior

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Rules About Rules

• Student input
• Positive
• Explicit (posted, if possible)
• Reinforce (Consistent Fair)
• Few

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Routines Rules

• Establish Expectations Early
• Hold them Accountable
• Reinforce

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Dos and Donts

• Do
• Use student names
• Expect good behv
• Firm consistent
• Dont
• Publicly reprimand
• Downgrade students
• Engage in confrontation
• Give threats
• Yell at students (If you show no control as an
  adult, then what can we expect from them?)

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To Think About

• Student does not know what they did wrong
• How often is embarrassment effective?
• (teacher yelling at student)
• Rewards for expected behaviors
• Backwards rewards
• Because you did well this week, you
• 1. dont have to learn today.
• 2. dont have to improve fitness
  today.
• ? What if we replaced have to with get to
  ?

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Work on LPs
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Lesson Plan Format

• Topic 1 LP
• Put into LP Format
• Teach (concourse)
• 10-15 minute lessons
• 4-5 students

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Reminders?

• Peer Teaching
• Must have complete LP
• Check on available equipment TODAY!!!
• Consider modification (weather)
• MIDTERM (check date on schedule)
• TB? ID Badge?

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Systematic ObservationStudent Behaviors

• Best student behavior to promote learning?
• Behavior definitions
• Rule of 51

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• SO Teacher Behaviors Questions/Review?
• 80 not expected 1st time
• Print blank SO forms online
• Must be reliable
• Practice

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• Video Presentations
• Begin thinking about cameras for FE
• Teaching Schedule