Reading

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Reading Instructional Strategies Session 1

• The object of education is to prepare the young
  to educate themselves throughout their lives.
• Robert Maynard Hutchins
• Write your reflections in your Idea Cookbook, and
  well discuss it when everyone is finished.

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Beginning Class Items

1. Announcements
2. Book share
3. Article share
4. General thoughts or comments
5. Anyone move or get a job?

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During a lesson on environmental health, students
in a health class begin discussing a local
dispute. A refinery may be built in the
community, and while some citizens believe this
would be a good thing, others disagree. Students
have strong opinions on the topic, and during the
discussion there are several exchanges like the
one below. Student A The smoke from the
refinery would make people sick. Little kids
would get asthma, and older people could even
die. Student B No they wouldnt. I heard on
the news that it wouldnt pollute the air at all.
Based on these comments, the teacher could best
promote students lifelong learning skills
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1. encouraging students to express their opinions in
   writing to local officials
2. dividing the class into two teams and having them
   spend the rest of the period debating the issue
3. asking students to determine the actual level of
   support for each position among their classmates
4. having students gather evidence that will help
   them evaluate the situation objectively

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During a lesson on environmental health, students
in a health class begin discussing a local
dispute. A refinery may be built in the
community, and while some citizens believe this
would be a good thing, others disagree. Students
have strong opinions on the topic, and during the
discussion there are several exchanges like the
one below. Student A The smoke from the
refinery would make people sick. Little kids
would get asthma, and older people could even
die. Student B No they wouldnt. I heard on
the news that it wouldnt pollute the air at all.
Based on these comments, the teacher could best
promote students lifelong learning skills
by ----------------------------------------------
---------------------

1. encouraging students to express their opinions in
   writing to local officials
2. dividing the class into two teams and having them
   spend the rest of the period debating the issue
3. asking students to determine the actual level of
   support for each position among their classmates
4. having students gather evidence that will help
   them evaluate the situation objectively

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An eighth-grade math teacher would like to
encourage students parents to become partners
with the teacher in their childrens education.
The teacher can best facilitate the development
of such partnerships by providing families with
specific information about which of the following
at the beginning of the school year?
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1. the textbooks and other instructional resources
   the teacher plans to use throughout the year
2. the teachers expectations and requirements for
   the students academic performance
3. the developmental characteristics and needs that
   are typical of eighth-grade students
4. the formats used in classroom tests and methods
   the teacher uses to determine student test scores

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An eighth-grade math teacher would like to
encourage students parents to become partners
with the teacher in their childrens education.
The teacher can best facilitate the development
of such partnerships by providing families with
specific information about which of the following
at the beginning of the school year?
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------------------

1. the textbooks and other instructional resources
   the teacher plans to use throughout the year
2. the teachers expectations and requirements for
   the students academic performance
3. the developmental characteristics and needs that
   are typical of eighth-grade students
4. the formats used in classroom tests and methods
   the teacher uses to determine student test scores

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Your Teachers

• Think about a teacher you had that you remember
• Consider both positive and negative experiences
• Why was this person memorable?
• What did they do?
• How did they make you feel?
• Share your thoughts

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Homework and Practice (pp. 17-28)
• Discussion

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Social Contract/Classroom Covenant (appendix)
• Texas Pledge (appendix)

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Why do you want to enter the profession?
• Compare your thoughts with the statistics on page
  5 in Kronowitz.
• Discussion

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Read Marks letter on page 4 of Kronowitz.

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• When compiling a list of qualities that good
  teachers possess, it is always good to ask
  students for their ideas. Sharon Draper, English
  teacher in Ohio, who was named the 1997 National
  Teacher of the Year, asked fourth-graders for
  their definition of a good teacher.

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Here is what they offered A good teacher...

1. is soft enough to hug, but too hard to punch
2. knows lots of dirty jokes but only tells the
   clean ones that make you laugh
3. is not scared of thunder and lightning and knows
   what to do when the lights go out
4. never makes fun of you when you do dumb stuff
   like throw up or forget the answer

1. would be fun to have at your house for dinner,
   but youd never want him to come for real
2. knows a little bit about a lot of stuff and a
   whole lot about things you need to know
3. never has bad breath
4. loves you and you know it

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• What kind of qualities do good teachers have?
• Share with the class

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Hiring the Best Teachers (Appendix)
• What is an Effective Teacher? Section
• Teacher Skills Checklist handout
• Represent research
• Each quality includes multiple indicators of
  success
• Rating system that can be used for self-reflection

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• What is an Effective Teacher?
• The Teacher as a Person
• The Teacher as Classroom Manager Organizer
• Organizing for Instruction
• Implementing Instruction
• Monitoring Student Progress Potential

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Five groups, 3 or 4 per group
• Assigned a section
• Fold chart paper in half (long way)
• Make the left side of the sheet visible
• Develop a visual representation of your assigned
  quality
• Could be a chart, graph, map, drawing, cartoon,
  picture, list, etc.
• Share with the class when complete

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• According to the 1995 article Leading Change
  from the Classroom Teachers as Leaders,
  teachers do not subscribe to the traditional
  definitions of leadership as high or superior
  positions within the organizational hierarchy.
  Instead, teachers view leadership as a
  collaborative effort, a bonding together with
  other teachers to promote professional and
  development and growth and the improvement of
  educational services.

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Teachers learn a variety of leadership skills
  while on the job. These skills include
• Building trust and developing rapport
• Diagnosing organizational conditions
• Dealing with processes
• Managing the work
• Building skills and confidence in others
• What do you think?

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• Review examples of characteristics of teacher
  leadership in the handout
• Read and discuss the definition of teacher
  leadership from Awakening the Sleeping Giant
• Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond
  the classroom, identify with and contribute to a
  community of teacher learners, and influence
  others toward improved educational practice

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Foundations for Effective TeachingSession 2

• The goal is
• Not simply to be effective teachers but to be
  effective teacher-leaders
• In the same groups, create a visual
  representation on the right side of the chart
  paper of characteristics of teacher-leaders

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