Be A Super Teacher

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Be A Super Teacher
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Be A Super Teacher
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Here will be the students reaction when the
bell rings after you have mastered these points
of instruction.
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INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS

• It is not the critic who counts not the man who
  points out how the strong man stumbles, or where
  the doer of deeds could have done better.
• The credit belongs to the man who is actually in
  the arena who, at best, knows in the end the
  triumph of great achievement, and who, at the
  worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring
  greatly.
• So that his place will never be with those cold
  and timid souls who know neither victory or
  defeat.
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• 
  Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

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1. RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS

• DIFFERENCES IN BACKGROUND
• RATE OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES
• LEARNING STYLES

• Actively communicate that you
  understand these
  differences
  and that you have a plan to
  
  address the differences.

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2. SAFETY WITHIN YOUR CLASSROOM

• Recognize the fear students may have of
  your or their classmates
  expectations.
• Eliminate the use of sarcasm and ridicule.
• Spend time building a community
• within your classroom.

And dont do something like this!!!
Or this!!!
Once you've yelled you've lost the battle.
This doesn't mean you won't have to raise your
voice every once in awhile but teachers who yell
all the time are often those with the worst
classes.
Making students feel comfortable with you and
their classmates is the antidote to fear.
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3. RELATIONSHIPS

• Be in the relationship business.
• Form a trust and talk about what you believe in.
• When students are absent, notice.
• Punishment and reward lose value over time
  but relationships gain value over time.

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4. Behavior Solutions

• Dont attach an academic
  penalty to a behavior.
• View student misbehavior
  as an
  academic problem
  not just misbehavior.
• Create extra learning opportunities
  for your most challenging students.
• Most misbehavior happens because students
  are either bored or lost.

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5. TEACH EVERYTHING

• Stop complaining about what they cant do and
  teach them the way to do it right.
• Teach against student deficiencies.
• Respect your power.
• When your future is intertwined
  with theirs, great things happen.

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INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS

• What is the single most determining factor in in
  successful instruction?
• YOU, THE TEACHER!

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INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS

• You can change behavior better from a
  position of friendship than that of an enemy.
• Create a checklist to help
• you know your students.
• Routines Everything should stay the same
  except what they are learning.
• Find legends or traditions in your classroom.
• Check for understanding, dont just ask if
  there are any questions.

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POSITIVE DISCIPLINE

• Be at eye level and if possible, beside them.
• Use voice control, no yelling.
• Use active listening, repeat and give them and
  you time to respond.
• Think positive thoughts about your students.
• Move closer to the misbehavior and away when they
  comply.
• Use positive reinforcement, negative only when it
  could have a positive outcome.
• Punishment should be the last on the list of
  actions.

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10 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE CHANGING SCHOOLS

• Believe that all students can learn.
• Use innovative instruction.
• Use a needs based approach.
• Pay attention to self-esteem.
• Choose cooperation over conflict.
• Dont be bound by tradition.
• Be overwhelmingly positive.
• Use the control theory.
• Be consistent yet flexible.
• Change the teams.

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The End
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• This information was from a conference by Pat
  Quinn called
• Motivating the Unmotivated Students.
• You can find more information about him and
  future seminars at
• www.betterteachingonline.com