After completing Week 2 Reading, please respond to the following questions:
1. How will you make learning an adventure for your students?
2. What expectations will you set for students in your classroom? What is the difference beween expectations and rules?
3. What do great teachers do when a student misbehaves? What is your plan in dealing with difficult situations in the classroom?
4. What did you find most interesting and / or useful about Johnson's "Do Your Homework" selection? Explain.
1. I like the idea of having battle reenactments in history classes. I never thought of using water balloons filled with red dye and using them as "weapons". That is really cool and that is something that I would like to do for a class. I am also up for taking as many field trips as possible whether it is down the street or out of the state. Anything to get the students out of the classroom is a plus.
ReplyDelete2. I expect my students to be respectful in the class. That is one of my biggest rules. I want everyone to be treated with respect and I want to make sure that I treat all my students and parents with respect. Expectations are sort of like rules. You expect them to follow the expectations but they don't necessarily have to follow them. They are more like guidelines. Rules are specific things that you want done in your classroom. If the rules are not followed then there will be some kind of a consequence.
3. Great teachers find a way to discipline students without yelling and screaming and pretty much pointing it out to the rest of the class. Their goal is to have the behavior stop. They don't want to argue with the student or show that they are really bothered by the behavior because then the student will just continue with that behavior once they know they are getting "under your skin". I plan to keep calm during difficult situations. I don't want to become flustered. I want to take care of each issue head on and try and find the cause of the behavior. Once I can find the cause, it will be easier to figure out how to diffuse of the bad behavior.
4. The most interesting thing I found about this article is the section on controlling the classroom and not the students. You have control over what happens in your classroom. You can't always control your students. I like that you can change things about your classroom whenever you want but the same can't be said for students. So, if you want things to change in your classroom, change the classroom and hopefully the students will follow along with this change. It is good to change things up often to keep things fresh in the classroom. Keep the classroom fun and inviting and the students will love coming to your classroom!
A way I thought of making an adventure for my students was to create a mystery activity where they might go around the school, or just the room finding clues about the certain topic we are discussing in class. Or on a field trip, have them interact rather than just visit a museum to look at artifacts.
ReplyDeleteI will expect that the students will try their best, whatever that best may be. All students are different and certain things are a challenge more than other depending on the student. I will always expect my students to do their work and try on it. The difference between expectations and rules is that with rules there is a consequence if not followed properly, and expectation is more of a goal that is encouraged to be reach.
Great teachers don't do the regular things when a student misbehaves, such as writing checks up on the white/blackboard, or sending the student to the office. A great teacher is able to discipline without being seen, or does it so precisely that the class doesn't skip a beat. My plan in dealing with difficult situations is diffuse the situation as it happens and address the problem right then and there. If not, during a time where it is not distracting I would address the student, finding out what the problem might be to fine a better way of approaching and solving it.
I found it useful and interesting that teaching is not just taking facts from a textbook and curriculum requirements, but more of an actor on the stage. That teaching shouldn't be taken lightly and one needs to play the part. Meaning to dress, act like an adult, and constantly learn more about their profession. You can't be in charge if you don't look and act in charge, some teachers can pull that off, but those teachers are the ones that have been teaching for more than 15 years.