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Reflective Quiz1. Does the teacher demonstrate respect for the students?
2. Are some students less respected than others?
3. To what degree does each child respect the teacher?
4. Do some students respect some teachers more than others?
5. Who talks more in your classrooms, the teachers or students?
6. Who listens more in your classrooms, the teachers or students?
7. How much class time is spent doing things that could be done outside of class?
8. To what degree your teachers work in isolation?When you are done, discuss your answers with a partner. When your pair is done,
share with an additional pair.
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Helping Teachers Manage Classrooms
Through Responsibilities
and RitualsDr. Frederick C. Buskey
“What gets measured gets
done.”Attributed to different authors
Some observations about public school classrooms in the United
States…
International schools may not look like this
Not all US K-12 classrooms look like this
I don’t know what your classrooms look like
Basic fundamentals may still apply
What is this classroom designed for?
And this one?
Why do these classrooms look fundamentally the
same?What differences would we expect to see in classrooms
representing democratic versus totalitarian forms of government?
Discuss with a partner and we will share as a group
Why are they similar?
Control & Planning
How do your schools and classrooms differ?
In order to work together and be engaged,
Students need to be able to control their own behavior…
And teachersneedreadilyavailabletools and/orstrategies.
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From this…
…to this!
But how?http://www.dougfields.com/posts/im-not-a-student-leader/
Responsible Students
Behavior•Safety
Learning•Authenticity•Choice•Safety
Rituals/Routines
•How we do things•Teach…•Ask…•Re-teach
Think-Pair-Share: Does this make sense? What questions do you have?
Prerequisites
Respect is the building block of human relationships
Doing is learning; listening is boring
Do in class what we cannot do at home
Isolation is the enemy of improvement* *Based on NYC SD #1
Responsible Students
Routines•How we do things•Teach…•Ask…•Re-teach
What things must students be able to do to maintain an
orderly environment?Outside the class room Inside the classroom
Post-its: Write 1 idea on a post-it. Use several post-its for each category.Add post-its to posters; group with similar ideas.
What are the things kids must be able to do to maintain an orderly
environment?Outside the class room Leave the classroom
Move through the halls
Enter the classroom
Run errands Cafeteria!!!
Inside the classroom Begin work
Hand in papers
Pass out papers
Get supplies
Seek help
Work individually
Work in pairs
Work in groups
Fill extra time
Each “thing” is a ritual
In groups of three, take a “theme” of sticky In groups of three, take a “theme” of sticky notes and create a ritual…notes and create a ritual…
Title 1-4 steps to complete the ritual Key word and graphic for each step
Acronym for the 1-4 steps (if possible)
Which week of school you would teach this routine
Ritual #1: PUP-EComing into class…
1.Paper out
2.Under the desk (stuff)
3.Pencil in hand
4.Engaged in Bell Ringer
Taught during week one
Each “thing” is a ritual
In groups of three, take a “theme” of sticky In groups of three, take a “theme” of sticky notes and create a ritual…notes and create a ritual…
Title 1-4 steps to complete the ritual Key word and graphic for each step
Acronym for the 1-4 steps (if possible)
Which week of school you would teach this routine
Tpp.A.R
TeachPracti
cePost
Ask:Never tell, always ask what the ritual is. Point to the
poster if necessary.Jonathan, what is the ritual for coming into class?
Alicia, what is step 2 of the group work ritual?
Asking…1.Puts the student in control of his/her own actions2.Avoids conflict
Re-teachIf more than three students are
not following the ritual, it needs to be re-taught and rehearsed
NEVER mix rituals and
rules
1.Rituals are about learning and self-regulation
2.Rules are about safety
3.The only consequences for not following rituals are questions and rehearsal
Take two…Think on your own
or
discuss what you have
heard with a partner
Share:•Questions•“Aha’s”
Break!
http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/2011/12/05/10-things-high-school-students-can-do-over-holiday-break/
ResourcesHarry Wong’s First Days of SchoolAmazon hyperlink
The Skillful Teacher by Jon Saphier (thanks to Tim Long of Colegio Menor)Amazon Hyperlink
Bell Work
List 2 advantages List 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages and 2 disadvantages to PUP-Eto PUP-E
Think about getting Think about getting students engaged students engaged immediatelyimmediately
With a partner, With a partner, start to develop a start to develop a ritual for bell ritual for bell work following the work following the guidelinesguidelines
Title 1-4 steps to complete the ritual
Key word and graphic for each step
Acronym for the 1-4 steps (if possible)
Which week of school you would teach this routine?
Share Bell Work…
http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/school-bell-clip-art_381914.htm
Responsible Students
Learning•Authenticity•Choice•Safety
Authenticity
What is the work of childhood?What is the work of childhood?
How does your teachers contribute to that How does your teachers contribute to that work?work?
If you had no curriculum, what would you If you had no curriculum, what would you do with your studentsdo with your students?
Some Some importaimportant SS nt SS
questioquestionsns
Some Some importaimportant SS nt SS
questioquestionsns
Will there always be war?
What causes racism?
Why are some people poor?
Can we trust the government?
Why should I vote?
Why should I work?
Take a reflective tour of your school…
What really matters?
What will your students learn that will make a difference in their lives?
What will your students produce that will matter?
Why does Gettysburg matter?
Choice“When all you have is a hammer, everything else begins to look like a
nail”
Simple Differentiation
Choice in the curriculum
Choice in learning activities
Choice in assessment products
Think about what your classrooms look like…
Are parts of the curriculum negotiable?
Does everyone have to do every learning activity?
Can you add activities of varying complexity that students can choose from?
Are there multiple ways students can show what they have learned?
Think about and share…
Something important that you learned in school…
Who taught you?
What kind of relationship did you have with that person?
How did he/she teach you?
How did you feel?
Safety1. Can you learn
without risk?2. Do you use
grades as weapons or rewards?
3. What if students fail?
Safety nets: Rubrics
Grading scales
Re-dos (Mastery)
Process v. product
No Zeros
Responsible Students
Behavior•Places•People
Where are you?Where are they?
A Teacher’s discipline problems are directly
proportional to the distance from
the students
Rules Why?
Safety Learning
What?
Few Simple Positive
•Honor the child•Honor learning•Make a commitment
Discipline Keep the lesson going
Avoid public confrontations
Teach replacement behaviors
Link consequences to actions (not grades)
“What gets measured gets
done.”Attributed to different authors
Think about…1. Where are our
strengths?
2. Where are our weaknesses?
3. Implications for:
My teaching My leadership Me