Lecture Notes

Members of the SST

(student success team) special ed teacher, principle, teacher, nurse, parent (sometimes counselor or psychologist at school)

Madalin Hunter's 5 variables of motivation

feeling tone, level of concern, specific knowledge of results (feedback), correct level of difficulty, novel or vivid

Steps for students having difficulty in school

first call together the Student Success Team (set goals and then evaluate the goals), second create an IEP (then have meeting once a month), then placed in a RSP (resource specialist program) for less than 50% of the time

Characteristics of an effect teacher

superior knowledge of subject, experience, high expectations, praise, classroom management is minimal, teaches to class of small groups, less seatwork, teacher selects activities, models what is to be taught, questions with high success rate, detailed lesson plans, prepares learners for learning, many opportunities to learn the material which is driven by curriculum/testing standards, uses probing questions

The four steps in the SST

talk about students strengths, discuss know info (old tests, scores), ask parent about home environment and other history, then develop an action plan (what should be done, who will do it, when will it happen)