CEE 401

What are some examples of clear, direct teacher language?

"I would like everyone's attention before we start our activity." "Ashley, clean up your area now."

What occurs when a teacher goes too fast sometimes and too slow other times?

"Jerkiness" This can cause students to feel jerks in the lesson momentum

What should teachers do to help support students' attempts to understand?

1. Model thinking and problem solving, and work with students to solve problems when the students have difficulty. 2. keep the procedures in instructional tasks simple. 3. encourage collaborative efforts by requiring all students to make contributions to the group

Positive behavior and academic gains are linked to?

A teacher's ability to use appropriate management strategies while simultaneously providing high-quality instruction

What is the statement "Show me how you will follow the rules in the hall." an example of?

An expectation. Using words that invite cooperation and convey faith in students' abilities and intentions

What are aspects of William Glasser's discipline plan?

Behavioral problems should be focused on present and not antecedents, teacher and student create joint classroom rules, students must have love/control/freedom/fun/belonging met to thrive

What do teachers do in a medium teacher control approach?

Believe that development is a combination of innate and external forces, accepts student-centered ideas in a group context, needs of the whole group over the individual needs of each students, confront and contract with students to solve problems, enforce boundaries, formulate mutually acceptable solutions

What are ways teachers can minimize cheating?

Cheating can be minimized by determining the difference between helping and cheating, demonstrating expected behaviors for various activities, and having students identify appropriate and inappropriate actions. Desk placement during tests and giving attention to policies, procedures, and submission guidelines will also help minimize cheating.

What are some examples of teachers expressing confidence that students will be able to do their work?

Communicate high expectations, "this may be hard, but I know that you can do it"

What are the main tools in developing the art of listening?

Control the impulse to talk and just remain silent. Demonstrate acceptance. Provide an invitation to talk.

How will adapting instruction to the students' knowledge, understanding, and personal experience help

Curiosity is enhanced when students feel they have a personal or emotional connection to the content

When is the best time to remind students about the rules?

During a time when there have been no problems or before an activity with anticipated potential problems

What does a teacher's level of dominance involve?

Establish rules and procedures, use disciplinary interventions, exhibit assertive behavior and establish clear learning goals.

What should teachers try to do when teaching and reviewing classroom procedures?

Explain the procedure immediately prior to the first time the activity will take place Demonstrate the procedure Practice and check for understanding Give feedback Reteach as needed Review the procedures with the students prior to each situation for the first few weeks Review the procedures after long holidays

What should teachers do before administering punishment?

Express confidence in the student's ability to improve and punish only as a last resort when students repeatedly fail to respond to more positive treatment.

What are ways to create a learning community that involve students?

Face to face interactions, individual accountability, teaching social skills, arrange the physical environment, have shared goals and objectives

What would be helpful to press students to think?

Feedback and expectations for lesson participation Require students to explain and justify their answers prompt, reframe the question, or break it down into smaller parts when students are unsure, and probe students when their understanding is unclear Monitor for comprehension rather than just procedural correctness during activities Encourage responses from all students Supplement short-answer assignments in commercial workbooks with questions that require higher levels of student thinking

Which of the following is an expression of a firm limit?

Firm Limit examples: "I expect you to be back in five minutes." "If you shove, you will go to the back of the line." "You won't be ready to leave until your desk is clean." Removing an object from a student who does not put it away when asked. Separating a student from others for misbehaving in a small-group activity. (Page 105)

What are good examples of a classroom rule?

Follow the teacher's directions, obey all school rules, keep your hands and feet to yourself, speak politely to all people

What should teachers avoid following interventions?

Harsh and humiliating reprimands, threats, nagging, forced apologies, sarcastic remarks, group punishment, assigning extra work, reducing grades, writing as punishment, physical labor or exercise, or corporal punishment.

What will grouping students for tasks achieve?

Has a positive effect on motivation and promotes cooperation and teamwork. Cooperative learning activities enable students to work together, thus minimizing individual fears of failure and competition among students

What are students who are victims of bullying then more likely to do?

Have health complaints, decreased academic involvement and school participation, increased thoughts about suicide, skip or drop out of school, and retaliate through extremely violent measures

What are some examples of a mild response?

Ignoring behavior, nonverbal signals, touch student to grab their attention, stand near the student

What are some characteristics of bullying?

Imbalance of power, intent to cause harm, repetition

What is especially important when building positive relationships with special needs students?

Learn students lives. Use positive human relations skills. Enable Success (through experiences) Communicate basic attitudes and expectations to students and model them in your behavior.

What are ways teachers can help maintain emotional objectivity

Look for reasons for misbehavior and monitor your own thoughts.

What are things teachers should do when selecting classroom rules?

Make sure class rules align with school rules, based on your philosophical beliefs involve the students in creating classroom rules, state rules positively, focus on important behavior that is also observable, only have 4-6 rules, keep them short and simple, identify rewards and consequences

What should selected rules do?

Meet 4 purposes: 1-the teacher's right to teach 2-students' right to learn 3- students' psychological and physical safety are protected 4- property is protected

What are some strategies used in active listening?

Nine strategies: Silence, Nonverbal support, Encouragers, Opening, Reflecting, Exploring, Paraphrasing, Perception checking, Clarifying (Page 110-111)

What should the teacher do as students are practicing procedures?

Observe carefully to provide reinforcement or feedback

What do students have in low teacher control approaches?

Primary responsibility for controlling their own behavior and that they have the capability of making these decisions, inner potential, autonomy, self-control

What does a teacher's level of cooperation involve?

Providing flexible learning goals, taking a personal interest in students, using equitable and positive classroom behaviors and responding appropriately to students' incorrect responses. Having a Mental Set for Management

What should teachers inform students about when teaching the rules?

Reasons for the rules specific expectations/consequences for each rule where they are posted in the room

What are examples of social reinforcers?

Recognition, verbal or written expressions, nonverbal facial or bodily expressions, nonverbal proximity, and non verbal physical contact.

What should teachers use to strengthen behaviors that are valued and motivate students to do things that they will benefit from?

Reinforcers Recognition Activities and Privileges Tangible Reinforcers Token Reinforcers

What are some examples of situational assistance responses?

Remove distracting object, reinforce appropriate behavior, provide cues

What should the teacher do if students have difficulty during practice of a procedure?

Reteach the procedure and explain it a different way

What occurs when the teacher asks students to stay on a learning task too long and the student begins to lose interest and get off task?

Satiation

What are ways to avoid satiation of the students?

Satiation can be minimized by (a) highlighting progress and providing feedback; (b) providing a variety in the content, group structure, level of difficulty, and instructional materials and activities (c) offering a challenging activity to promote a greater sense of purpose and accomplishment.

What teacher actions are involved in Classroom management?

Selecting a philosophical model of classroom management Organizing the physical environment Manage student behavior Create a respectful, supportive learning environment Manage and facilitate instruction Promote classroom safety and wellness Interact with colleagues, families, and others to achieve classroom management objectives

How do you define actions the teacher can take to get students back on task during a lesson?

Situational Assistance: removing distracting object, provide support for routines, reinforce appropriate behavior, boost student interest, provide cues, help students over hurdles, redirect behavior, alter the lesson, provide non punitive time-out, modify the classroom environment. Mild Responses: Ignore the behavior, use nonverbal signs, stand near the student, touch the student, call on the student, use humor, send an Imessage, using positive phrasing, remind students of the rules, give students choices, ask "what should you be doing?", give verbal reprimand Moderate Responses: withdraw privileges, change seating arrangements, have student write reflection of problem, place student in a timeout, detention, contact family, have student visit principal.

What should teachers provide when students show signs of losing interest or becoming frustrated?

Situational assistance- teacher actions designed to help students cope with instructional situation and to keep students on task or to get them back on task before problems become more serious.

What is maintaining a high ratio of positive to negative statements related to?

Student's view of the classroom and teacher, should be 3 positive to 1 negative

What does order mean?

Students are following the correct actions and procedures for a specific classroom action or activity for that action/activity to be successful (focused and not misbehaving)

What are teachers most focused on regarding classroom management?

Teachers focus on students cooperation/ participation as well as academic concerns.

What should a teacher do before administering a punishment?

Teachers should talk with principal, peers, and counselors to obtain ideas and advice for dealing with students.

What is terminating lessons that have gone too long related to?

Terminating lessons simply means, ending a lesson that has gone on far too long. Better to end the lesson than to struggle through it.

What is involved in capturing student interest in the subject matter?

The inner need to know or satisfy curiosity

What is high teacher control approach to discipline also known as?

The intervening model

What should your voice intonation convey?

The you are firm, in control, and resolute in your expectations that the students do what you have asked.

What are some things you should be aware of about "Classroom procedures?"

They increase the shared understanding of an activity between you and your students, reduce the complexity of the classroom environment to a predictable structure, and allow for effective use of time.

How should teachers address a defiant student?

They should defuse the situation by keeping it private and handling it individually with the student. Put the student off by saying that you will discuss the situation in a few minutes when you have time. Address the student's feelings, "I can see that you are really angry." Avoid a power struggle. Listen to the student's point of view, but don't engage in an argument. Offer the student a choice of action for what they need to do next. State the consequence and implement it.

How can teachers communicate caring and support?

To be there", listen, show concern for student's personal and academic lives

What are rules and procedures primarily designed for?

To promote order in the classroom and to provide a conducive learning environment

What can be used to establish group focus?

Using group alerting, maintaining group accountability and using high-participation formats.

What does building caring relationships in the classroom help achieve?

When students feel that they are accepted and that they belong, they have less anxiety and are more motivated to work well with the teachers and students who accept them.

When is it not appropriate to ignore misbehavior?

When the behavior keeps progressing, because the student does not know that you are aware

What are some examples of logical consequences?

Withdraw privileges, change the seat assignment, have the student write reflections on the problem, time-out, detention, contact the family, have the student visit the principal

What is a teacher's ability to know what is going on in the classroom at all times and to act on that knowledge called?

Withitness

An inviting message is used to

inform people that they are able, valuable, and responsible; that they have the opportunity to participate in their own development; and that they are cordially summoned to take advantage of these opportunities.

What is defined as an action taken by the teacher that is intended to stop the disruptive actions and return students to the academic activities?

intervention

What is "We will begin when you are all seated with your materials ready" an example of?

redirecting language

Which of the following involves statements that identify and affirm students' specific positive work and behavior?

reinforcing language

What do motivational strategies need to be?

relevant, varied, active, challenging, and interesting

Using speeches, lectures, and sermons with students who misbehave are examples o

soft limits

A verbal message that seems to say stop, but the action message says stopping is neither expected or required is referred to as a

soft lmits

In nonverbal communication, kinesics deals with

the communication aspects of the body, such as facial expression, eye behavior, vocal intonation, touching, body movement and gestures, and dress and personal appearance.