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1. Principles of
Teaching
Session 4
Effective Teachers:
The Naturals

2. BOARDWORK – Think-Pair-Square
In what ways is the teaching
profession an art?
In what ways is the teaching
profession a science?

3. Enjoying Learning
Learning by Doing
“Goofing Off”
–Passing notes
–Whispering
–Sharpening pencils
–Doodling
–Gazing out the window

4. Pair Partner Discussion
Describe to your partner a memorable
time in which you and/or others in your
class were “goofing off.”
Describe the reaction of a teacher you
had when students were “goofing off”
in class.

5. Working Yourself to Death
Hand papers in
Pass papers back
Get into groups
Line up
Sit up
Sit down
Shut up
Pay attention
Helpless hand-raising
Parent conferences
Faculty/committee
meetings
Grading papers
Lesson planning

6. “Natural” Teachers
Natural teachers find the profession
exhilarating. They do not work
themselves to death.
“NATURAL TEACHERS WORK
SMART, NOT HARD .”

7. Characteristics of
Natural Teachers-
Good Instincts
–Don’t have a clue
–Common Sense
Make Management Affordable
Make Management Look Easy
Make Method Out of Magic

8. Partner Teach
Stand and teach the four
characteristics of natural teachers to
your partner.
One minute.
Switch.
One minute.

9. Beyond the Naturals
Accumulation of many “natural”
teachers, not just one

10. Positive Classroom
Management
Classroom Structure
Limit-Setting
Responsibility Training
–Omission Training
Back-up System

11. Management Is
Leadership
Management means getting things
done through people.
Fundamentals are the same in
parenting, teaching, business, industry
How to get people to do what you want
them to do:
–Correctly,
–On time,
–With a good attitude.

12. The Three Areas of
Classroom Management
Discipline
Instruction
Motivation

13. 5 Elements to Discipline
Get students on task
Keep students on task
Suppression of disruption
Building patterns of cooperation
Mutual respect within the classroom

14. You Teach
Turn to your partner and teach the five
elements to classroom discipline.
Switch!

15. Classroom Rules
Assignment
Based on what you have read and
learned about classroom management
thus far, create a list of rules that you
will post in your classroom.
Remember that rules should be:
–Brief
–Stated in the positive
–Something you are willing to enforce
consistently.
Due: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

16. Instruction
How do you produce mastery and
independent learning in all students
without working yourself to death?
Effective instruction requires the
integration of all modalities of learning
at every step of performance:
–The Verbal (Say)
–The Visual (See)
–The Physical (Do)

17. Partner Teach
Turn to your partner and teach your
partner how to produce mastery and
independent learning in all students.
Switch.

18. Motivation
How do you get conscientiousness
and hard work from all of your
students?
Quality control to classroom work
Incentives for diligence

19. Your Turn
Turn to your partner and teach him/her
everything you have just learned about
the three areas of classroom
management:
–Discipline
–Instruction
–Motivation
Switch.

20. Metaphor of the Effective Teacher
Metaphor - the process of
describing one thing as if it were
another; figurative language using
literal language to suggest an
analogy (i.e. the world is a stage;
the effective teacher is an oak tree)
Write a metaphor for effective
teaching using what you have
learned from:
–Class Discussion
–Education, chapter 1
–Borich, chapter 1
–Martin, chapter 1
–Dimensions of Learning
(Dimension 1) and
–Personal Experience
Word processed.
One page minimum
Two page maximum
Criteria for Evaluation
–Explicit identification of a
metaphor
–Explanation of the
meaning of the metaphor
(multiple facets required)
–Connections to the six
areas in the left column
–Word processed
–Adequate length
(meaningful prose, not
fluff)

21. Closure
Work as a team to WRITE a SUMMARY of
the important aspects of Borich, chapter 1.
–Divide sections of the chapter equally among
team members
–Have each member write a two-sentence
summary of the section s/he was assigned
–Combine each summary (in order), to make up a
complete chapter summary
–Have each member find a person from another
team and compare group summaries.

22. Principles of
Teaching
Introduction to
Positive Classroom
Management

23. Dilemma
How do you get people to do what you
want them to do:
–Correctly?
–On time?
–With a good attitude?

24. Students Manage
Teachers Too
Students have a head start
Switching the Agenda
–Instruction
–Motivation

25. Positive Classroom
Management
Classroom Structure
Limit-Setting
Responsibility Training
–Omission Training
Back-up System

26. Classroom Structure
Focuses upon arranging every aspect
of the classroom environment so that
learning becomes more likely and
“goofing off” becomes less likely.
The cheapest way to manage any
problem is to prevent its occurrence.
Classroom structure aims to do just
that.

27. Limit-Setting
Typically referred to as “meaning
business.”
Limit setting is the body language by
which teachers convey their control of
classroom situations in a relaxed, yet
powerful manner.

28. Responsibility Training
Responsibility Training focuses upon
the central issue of discipline
management in the classroom –
cooperation.
The idea is to train the class to be
responsible for their actions in order to
maximize learning time while building
group cohesion and mutual respect.

29. Back-up System
A back-up system utilizes negative
sanctions to suppress severe behavior
problems.
The school discipline code.
The most expensive and failure-prone
portion of any discipline management
program.

30. Partner Teach
Stand-up, walk around the room and find a
partner who you have not worked with yet
this semester.
Teach the four parts of Positive Classroom
Management to your partner:
–Classroom Structure
–Limit-Setting
–Responsibility Training
–Back-Up System
One minute. Switch. One minute.

31. Summary of Positive
Classroom Management
Clarifying goals;
Structuring the environment for success;
Imparting necessary skills;
Setting limits;
Building cooperation; and
Creating a sense of shared purpose.
These are the basics of leadership.
These are the basics of positive classroom
management.

32. Two More Points
Keep It Positive
–Traditional Wisdom
Discipline equals punishment
Putting the lid on it
–Self Discipline and Cooperation
Lessons from rough kids

Building patterns of cooperation

33. Two More Points
Keep It Cheap
–Basic Objectives
Reducing Your Work Load and Stress
Adding to Your Repertoire
–Choosing the Right Procedure
Positive Classroom Discipline Is a System
Criteria For Choosing
–Always choose the cheapest remedy
–If a discipline procedure is working, it will self-
eliminate.

34. Closure
Discuss the following questions with
your partner
–In what ways is the teaching profession
both an art and a science?
–How does the chapter on “The Master
Teacher” in the book Education relate to
today’s lesson and the lesson on “The
Naturals?”