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Diane Lancaster - Observations 2 INTASC Standards 1. Content Pedagogy The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students. 2. Student Development - The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support a child's intellectual, social, and personal development. 3. Diverse Learners - The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners. 4. Multiple Instructional Strategies - The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills. 5. Motivation and Management - The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. 6. Communication and Technology - The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom. 7. Planning - The teacher plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals. 8. Assessment - The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner. 9. Reflective Practice: Professional Growth - The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally. [] Power Teaching (wow, in college) Class, yes Class, class…yes, yes Teach….OK The Scoreboard Lots of hand gestures, different voices. Oh, sweet mama, I love extra credit. Dextra Credit Mighty groan, happy voices, unhappy voices, using scorecard. Teach…OK! Micro lecturing (30 seconds) Hands and eyes (focus on teacher), for really big points Comprehension check (walk around and listen to students teaching each other (teach..OK) Free downloads at []

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJw9mzCtWbk&feature=related Middle School Whole Brain Teaching, by Chris Biffle Rule 1 – follow directions quickly 2 – raise your hand for permission to speak 3 – raise your hand for permission to leave 4 - make good choices 5 – keep your dear teacher happy J not fast enough, owww L

[] Power Teaching – elementary thru college A more advanced classroom management technique that I like to start at this time in the school year. When I say class, you say yes. However I say class, that’s how you say yes. Class class, yes yes….classity class, yessity yes attention getter

[] Power Teaching – 5 rules (see above) Rehearse rules Rule 1 – Follow directions quickly

[] Power Teaching, lesson 4 Rule 2, raise your hand for permission to speak (use when kids are speaking out of turn)

[] Power Teaching, lesson 5 Rule 3, Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.

[] Power Teaching, lesson 6 Rule 4, Make Good Choices (use during discussion, content too, of what are some smart and foolish choices we could make) When a student gets in trouble, talk to them one on one. Tell me about what happened, what choices were there? What was smart and what was foolish?

[] Power Teaching, lesson 7 Rule 5, keep your dear teacher happy (arguing with me does not make me happy…) no loopholes! The one thing that makes me happy is when you are learning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U25w2LIc9w&feature=related Power Teaching, lesson 8 Use variety of voices for class…yes Can download his signage Linked concepts…use to fill in the blanks on course material Three little….pigs Capitol of California….Sacramento But only the teacher can call out the rules

[] Bloom’s Taxonomy, revised by Anderson Knowledge Remembering Comprehension Understanding Application Applying Analysis Analysing Evaluation Evaluating Synthesis Creating Surface (facts, rote learning, short-term memory) vs. Deep Learning (meaning, understanding, long-term memory).

[] More Bloom’s Taxonomy, what is Learning? 3 domains ; Cognitive (thinking) Affective (how do you feel?) Psychomotor (can you do it?) [] Blooms and lesson planning, same as number 1 above

[] Blooms with birthday cake animation. Cute, but hard to read…

[] Vella’s Twelve Principles of Good Teaching Safety (to comment and participate), Sound Relationships, Sequence and Reinforcement, Praxis (link theory and practice), Respect, Regard (for ideas, feelings, actions), Immediacy, Clear Roles, Teamwork, Engagement, Accountability (students are accountable for what they do).