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Group 1- Chapter 1-4

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Introduction:

Technology is changing the world of teaching

Introduction

“The academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. Health-related factors such as hunger, physical and emotional abuse, and chronic illness can lead to poor school performance.” Center for Disease Control & Prevention.

Trends in Adolescent Health

National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

• Seatbelt use increased

• fighting decreased

• cigarette use decreased

• alcohol, marijuana, cocaine use decreased

• sexual intercourse decreased

• PARTICIPIATAION IN REGULAR EXERCISE DECREASED

Communication

Cultural Implications

It is important for teachers to be aware of all of the different cultures that may be in their classrooms.

People of Color are becoming the new majority in California.

Forms of Listening

Active Listening- a method where one uses many specific techniques to carefully focus on the speaker.

Passive listening- just say nothing Waching body language, facial expresion, body shifting, and eye contact, while saying nothing at all.

Simple Acknowledgement- Simple statements or phrases that illustrate that you are listening while using eye contact. (“Oh!” “I see”)

Door Openers- Use verbal responses to invite the speaker to say more. (“I'd like to hear more about it”)

Forms of Listening

How to Improve Listening

Use Open-ended question - (“Tell me about the kind of music you like”)

Parroting- Try to say the exact same words without any emotional content. It will signal to the listener that you are paying attention

How to Improve Listening

Spend more time listening- POOR LISTENERS TALK TO MUCH. Parents and teachers do the same mistake.

Find interest in the person- Try not to be too quick to label the person as boring, or a topic as uninteresting, or, that the child is a troublemaker.

Role Model

“KIDS MAY NOT REMEMBER EVERYTHING YOU DO OR SAY, BUT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET THE WAY YOU MAKE THEM FEEL.”

-Dr. Steve Sroka

Role Model

The teacher may be one of the most important person in their lives.

First day of school can be scary for many students because they don’t know what kind of teacher they are getting.

A teacher never knows who is watching so it is a good idea to have appropriate behavior in social situations.

Self-Esteem

What can we do to prevent problems related to tobacco, alcohol and drugs in their lives, improving self-esteem.

• Teachers must be self-esteem builders.

• A Student’s self esteem could be lifted up by a teacher creating possibilities for future academic success.

• Acknowledge and validate student's cultural background, even if that just means using their favorite hip hop band's name as an example in an activity. Know the latest trends

• When possible, dismiss the "perfection myth" (Albert Einstein was a genius but not a great speller)

• Teachers open the door, but you enter by yourself.

Motivation

• Students will often make incorrect responses, it is up to the teacher to respond without discouraging the student from being willing to take risks and attempting to problem solve.

• Show honest appreciation- ("I sure like that you're taking that risk.")

• Communicate acceptance or understanding- ("I might make that same mistake." )

Motivation

• Provide attention without praise- Use non-threatening physical touch like a pat on the arm or shaking hands.

• Tell a student that an answer was correct or incorrect without stimulating any distracting emotion- "You had the first part right, but the last part was incorrect."

• Provide praise and reward for all- Teachers must be fair in distributing their praise.

Classroom Motivation

“The effective teacher spends the first two weeks adjusting students to routines, and the ineffective teacher starts the first day teaching and, spends the rest of the year chasing children.” - Fred Jones, PhD.

Classroom Management Techniques

• Let them know you mean business• Have rules, enforce them• Never talk when others are talking• Use Positive Reinforcement• Be Respectful and Polite• Model Good Behavior• Have warm-ups/bell work• Body Language• Walk around the Room• Boxes of Tissues and Bathroom Passes

Risk Factors for Drug Abuse

• Risk taking is considered a normal part of development.o genetic predispositionso "direct" hormonal influenceso the influence of asynchronous pubertal

timingo brain and c.n.s. development

• The use of drugs:o relieve boredom, feel good, forget their

troubles, take risks, feel grown-up, and many other convinces.

What defines a drug?

Drug-any substance when taken into the body that alters cells

There is a difference between the use of drugs and the abuse of drugs

Medicinal vs Abuse

Seven families of Drugs

• Nicotine• Alcohol• Opiates• Cocaine and

Amphetamines• Cannabis Products• Caffeine• Hallucinogens

Brain Development

Frontal Lobe- Self-control, judgement, emotional regulation

Restructured in teen years

Brain Development

Corpus Callosum- Intelligence, consciousness, Self-Awareness

Reaches full maturity in twenties

Brain Development

Parietal Lobes- Integration of auditory, visual, and tactile signals

Immature until age sixteen

Brain Development

Temporal lobes- Emotional Maturity

Still developing after age sixteen

What does this all mean?

The issue is not the drugs...

Social systems exist and impact youth

Risk Factors exist

Media!!! Promotion and Exploitation