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UNIT ABasic Understandings_the teacherA Team Effort by L. Block, O. Turrubiates, B. Garza, K. Cavazos, G. Perez & Y. Cavazos1Teacher QuizBefore we start letsCheck Your Teaching Effectiveness

Good Luck!http://www.effectiveteaching.com/teacherquiz.phpChapter 1What You Need To Succeed On The First Day Of SchoolThe Key IdeaYour Success during the school year will be determined by what you do on the first days of school.The Most Important thing to establish in the first week of school is CONSISTENCY!

The highest stake of all is our ability to help children realize their fullest potential_ Samuel J. Meisels6The Four Stages of TeachingMany teacher make it through the first phase and EFFECTIVE teachers reach the fourth.FantasyThe teacher believes that to be successful that they need to relate and be a friend to the studentThey rarely talk about assessments and entertain with activities.SurvivalIn this stage the teacher has not developed instructional skills.The teacher gives them busy work and student learning are not their goals.MasteryThe teacher knows how to manage the classroom and has expectations of their students.At this stage, they use effective practices and student achievement is their MASTERY GOAL.ImpactEffective teachers make an impact is students livesTo make an impact on your students use effective teaching practices.When reach this stage you return to fantasy stage because you fulfill your dream of making a difference in the lives of students.

IMPACT Teachers universally say they go into teaching to make a difference.

You more than make a difference.

You ARE the difference.Chapter 2What Is An Effective Teacher?The Key IdeaThe beginning teacher must become proficient in the three characteristics of an effective teacher.There are 3 characteristics of an effective teacher and they apply to all teachersThe 3 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher Has Positive expectations for the student success.Is and Extremely good classroom manager.Knows how to design lessons for student mastery.Everyone of us is both a student and a teacher. We are at our best when we teach ourselves what we need to learn.Positive ExpectationsHaving Positive Expectations simply means the teacher believes in the learner and the learner can learn

It is essential that the teacher exhibit positive expectations toward ALL studentsClassroom ManagementClassroom management consists of the practices and procedures that a teacher uses to maintain an environment in which instruction and learning can occur.Lesson MasteryMastery refers to how well a student can demonstrate that a concept has been comprehended, or perform a skill at a level of proficiency, as determined by the teacher.Well-Ordered Environment+Positive Academic Expectations =Effective Classroom!

Chapter 3How You Can Be A Happy First-year TeacherThe Key IdeaThe beginning teacher must perform the full complement of skills while learning those skills.Heres the biggest secret to success:Student teaching will not have prepared youThe First Year Of Teaching Can Be FrighteningTeacher education will not have prepared you.Student teaching will not have prepared you.The district may not have prepared you.Yet, you will be expected to perform immediately.If you want positive results from your professional career, know that your collegiate are your best resource.Work in collegial manner with your colleagues.Associate with and learn from positive mentors and coaches.Join a professional organization.Continue to learn through classes, workshops, conferences, professional meetings, books, journals, CDs, DVDs, the internet, advanced degrees.Inside Every Great TeacherThere Is An Even Better OneWaiting To Come OutThe Effective TeacherWorks cooperatively and learns from colleges.Seeks out a colleague who serves as a role model.Goes to professional meetings to learn.Has a goal of striving for excellence.Chapter 4How To Close The Student Achievement GapThe Key IdeaThe effectiveness of the teacher determines the level of student achievement.There's one difference : the ineffective teacher is simply not doing what the effective teacher is doing.Ineffective teachersEffective teachersLook for busy workSurvivorsWhinersExpected for others to tell them what to doInnovative plannersExceptional classroom managersAdept critical thinkersCompetent problem solversThink, adapt, & implementProblem solversWhat teachers do is a miracleWe accept all children from every imaginable situation and care for them, nurture them, and teach them.The Effective TeacherUses effective practices focused on student achievementIs an innovative planner and exceptional classroom manager.Is an adept critical thinker competent problem solver.Represent the greatest asset of a school.Effective teachers steal from the best and learn from the restChapter 5Why You Should Use Prove , Research-based PracticesThe Key IdeaEffective teachers use proven, research based practices that are employed by thousands of other teachers.It May Be Dangerous To Teach As You Were Taught.Effective teachers do what the research tells us is most effective.

Effective teachers use proven, research-based practices.

Why would you do otherwise?This Model of Teaching Has NO Research to Support ItAssign chapters to read.Answer the questions at the back of the chapter or on the worksheet.Deliver a lecture and have students take notesShow a video or do an activity.Construct a test based on a number of points.Control the assignment of grades.The Four Beliefs Of An Effective TeacherIt is the teacher who makes a difference in the classroom.By far the most important factor in school learning is the ability of the teacher.There is an extensive body of research and knowledge about teaching that must be known by the teacher.The teacher must be a decision maker, able to translate the research and body of knowledge about teaching into increased student learning_ After Madeline HunterEducational Research That Applies To Every TeacherThe most ineffective place to print questions is at the end of a textbook chapter.It is ineffective to give a student all the questions for an assignment at one time, and then ask the student to answer all the questions and to turn them in all at one time.John P. Rickards discovered two things:The Successful Teacher Must Know And Practice The Three Characteristics Of An Effective Teacher.