Maximize Instruction Minimize Disruption Hello I am Dr

Maximize Instruction, Minimize Disruption

Hello! I am Dr. Cassidy Juneau Principal, Fenton Elementary @cjuneau 28 2

What We Know About Teaching ✗ There are multiple factors that affect the educational success of students. ✗ Outside factors can have a positive or negative effect on the educational success of students. ✗ Among school-related factors, teachers are the most important factor. ✗ School leadership does affect student achievement but mostly indirectly. 3

“The best part about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest part about being a teacher is that it matters every day. ” -Todd Whitaker 4

KEYS K = Keep the goal in Mind E = Energize your students Y = You set the tone S = Student-centered 5

KEYS Keep the Goal in Mind

K = Keep the goal in mind ✗ Always have a goal of what you hope to accomplish on a specific day but be willing to alter plans as needed. ✗ Use appropriate resources - the curriculum matters! ✗ Shortcuts to state-created resources: Ex. K 12 ela resources + LDOE Ex. K 12 math resources + LDOE ✗ Plan with your students’ needs in mind! ✗ Do the planning before you put it into a lesson plan! ✗ One way you can do this is to annotate given resources. Ex. Learn. Zillion notes, Eureka teacher lessons, SS Scope and Sequence documents 7

KEYS Energize your Students

Energize your students ✗ Cooperative learning - Set up strategies for students to work together, not just in groups. ✗ Higher-order thinking - Provide question starters to your students as needed. ✗ Warm-ups - Be sure that these serve a purpose. ✗ Review ✗ Extension of previous learning ✗ Application of previous learning ✗ Pre-assessment of day’s objectives ✗ Lesson closure - Quick - 1 -3 minutes 9

KEYS You Set the Tone

You set the tone ✗ Teacher/student relationships are one of the most important factors in student learning ✗ What is the most effective way to minimize disruption? ✗ Keep students engaged! ✗ If a student is misbehaving, find out the root cause. ✗ No power struggles. Don’t let it become personal. ✗ It is my/your responsibility as an educator to teach students how to behave in a school setting. It is also collectively our responsibility. ✗ Quick/easy behavior interventions: pbisworld. com ✗ PBIS ✗ Tangible positive reinforcement (Eagle Bucks, Greyhound Greens, Cardinal Dollars, etc. ) ✗ Mystery motivators ✗ Many others! 11

You set the tone ✗ Relate your classroom expectations to the school’s expectations. ✗ Example: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe - How does this look in my classroom and in the places I visit with my students. ✗ Intervene before giving a consequence or sending a student to the office. ✗ Think sheet or other type of reflection activity. ✗ Break the class into manageable chunks ✗ Put sheets on students’ desks. Put a check for any 15 -minute block in which the student followed rules, participated appropriately, etc. ✗ Fair, not equal - Not everyone needs the same thing. Give the students what they need, not what someone else needs. (Steps to door analogy) 12

KEYS Student Centered

Student-Centered Question to ponder: ✗ If you have taught a lesson to what you consider to be the best of your ability, and a kid still doesn’t get it, whose fault is that? A. The student B. The teacher C. The principal D. The parent(s)/guardian(s) E. The parish F. The state G. Society as a whole 14

Student-Centered ✗ Answer: “Either I taught them to do it that way, or I am allowing it to happen. ” ✗ So what is a possible solution? ✗ RTI (response to intervention) is responding to individual student needs ✗ RTI is not an extra 30 -minute period in the day OR extra busy work for a teacher or for kids ✗ Picture this… ✗ Now picture this… 15

Student-Centered ✗ How do I do this within a 90 (or 100, or 75, or 50, or 45 minute class period? ) ✗ Keep a constant pulse on what students understand. Formatively assess. Use these results to guide your instruction. ✗ It’s ok if some students don’t get it the first time. Think about whether or not you are going back to this standard/topic again soon. (Eureka Math, Learn. Zillion, etc. ) 16

KEYS K = Keep the goal in Mind E = Energize your students Y = You set the tone S = Student-centered 17

When you walk in that classroom on the first day of school, someone is going to take charge. Who is it going to be? 18

Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: ✗ ✗ @cjuneau 28 cassidy. juneau@jdpsbk 12. org 19

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