Positive Peer Culture SPPSMaking all interactions Educational System
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Positive Peer Culture
SPPS-Making all interactions Educational • • System Practices Principles Simulation
SPPS Paper #1 System Theme and Motivation • 1. What principle of success, character trait, attitudinal competency would you like your students to learn, why? • 2. What recurring theme could you implement in your classroom that over time would help students to develop that trait? • 3. How would that theme positively impact student motivation?
System Themes • Pluralism-Always creating a picture-good points and bad points. • Careers-helps one to see where Math can be applied-exposure to work expectations. • Choices—short-term, long term, perspective, multiple connections to real life connections • Decisions-reinforce good decisions and what they look like
System Themes • Use student centered themes connected to skills associated with language effectively –Can be the source of ongoing projects-could potentially relate to each student-Build reciprocity • Raising the bar-students and teachers embracing theme together
Principles and Practices SPPS Paper #2 • Using theme selected for SPPS paper #1, how could you use theme to reinforce and implement on-task classroom behavior and correct unacceptable classroom behavior
• Jaime Escalante is referred to as a “Master Motivator-What aspects of his approach, as seen in the video, promote student motivation?
• Students perform most effectively when they are in an environment in which they feel safe, known and valued.
Desired Workplace Competencies related to peer interactions • Effective Team Membership • Teaches others • Serves clients/customers • Exercises Leadership • Able to negotiate • Works with Cultural Diversity • Interpersonal skills were one of the two area Seen as most lacking by employers
What workplace skills were fostered in the Peer Support Program?
In What ways did the PSP promote Academic Achievement?
In What Way Could the PSP be Adapted to a Smaller Level?
Student Needs • The quality of the peer environment has a significant impact on the extent to which students perceive their needs as being met.