The Power of a Teacher Larry Bell Redelivery

The Power of a Teacher: Larry Bell Redelivery & Refresher Rebecca Radicchi and Angela Whitehead Frey Elementary Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Word Splash On the first flap of your notes flipbook, please list 5 -10 qualities of: 1. your favorite teachers 2. qualities that you’d like to have as a teacher “You are a teacher. You are all that and a bag of chips!” ~Larry Bell

You became a teacher because you wanted someone to need you. Guess what? You got your wish! ~Larry Bell

At-Promise Kids • Many students in the bottom-quartile come from homes that cause them to be labeled “at-risk”. • How we label someone determines how we approach them. • All students have promise. • It is OUR job as educators to bring out that promise. “On your worst day on the job, you are still somebody’s hero. ” ~Larry Bell

Prepare Kids for Standardized Tests • • • Prepare kids for long tests Practice timed tests Give higher order thinking questions Know your kids’ test data Teach the language of the test (12 Power Words) Give some homework/quiz questions in test format Explain to kids what test day will be like Discuss test anxiety Tell students you believe in each one of them At beginning of the year, tell kids that “No child will fail!” • Be a 100%er

12 Powerful Words • Directly teach these words (Don’t assume they are understood. ) • Put them in words that kids can understand • Use them on tests & quizzes • Talk to kids about what the question is asking • Word of the week • Share with parents • Post in the classroom • Show the 12 Power Words Power. Point regularly “If we keep on doing what we’ve always done we’re going to keep on getting what we’ve always gotten. ” ~Dr. John Maxwell

Reading UNRAAVEL • Teach to kids through modeling on a Power. Point or on chart paper. • Have kids keep directions in their binders. • Teach songs • Expect kids to use this strategy regularly. • Explain to parents • Bookmarks “Show a little passion child!” ~Larry Bell

Math UNRAAVEL “It is in us, and it is up to us. ” ~Larry Bell • Math UNRAAVEL Power. Point • Keep directions in binders • Bookmarks

Techniques to Transcend Cultural Barriers • Tell kids you care. Explain that you have high expectations because you believe in them. • If a child gets in trouble, ask to see him or her later. Give calm down time. Later, have a “start over visit”. • Consider your tone. Is it the same with every child? • Connect with EVERY child. “Every teacher • Surprise and engage students. can reach and • Assess understanding daily. • Authentic praise. teach every • Consider that all students learn child. ” and communicate differently. ~Larry Bell

“Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm. ” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson We educators must show every day what we want our students to feel. Somebody needs you.

Ignite Your Passion Read the list of quotations that Mr. Bell uses in his presentations. Choose one that is most inspirational to you as a teacher. Be ready to share your quote!