- I am making it a goal to teach at least one new fact to all of my students every single day of the school year, so that at the end of 180 days, they might know 180 new facts in grammar. (At the same time, I hope they will be learning to be organized, take good notes, be prepared for class, meet deadlines, use a dictionary and thesaurus, listen, and follow directions carefully.) I am really interested in students improving their scores on achievement tests and ACT tests on the grammar, and to do this, I will make sure they learn one grammar fact each single day (or two some days when we miss class).
- I have make a weekly calendar for the students which we will follow as much as possible, and the goal here is to help them be more organized, and be able to meet deadlines.
- I am using Reading Charts this year for each grade level, so that faster readers can go ahead of slower readers, and I can keep track of each student’s reading. By using the chart, students can also keep track of how many books they have read, and what their grades on the reading tests are. I am hoping this makes them more responsible for their own reading.
- I have initiated a program (based on an old timer guest speaker I had last year), where I would award every single student in my classes, who makes a straight “100” on the spelling-vocabulary tests that we take each week. My goal here is again to improve scores on ACT and achievement tests, increase vocabulary and spelling skills, and increase the level of their speaking vocabulary!
- In order for students to be aware of education in the news, they will bring one article per week about English or the field of education. I have set aside one bulletin board for these articles and they are required each Friday, so hopefully, students are reading the newspapers more, and becoming more aware of what is happening in the world around them.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Appendix A - Five Ways To Improve Instruction For The Benefit Of The Students!
1- Effective Classroom Management Techniques
The key to success in teaching is a desire to see students succeed and be able to survive and operate in their world, after high school, as well as a dedication by the teacher to see that every single child achieves that goal.
However, if I had to pick out one single thing that will make the whole realm of teaching easier, more enjoyable, more successful, more rewarding, and more worthwhile, it would be the area of classroom management. It is in this area that minutes are lost to tardies, conversation, misplaced textbooks, reprimands, roll call, homework collection, etc.
Therefore, many valuable minutes of actual instructional time are lost every day, and over a school year, it actually becomes days of lost time. The question I will attempt to answer here is “How can I set up my classroom so that every single minute of the hour the students are in here, will be used for instruction, so that students are learning something new every single day they step into my class?’
The answer to this question involves organizing time and materials before instruction begins. It also involves carefully planning strategies for managing the students, so that they put forth their very best efforts during instruction. It has been proven that students who work to capacity usually learn more and learn faster than students who only intermittently attend to the lesson, so my goal is to present strategies to encourage students to work to capacity!
The following techniques have been used by master teachers and I have observed them in action, borrowed them, and used them in my classroom at the rural school setting. They work! However, they take a few more hours in order to prepare for the first day of school, and a few more hours on the part of the instructor. You cannot follow these techniques unless you, as a teacher, are willing to put in the extra time too prepare, organize, grade papers, and follow through with every single one of them! Again, I say, “They do work in the classroom, and are effective, and make your school year run beautifully.” Try them one year, make some adjustments for yourself and your students, and see if you are not using every minute of instructional time to the maximum!
However, if I had to pick out one single thing that will make the whole realm of teaching easier, more enjoyable, more successful, more rewarding, and more worthwhile, it would be the area of classroom management. It is in this area that minutes are lost to tardies, conversation, misplaced textbooks, reprimands, roll call, homework collection, etc.
Therefore, many valuable minutes of actual instructional time are lost every day, and over a school year, it actually becomes days of lost time. The question I will attempt to answer here is “How can I set up my classroom so that every single minute of the hour the students are in here, will be used for instruction, so that students are learning something new every single day they step into my class?’
The answer to this question involves organizing time and materials before instruction begins. It also involves carefully planning strategies for managing the students, so that they put forth their very best efforts during instruction. It has been proven that students who work to capacity usually learn more and learn faster than students who only intermittently attend to the lesson, so my goal is to present strategies to encourage students to work to capacity!
The following techniques have been used by master teachers and I have observed them in action, borrowed them, and used them in my classroom at the rural school setting. They work! However, they take a few more hours in order to prepare for the first day of school, and a few more hours on the part of the instructor. You cannot follow these techniques unless you, as a teacher, are willing to put in the extra time too prepare, organize, grade papers, and follow through with every single one of them! Again, I say, “They do work in the classroom, and are effective, and make your school year run beautifully.” Try them one year, make some adjustments for yourself and your students, and see if you are not using every minute of instructional time to the maximum!
Chapter IV Conclusion
1- Effective Classroom Management Techniques
Appendix A: Five Ways To Improve Instruction For The Benefit Of The Students!
Appendix B: Ways To Get Extra Credit In English Class
Appendix C: Ways To Receive A+’S In English
Appendix D: Purposes For Doing Things In English Class
Appendix E: English Class Requirements
Appendix F: Speech And Drama Rules And Regulations
Appendix G: Ways To Improve Your Essay Writing Skills
Appendix H: Weekly Calendar For English Students
Appendix J: Reading
Appendix K:
Appendix L: Organization
Appendix M: Teaching a Lesson
Appendix N:
Appendix O: Happiness Is Reading” Columns
Appendix P: Endorsements and Recommendations
Appendix A: Five Ways To Improve Instruction For The Benefit Of The Students!
Appendix B: Ways To Get Extra Credit In English Class
Appendix C: Ways To Receive A+’S In English
Appendix D: Purposes For Doing Things In English Class
Appendix E: English Class Requirements
Appendix F: Speech And Drama Rules And Regulations
Appendix G: Ways To Improve Your Essay Writing Skills
Appendix H: Weekly Calendar For English Students
Appendix J: Reading
Appendix K:
Appendix L: Organization
Appendix M: Teaching a Lesson
Appendix N:
Appendix O: Happiness Is Reading” Columns
Appendix P: Endorsements and Recommendations
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