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21st Century Learners

mathteacher — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:35:18 +0000

Do you have students who talk all the time?

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:53:20 +0000

We all have those students who are constant talkers. What do you do?

* Have a conference with the student and let the student know that it is a problem that needs to stop.
* Call the parent and ask them for help with their child. Explain how important it is that the parent be a part of the process.
* When the student begins talking at an inappropriate time, go and stand near that student.
* Address the student when he/she is talking when it is not appropriate.
* Send the student to another teacher’s class to do his/her assignment. Make sure to explain why you are sending them.
* If all else fails, talk with your assistant principal about what should be done next.

I hope that these are some helpful suggestions for you to try.

Students and homework

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:28:45 +0000

Are you having trouble getting students to do their homework? Well, you are not alone. In my district, all students are given an agenda or some may call it a planner. I decided to have the students write down their homework Monday through Thursday in their agenda. On Thursday night, the students get their parents to sign their agenda. This lets the parent see what their child has for homework on a daily basis. The interesting thing is that a lot of parents started signing it every night. On Friday, when the students came to school, I did an agenda check. A student received a 100 if they had written homework for Monday through Thursday and got their parents to sign it. Each day and signature counted as twenty points. I was excited that this increased my daily homework for the students. This was a simple idea that had a big return.

Are we doing anything today?

admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:04:51 +0000

How many times have you had students walk into the classroom and ask the following questions? Are we doing anything today? What are we doing today? The students actually have no idea about what is going on in the class. For years, I did not tell the students what we were doing until the class started. I never wrote it down anywhere. I just said it out loud. One day it all changed. I was at a school that did not meet its standards; therefore, we were required to do certain things. One of them was to write the topic and objective of the day on the board. Instantly, the students knew what they were doing and did not have to ask me anymore. All they needed to do was read the board. This was so an aha moment. It was so simple and I wondered why I never thought about it before. Since that day, I have not had any students ask what are we doing today.

Classroom Management

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:02:17 +0000

Do You Have Good Classroom Management?

Classroom management has always been the number one
goal as to how your class will go for the year. Sometimes
new teachers are not quite sure about what to do to get their
classroom under control. Here is a list of things you can do to
make your classroom better:

1. Know the name of each student
2. Use close proximity to students to keep their talking to a minimum.
3. Make the students who are talkative leaders in the room. Give
    them a responsibility such as collecting calculators.
4. Call parents at the beginning of the year with something
     positive. This way when you call for something negative you
     will already have an established connection.
5. Have classwork that is challenging.
6. Always have something for the student to do when he/she finishes
    early.
7. Address the little issues in class so they do not turn into bigger
    issues.
8. Reach out to other teachers who have the same group of students
    for suggestions.
9. Be fair to all students.
10. Have rules and consequences. Most importantly, follow them.