EXPECTING AND GETTING THE BEST FROM OUR STUDENTS

WHY SHOULD WE AS EFFECTIVE ELT PRACTITIONERS HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS? HOW COME WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THEM TO OUR STUDENTS? HOW DO WE DO THAT? HOW DO WE SUPPORT THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR LEARNING EXPECTATIONS? HOW DO WE DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS' LEARNING?
INCLUDE A DAPA OF ONE YOUR LESSONS.
HOW BENEFICIAL WAS THIS BOOK TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON WHAT TEACHING IS ALL ABOUT? SUBMIT YOUR POST BY FRIDAY 17TH!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS AND POTENTIAL

WHAT'S THE RELEVANCE THAT FEEDBACK AND HOMEWORK HAVE FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHERS? WHY DOES ASSESSMENT PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN TEACHING? WHAT ARE SOME EFFECTIVE WAYS OF MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS? PLEASE, MAKE SURE POST YOUR COMMENT BY MONDAY 13!!! INCLUDE THE DAPA!

CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTION

BASED ON CHAPTER 5, HOW CAN TEACHERS IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND MAKE THEM CONDUCIVE TO MEANINGFUL LEARNING? WHY IS COMMUNICATION OF CONTENT AND SKILLS KNOWLEDGE A CHARACTERISTIC OF GOOD TEACHERS? HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR OWN TEACHING PRACTICUM, AS THE AGE OF YOUR STUDENTS IS A CRITICAL ONE? INCORPORATE A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO SNAPSHOT OF ONE OF YOUR CLASSES..PUBLISH THIS POST ON MAY 23RD.

ORGANIZING FOR INSTRUCTION

Based on Chapter four of the book "QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS" and your own teaching practicum,

• How do you focus on instruction?
• How do you maximize instructional time?
• How do you expect students to succeed in your classes?
• How do you plan and prepare for instruction?

Do you make last-minutes changes when things are not working? Based on what premises, have you made such changes? Did they work? What needs to be done to better your instruction?
Consider you atributes and the areas for improvement in your own teaching practicum up to now...please add two pics of diffferent moments in which you were teaching...Post your reflections on May 10th!!

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

After reading chapter three of the book Qualities of Effective Teachers and having taught your first week at junior high, think of your own performance and state where you are in regards to classroom management, classroom organization, and expectations for student behavior. How will this chapter empower your own teaching practicum? Write an action plan to better your classroom management skills..based on the readings of this chapter...This blog is due on Monday 11 !!

CLASS OBSERVATION

PLEASE, AFTER OBSERVING CLASSES FOR A WEEK, STATE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT TEACHING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS..IS IT CHALLENGING? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE TEACHER YOU OBSERVED? DO NOT CRITICIZE PLEASE, JUST STATE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS!! UPLOAD A PICTURE OF THE CLASS!!!

THE TEACHER AS A PERSON

AFTER READING CHAPTER 2 OF THE BOOK "QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS", COMPARE TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEACHER AS A PERSON AND STATE WHAT YOUR POSITION IN REGARDS TO EACH ONE IS. MAKE SURE YOU POST ON FRIDAY!!

PRE-REQUISITES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING

1. AFTER READING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, WHICH PREREQUISITE SEEMS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?

MAKE SURE YOU READ CHAPTER 1 AND POST IN YOUR BLOG BY MARCH 21!

WHAT MAKES A GREAT TEACHER?

Based on the video you watched and your own experience, identify various traits that make teachers great. Elaborate your answer and make sure you follow three blogs of your classmates! This will be along the semester!! Good luck!