BOWLING Cancelled

Bowling at Inman's this evening has been cancelled due to the weather. Please pass the word along in case someone doesn't check on the blog.

Also watch the blog for cancellation of class tomorrow. This will be dependent on the weather.

Reminder

Today's class will be meeting in Swrz 216 today.

Responding to Student Behavior 12/1/09 Assignment

Classroom behavior issues are often the most frightening to future and beginning teachers. After reading Chapter 15 Responding to Student Behavior select one of the following learning objectives to respond to:

1. Outline strategies for promoting positive behavior and preventing misbehavior with groups of students, including students with special needs.

2. Explain simple techniques for responding to individual student misbehavior.

3. Describe the purpose of a functional behavior assessment and its steps for deciding how to respond to chronic, inappropriate student behavior.

4. Outline systematic approaches for increasing individual students' positive behaviors and decreasing their negative behaviors.

5. Identify how to help students manage their own behavior.

6. Articulate your own beliefs regarding your responsibilities for addressing student behavior in positive ways and describe how your beliefs may influence student actions.

Get in the Holiday Mood

Would you be willing to help out KDP decorate their PNC Holiday tree? KDP will be decorating their tree based on the theme of Santa's Secret Workshop. We will be providing a service to the children at Lake Hills Elementary. The children will be able to select a Christmas gift for their parents or caregivers. We would like to decorate the PNC Christmas tree to showcase this service project with Santa decorations. Please consider donating an ornament or two that has a Santa theme on it. These can be used ornaments or new ornaments. Right now Walmart has Santa ornaments for only $1.00. Just drop off your donation to the education office by November 30th. If you would like to get your ornament back label it with your name and you can pick it up the last day of finals.

Class on Thursday 11/19/09

Just a reminder that we will be meeting in Swrz 216 for Thursday's class.

Planning Instruction by Analyzing Classroom and Student Needs 11/17/09 Assignment

After reading chapter 13 you should have a good understanding of the INCLUDE strategy as well as other ways to plan instruction by analyzing classroom and student needs. For the online assignment you will plan accommodations in the instructional environment.

Vera is a student with a learning disability in your 4th grade class. You use whole-group instruction in math. This method is sometimes difficult for Vera, who is behind her peers in math. Vera is slow to answwer math facts, has trouble keeping numbers straight in columns, and sometimes forgets a step or two when she is computing a problem that requires several steps.

1. Identify the demands in your class that are likely to be challenging for Vera.
2. How can you use the remaining steps in the INCLUDE strategy to help Vera succeed in the whole group?
3. How can you use direct instruction to teach students to round numbers to the nearest 10?

Motivation in Learning and Teaching 11/10/09 Assignment

Read Chapter 12 Motivation in Learning and Teaching. After reading the chapter go to the What Would You Do? (Case Study on p. 451) Select 3 of the 5 questions to respond to. Use evidence from the chapter reading in your responses.

Respond to the poll on this blog concerning intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.