“The highest result of education is tolerance”

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Senior Dept New Teachers Meeting 1:00 – 2:00 pm Tomorrow MMR

Bill Gates Education Most important base on which a nation is built US Education What makes a great teacher NOT salary [inverse] Not years of service [inverse] Not degrees or learning [flat] Not number of students in the class Just “something” Clone it? - Doug Lemov

Great Teaching Managing behaviour in the class room

The teacher in control

Changes In five years Technology “Always on” generation Peer pressure 24/7 Parenting / Maids / City Mall / Sophie Higher expectations Teachers losing respect Valid reasons

Important Points : 0 You will be videoed, recorded, photographed

Important Points : 1 NEVER insult the parents!

Important Points : 2 NEVER over react Vital You are wronged – You wrong – everything cancels out {con}

Important Points : 3 ALWAYS respect your students Treat them with the HIGHEST honour Greet them at the door Martin Luther Tell them what you expect. Respect : TEACH it. Stop the lesson to teach it

Important Points : 4 BEFORE you lose it, leave

Important Points : 5 In a GREAT classroom: no punishments, no rewards

Important Points : 6 Organise Books / Tables / Classrooms Spend time Use homework time usefully

Important Points : 7 “Agree” punishments

Important Points : 8 Deal with it outside the classroom

Important Points : 9 Never underestimate the power of the word “sorry”. Rooted deep in the biblical/salvation story

Starting Point : 1 A teacher cannot teach until the class is able to learn

Starting Point : 2 MOST students are fed up of time wasters and disrespectful students

Starting Point : 3 MOST students want to learn and they want YOU to provide a learning environment

Starting Point : 4 Never seek to be loved, seek to be respected

Starting Point : 5 Expect the best behaviour from your students

Starting Point : 6 Expect the best behaviour from your students

Starting Point : 7 This is not MAGIC! Takes time Hard work BUT will get results Drilling to perfection Excellence is expected

7 techniques

Difficult to start But HUGE payback

One : 100% There’s one suitable percentage of students following a direction given in your classroom. Draconian?

Raise your hands Be quiet 75% - continue? NO 100% before moving on “Excellence is the habit” 2 variables? Even within one variable there are many different states

How? Three main methods 1 : Least Invasive form of intervention 2 : Universal expectation 3 : Emphasize compliance you can see

1 : Least Invasive form of intervention Escalating A : Nonverbal : use you eyes, hands B : Positive group correction : You should be tracking the speaker C : Anonymous individual correction : : We need two more D : Private individual correction : Near, quiet, name E : Public correction : Names used : Fadi, I need your eyes on me. Thank you!

2 : Universal expectation We all need this because this is the way we learn These are our standards in this class

3 : Emphasize compliance you can see A : Eyes/pencils B : Ask and look : Be vigilant C : Do not accept less than 100%

Most Difficult Most Important

Two : What to do Defiance vs. Incompetence Detect the difference Detail Positive instruction, NOT negative : “Cut it out” Pay attention. How? Eyes on the speaker. KEY clear instructions

Four points A : Specific : Pay attention vs. eyes on me B : Concrete : Things to do : Face me vs. pay attention C : Sequential : In order : Turn your chair around, put your legs under your table, pull your chair in, sit up and look at me. [Chloe] D : Observable. Seeing what they do. Really all one

Defiance vs. Incompetence Detect the difference Incompetence : Teach Defiance : Consequence Do not confuse one for the other Incompetence : Rephrase instruction

Three : Strong voice

May not be natural BUT five basic things Strong Voice teachers have A : Economy of Language. Do not use lots of words : sign of weakness. Clear. Crisp. B : Do NOT talk over. Every student silent. Refuse to continue until silence. Start and Stop. Multiple times. C : Do not engage. Make a request. Follow that through. David and Margaret – foot on chair. Distraction. Do not engage. D : Square Up /Stand Still : Posture is important. Eye contact. Stop moving. Face. E : Quiet power : Losing control, babbling. Drop your voice. Slow down.

Four : Do It Again Practice makes perfect Failure to do a basic task, do it again : line up, come in quietly

Seven reasons 1 : Shortens feedback loop : learn quicker 2 : Standard of excellence : acceptable but not perfect : good to great 3 : No admin follow up : no papers 4 : Group accountability 5 : Ends with success 6 : Logical consequences : walk in again and again! 7 : Reusable

Walking round the room, back and forward

NOTES : 1 : Start again IMMEDIATELY there is a problem 2 : Walking to Music, ELR, PE …

Five : Sweat the details EVERYTHING is important Preparation Planning Experiment : rubbish = more rubbish

If you teach in a messy classroom you are implying that is OK. VERY important If you teach in a messy classroom you are implying that is OK. It is NOT OK.

Six : Threshold The MOMENT they enter Tone set Depends how your class functions Difficult in Senior as we enter to students Junior?

TWO key points 1 : Brief personal check in : Good morning Mr. Shmeit, how was the game last night. Great result! [Go to the back of the line. Not what I expect] 2 : Reinforce your classroom expectations : As soon as you sit down, please get your homework out. I will be taking it in first thing.

Seven : No warnings WHAT?!

Against everything we have used so far! Reasons? 1 : Not allowing poor behaviour to pass without consequences. 2 : Giving a warning is not taking action. 3 : Warnings state that it is OK to do it twice but the third time there will be trouble. [most kids will do it twice!]

Be careful : Incompetence vs. Defiance Getting it wrong could be a disaster IF incompetence, redirect If defiance : consequence

Consequences Scaled. Rising. Senior : Conduct marks Junior : Conduct marks, others?

Finally All great teaching is about great relationships. It is NOT about being loved.