EDU 103 Classroom Management CHAMPS

Why You Need Classroom Management Skills You will have fewer problems in the classroom You will present yourself positively to your students You will feel less stress You will feel better about your capabilities in the classroom

If you dare to teach, then you must dare to learn

What you do on the first days of school will determine your success or failure for the rest of the school year.

Efficient: doing things right Effective: doing the right thing

Module 1 - Vision Without a destination in mind, you may arrive at a place you don’t want to be. ? ?

The Effective Educator Has positive expectations for student success Is an extremely good classroom manager Knows how to design lessons for student mastery

Vision You must know for which harbor you are headed if you are to catch the right wind to take you there.

Vision You must believe that all students can achieve your vision - not just the smart, cute, funny, pleasant, or popular ones...

Vision If you are to get where you are going, you have to know where you are. Where are you now? What do you want in the future and where do you want to be? How will you know when you get there?

What is the “Ideal Teacher”? List the characteristics of an ideal teacher Share your list with your group members With your group, list your top 10 characteristics of the “Ideal Teacher” Share your list with the class

Teacher Leader Interview Look at the CHAMPS section of questions for your interview. What do you want your students to be able to know and do at the end of the year that they may not be able to do now?

Questions Continued What knowledge, processes, attitudes, behaviors, or traits do you hope to instill in your students? What do you want your students to remember about their year with you? What competencies do your colleagues feel students need to possess leaving your class to be successful at the next level?