1. Fall 2013 Highland Community College - Perry Week 1: Motivation to teach (Ch. 1) What is a School and What Is It For? (Ch. 2) What is a School and What Is It For? (Ch. 2)

2.  What should we know about you?  Name Plate (table tent): hot dog fold  Name – big so I can read it  3-5 symbols/words/pictures about you/your life  Share with the class  What is your experience with “school?”

3.  1 st Day Handout, Weekly Syllabus  Textbook  Those Who Can, Teach – what’s the old saying? “Those that Can, Do; Those that Can’t, Teach; Those that Can’t Teach, Teach Teachers. ?????  Just because you went to school – does that mean you “know” school? Survey table of contents  Essential Questions

4. 1. What qualities and skills make a teacher great? 2. What is the most important role of a teacher and why? 3. What does professional behavior look like in education? 4. What are the significant challenges facing teachers when they deal with diverse students? Provide examples on how to deal with those challenges. 5. Does school = education? Why or Why not? 6. Does education influence society or society influence education? 7. What are the greatest challenges facing education today?

5.  Explain  Interpret  Apply  Perspective  Empathy  Self-Knowledge 6 FACETS OF UNDERSTANDING From Wiggins & McTighe, Understanding by Design

8. YES! I WANT TO TEACH!!!  Make a difference in the lives of children  Summers off (??)  Steady, secure work  Work with people  Family friendly career  Love the subject or age level  Right amount of stability and change NO! REASONS NOT TO TEACH  Low pay  Student behaviors  Political  Parents  Too much paperwork  Limited advancement  Must keep going to school to stay current  Too impatient to teach  Too isolating

9. INTRINSIC REWARDS  Personal Satisfaction  Working with students  Service/Helping others  Examples? EXTRINSIC REWARDS  Compensation  Work Schedule  Status  Power  Examples?

10. Table 1-2, p. 24 What Teachers Say…

11. Table 1-3, p. 25

12.  3 Teachers who you admire most (why)  T-Chart:  3 things you like most about school (why)  3 things you liked least about school (why)

13.  What are your strengths?  List at least 5 qualities/skills that you have that will make you a successful teacher.

14.  Just a teaser ….more in Week 2….  What do you think? Consider your list of most admired teachers…. What made them great?  7 C’s of Effective Teaching (handout) What Makes Teachers Great?

15. QUESTIONS???  How do I get to be a teacher?  How do I decide what to teach?  What else can you do besides teach if you want to be in education?  What skills or behaviors to I have to develop to be a great teacher? CONCERNS???  Will I make enough money?  Will there be teaching jobs available when I graduate?  Do I have to have to get a Master’s Degree?  Will student behaviors be a problem?  How do I know this is what I want to do?

16. Chapter 2 Is there a difference between schooling and education? Does going to school ensure an education? Teacher or Educator? P. 31-32

17.  Refer to your T-Chart (likes & dislikes)  Who has control over these items? What can the teacher control?  How do these items fit with Rigor, Relevance and Relationships?

18.  Purpose  Convenience/location  Tradition  Uniformity  Curriculum

19. TRADITIONAL  Preschool  Elementary School  Middle School/Junior High  High School NON-TRADITIONAL  Home school  Charter schools  Private schools  Online (virtual) schools  Alternative schools

20.  Parents  Students  Teachers  Community Members  Board Members  Administrators

21.  Socialization  Transmitting Culture  Read For Understanding  Key Words: ▪ Society ▪ Culture (acculturation) ▪ Socialization ▪ Transmitters ▪ Diversity ▪ Reconstruction Questions To Consider : 1.How do schools socialize students? 2.How does immigration impact the transmission of culture? 3.What school cultures have you experienced?

22.  Intellectual  Political & Civic  Economic  Social P. 38-42 2 students per topic – then share out

23.  Pre-school  Elementary School  Middle School/Junior High  High School p. 43-50

24.  Marzano – 5 Levels 1. Safe & Orderly environment 2. Effective Instruction in every classroom 3. Guaranteed & viable curriculum 4. Standardized reporting of student progress 5. System to ensure mastery

25.  9 Characteristics of High Performing Schools 1. Clear & shared focus 2. High standards & expectations 3. Effective school leadership 4. High levels of Collaboration & communication 5. Aligned curriculum & assessment 6. Frequent monitoring of teaching & learning 7. Focused professional learning 8. Supportive learning environment 9. High levels of parent & community involvement

26.  Compare the Marzano information, the 9 Characteristics of High Performing Schools to the textbook section, What is a Good School? (p. 50-54)  2 small groups – share your conclusions  Be prepared to justify your responses

27.  3 – 2 – 1 Exit Card  3 things you learned  2 actions or ideas you intend to do or learn more about  1 question you still have  To Do :  Reflection over this week’s learning – due via email Monday, Sept. 16 by 11:59 p.m.  For next week :  Quiz over Chapters 1 & 2  Read Ch. 3, 4, & 6