"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."
Ignacio Estrada

Monday, January 31, 2011

Classroom Management

It has been said that classroom management can be the key to a successful classroom. Why do you think that could be true? Classroom management is used at all levels of instruction. What classroom management techniques have you observed in your university classes? How are these techniques similar to or different from what you experienced in elementary, middle or high school? Have you seen very effective and ineffective techniques used at all levels? What made them effective or ineffective? Explain.

Article about engaging students

Thanks for all of your posts about motivation!
Check out this article (Why Every Student Needs Critical Friends) about engaging students through constructive feedback from peers (You will need to copy and paste in order to get to the article). This article is from the November edition of Educational Leadership.


http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?hid=104&sid=e8f53592-41d4-4fdd-9451-b3c5cb85fe60%40sessionmgr115&vid=6

If you can't get the article, let me know and I will email it to you! Thanks! amy.griswold@uni.edu

Monday, January 24, 2011

Student Motivation

Some students are naturally motivated, while others are not. What do you believe is the basis for student motivation in the classroom?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Welcome to Level II

Welcome to your Level II experience at Price Laboratory School! We are looking forward to working with you over the next few weeks in understanding and establishing rapport with our students, developing and teaching two lessons, and answering questions you may have along the way. We invite you to be an active participant in our classrooms and take every opportunity to interact with and assist our students. If you're not sure how to get involved in the classroom, please ask the teacher for suggestions.