Hi Readers,
I may not have any readers anymore, but I really liked the chance to reflect and put my thoughts into words. That means this blog will continue with my thoughts on math teaching!
This year I am nervous that I will not grow from last year. I know this is ridiculous. I have already processed and learned so much that I cannot help but be a better teacher. What I need to focus on first and foremost is just that learning is happening in my classroom. If anything (whatever the intentions) is keeping learning from taking place, then I need to put a stop to it right away. By handling situations that stop learning the same way every time, I should have a very successful and enjoyable school year!
The 3 P's:
Prepared
Participate in Learning
Promote Learning (this means do your part to help OTHERS learn as well)
Consequences:
1. Warning
2. 15-30 minute detention (A week to do)
3. Class Removal
4. Special Circumstances may warrant special consequences. I must remember that I don't need to assign the consequence immediately. I can let a student know there will be a consequence, but let them know later once I have chosen a fair consequence. For the most part I want to be consistent and follow the first 3.
First Day:
1. Seating Chart (either projected or post it notes layed out on their desks)
2. Directions on the board so they know to pick up a bell ringer packet, sit down in their seats, and immediately start answering the 4 questions on their own. (These Bell Ringers will be fun and help me to get to know them better. My thoughts are that this will allow them to get into my expected daily very day 1. I think this will also give them time to wonder about be and give me a chance to watch them. I can hopefully respond to each one by the end of the week so they'll have a personal note from me about what they said.)
3. Distribute syllabus while they're doing their Bell Ringers. We'll talk about the daily routines and procedures. We'll talk about expectations (3 P's) and well as consequences.
Expectations Thoughts:
Do I want to have a conversation with the students about what good behaviors are vs. bad behaviors?
There are certain words I will not tolerate in my classroom. (Calling someone retarded, gay, and anything that is considered a naughty word. Also calling anyone stupid or idiot or anything similar is unacceptable. That goes completely against promoting learning of others.)
I read another math teacher blog that said for classroom management, whenever the kids started to get difficult he would take something away that the enjoyed and blame it on the fact that they need to be more productive and get more done, but until they could focus and accomplish their math goals, they just didn't have time for some of those things. He called them his insurance policy. I think this year I want my insurance policy to be standing at the door greeting the kids every day, as well as showing them just a short fun math picture or comic as soon as they finish their Bell Ringers and before we go on to the next thing. I've already started collecting quite a few. I don't have enough yet if I want to do one every day, but I think I can keep finding them.
That's all for now! I'll keep posting as I consider things I want to do in my classroom, things I want to change, things I learn, and general thoughts about the awesome job of being a math teacher!!
I may not have any readers anymore, but I really liked the chance to reflect and put my thoughts into words. That means this blog will continue with my thoughts on math teaching!
This year I am nervous that I will not grow from last year. I know this is ridiculous. I have already processed and learned so much that I cannot help but be a better teacher. What I need to focus on first and foremost is just that learning is happening in my classroom. If anything (whatever the intentions) is keeping learning from taking place, then I need to put a stop to it right away. By handling situations that stop learning the same way every time, I should have a very successful and enjoyable school year!
The 3 P's:
Prepared
Participate in Learning
Promote Learning (this means do your part to help OTHERS learn as well)
Consequences:
1. Warning
2. 15-30 minute detention (A week to do)
3. Class Removal
4. Special Circumstances may warrant special consequences. I must remember that I don't need to assign the consequence immediately. I can let a student know there will be a consequence, but let them know later once I have chosen a fair consequence. For the most part I want to be consistent and follow the first 3.
First Day:
1. Seating Chart (either projected or post it notes layed out on their desks)
2. Directions on the board so they know to pick up a bell ringer packet, sit down in their seats, and immediately start answering the 4 questions on their own. (These Bell Ringers will be fun and help me to get to know them better. My thoughts are that this will allow them to get into my expected daily very day 1. I think this will also give them time to wonder about be and give me a chance to watch them. I can hopefully respond to each one by the end of the week so they'll have a personal note from me about what they said.)
3. Distribute syllabus while they're doing their Bell Ringers. We'll talk about the daily routines and procedures. We'll talk about expectations (3 P's) and well as consequences.
Expectations Thoughts:
Do I want to have a conversation with the students about what good behaviors are vs. bad behaviors?
There are certain words I will not tolerate in my classroom. (Calling someone retarded, gay, and anything that is considered a naughty word. Also calling anyone stupid or idiot or anything similar is unacceptable. That goes completely against promoting learning of others.)
I read another math teacher blog that said for classroom management, whenever the kids started to get difficult he would take something away that the enjoyed and blame it on the fact that they need to be more productive and get more done, but until they could focus and accomplish their math goals, they just didn't have time for some of those things. He called them his insurance policy. I think this year I want my insurance policy to be standing at the door greeting the kids every day, as well as showing them just a short fun math picture or comic as soon as they finish their Bell Ringers and before we go on to the next thing. I've already started collecting quite a few. I don't have enough yet if I want to do one every day, but I think I can keep finding them.
That's all for now! I'll keep posting as I consider things I want to do in my classroom, things I want to change, things I learn, and general thoughts about the awesome job of being a math teacher!!
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