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This document provides advice on promoting positive relationships and avoiding or resolving conflicts with various groups in the educational setting, including students, parents, teachers, administrators, and support staff. It emphasizes establishing trust, clear expectations, effective communication, listening, empathy, fairness, choosing battles wisely, and focusing on resolving issues rather than assigning blame. It also stresses putting the interests of students first, maintaining professionalism, and remembering that parents and administrators should usually be considered right even if incorrect at times.

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Mark Benthall Copyright 2007 THE THEORY OF TEACHING
THE THEORY OF TEACHING Mark Benthall Copyright 2007 REAL WORLD
Promoting Relationships Students Parents Other Teachers Administrators Support Staff Your Family You
Promoting Relationships: Students It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids!
Promoting Relationships: Students It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids!
Promoting Relationships: Students Get to Know Them Always Be Honest Always Be Fair Fair is a Relative Term Show Genuine Concern and Let Them Know You Care Always Act in Their Best Interest- Be Their Advocate
Promoting Relationships: Students Establish a Classroom of Trust
Earn the Trust of Others Meet Your Obligations Watch People’s Back No Hidden Agendas Tell the TRUTH Keep Your Promises Always Act In People’s Best Interest TRUST
Promoting Relationships: Students Establish a Classroom Where There is No Fear of Failure
Promoting Relationships: Students Listen to Them Don’t Be Their Buddy, Be Their Teacher Respect Isn’t Commanded, It’s Earned It Works Both Ways Stay Calm… Never Lose Your Temper OK to Let the Kids See You’re Upset or Angry
Promoting Relationships: Students Never Grab/Touch a Child in Anger Hugging is OK Be Careful How You Joke Around Students and you must have a bond of trust before you can even start joking around. Teach Life Lessons Developing Social and Emotional Intelligence
Promoting Relationships: Students The Goal of Developing Social/Emotional Intelligence is to Have Kids Who Know How to: Work well together Treat people with respect Care for others In your class, school, community, country, and world Be responsible citizens Possess a sense of self-worth
Promoting Relationships: Social/Emotional Intelligence LIFE LESSONS … Nobody Likes a Whiner! We ALL Make Mistakes… Learn From Them Works Both Ways Smoking Will Kill You Drugs Will Ruin Your Life
Promoting Relationships: Social/Emotional Intelligence Sample Life Lessons (continued) Manners are Important If You Can’t be Trusted, You Will Have Problems in Relationships All Your Life I Made a Mistake and I Am SORRY How to Snipe on Ebay Never Be Afraid To Ask for More/Less College Delays Getting a Real Job
Promoting Relationships: Students Teach Life Lessons (continued…) If Ozzy Osbourne Can Write a Song, You Can Too!
Promoting Relationships : Parents Do Not Fear Parents Go to the Parents First Communicate Often First, Be Positive Be Clear About What You Want No Surprises
Promoting Relationships : Parents Win Their Trust It’s Never You vs Them, or You vs Their Child Show Empathy Show Confidence Show Humility Always Be an Advocate of the Child Choose Your Battles
Promoting Relationships : Parents Final Rule to Remember: The Parent is Always Right Even When the Parent is Wrong
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers If the Others Teachers Don’t Like You Or Think You Don’t Fit In, You Probably Won’t Get Hired
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Cooperation is the Key… Ask, “What Can I Do to Help?” Always Be a Team Player Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help Don’t Overdo It It’s OK Your First Year
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers If You Have a Problem, Go to the Teacher First Go to Team Leader or Department Chair Next Administrators are a Last Resort for SERIOUS PROBLEMS ONLY
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Caution: When You Go to an Administrator With a Concern/Complaint About a Fellow Teacher, You Burn a Bridge Forever Between You and That Teacher
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Show Confidence and Humility Choose Your Battles Nobody Likes a Whiner! Have Fun… Joke Around
Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Look at Your Team as Your Family Dysfunctional or Otherwise
Promoting Relationships: Administrators Not All Administrators are Evil
Promoting Relationships: Administrators Interviews Work Both Ways Get to Know Your Administrator What the Administrator Thinks is Important, YOU Think is Important Straight Lines, Lunch/Cafeteria Behavior, Bulletin Boards, Messy Desks, Recess Behavior, etc.
Promoting Relationships: Administrators The Administrator is Always Right Even When He’s Wrong Never Talk Bad About an Administrator Behind His Back Choose Your Battles Nobody Likes a Whiner! Meet or Beat Principal Timelines/Deadlines
Promoting Relationships: Administrators Be a “GO TO” or “GIVE ME THE BALL” Person for Your Administrator
Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love All Your Support Personnel!
Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love Your Office Staff Secretary Registrar Receptionist Monitors Cafeteria Workers Nurse Paraprofessionals (instructional aides)
Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love and RESPECT Your Custodial Staff Hard Working and Underpaid NEVER Put Down ANY Job!!! “ All people that work deserve respect. No job that is honestly carried out is so demeaning that it would deny the worker who performs it the same and Equal respect that all who work for a living should be given.” Kram Llahtneb, “ Tis a Pity I Have Not a Book”
Promoting Relationships: Special Area Teachers
Promoting Relationships: Special Area Teachers Special Area Teachers are TEACHERS!!! Never treat them like babysitters. Never think their job does not involve teaching!!! Never question their time off verses your time off (apples and oranges). Arrive on time and PICK UP ON TIME!!!
Promoting Relationships: Your Family Always Remember: You Do Have a Life Outside of School
Promoting Relationships: Your Family Family Always Comes First Cherish Your Time Together Get Their Support Your Teacher Shoes are Too Big for Them to Walk In Even Though You Can’t Turn it Off, Turn it Off!!! Nobody Likes a Whiner!
Promoting a Healthy YOU Take One Day at a Time, and Do the Best You Can Do Don’t Get Overwhelmed Realize That Things Will Get Done Keep Your Eyes on THE BIG PICTURE Go Home at a Reasonable Hour
Promoting a Healthy YOU Even Though You Can’t Turn it Off, Turn it Off!!! Do Things For Yourself Enjoy Your Summer… Regenerate!!!
Promoting the Resolution of Conflict
Promoting the Resolution of Conflict Students Parents Other Teachers Administrators Support Staff Family and External Circumstances
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Make Your Expectations Clear Clear Behavior Rules Clear Classwork/Homework Rules Clear Consequences Be Fair Be Consistent Listen to Them
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Let Them Know You Care Let Them Know That Your Actions/Decisions are Always Based on What is Best for the Student and/or What is Best for the Group Sometimes you make a decision that favors a student over the group.
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Apathy is a Sign of NOT Caring Separate the Child From His Behavior End on a Positive Note… “ Tucker, I’ve been chewing on you out here in the hall, but surely you know how much I like you and care about you.”
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Smart Teachers Keep Their Parents Happy An ANGRY Parent That Wants to Cause Trouble Can Cause a LOT of Trouble!!!
Modern Hierarchy of True Power in School System STUDENTS TEACHERS PRINCIPALS CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARD PARENTS STUDENTS
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Communicate Often Listen and Show Empathy Be Professional Know What You’re Saying/Make Sure You’re Right Act in the Best Interest of the Child Don’t Assign Blame
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Work to Fix the Problem Choose Your Battles Remember: The Parents are Always Right Even When They’re Wrong Always End the Conversation/Conference on a Positive Note … “ Tucker has managed to get in trouble every day this week, but the good news is... today is Friday!”
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Make Sure There Really Is a Problem Never talk bad about a fellow educator to ANYONE! Go to the Teacher and Talk Listen and Show Empathy Work to Fix the Problem How Important Is It for You to be Right?
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Sometimes You Can Win the Battle and Lose the War
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Someone has to make the first move, why not you? Sometimes as PEACEMAKERS , we say we’re sorry when we’re not. Do this for the greater good! Go to the Principal as a Last Resort
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators ALWAYS Avoid Conflict With Your Administrators! Remember You Are On Probation Never Talk Bad About an Administrator to ANYONE… Especially Parents!!! If You Get Corrected by an Administrator, Apologize and Learn from Your Mistakes
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Administrators Don’t Expect You to Be Perfect, But They Don’t Like Telling You Something More Than Once If the Principal Gives You a DIRECTIVE, Follow It Immediately! Failure to Follow a Directive is Grounds for Dismissal Choose Your Battles
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Don’t EVER Let a Disagreement Get Personal When It Gets Personal Most Administrators Forgive, But Few Forget Going Above the Administrator’s Head Almost Never Works In a True Conflict Situation, Sometimes the Best Solution is To Look For Another School
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators If You Apply at a New School, You Will Need Your Current Principal’s Recommendation Do this early!!! While you still have a job! “ You Will Be Lucky to Get Her to Work for You!” Sandy Leibick, Retired AISD Principal
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Remember: Most administrators are dedicated educators and conflicts with them occur rarely . Typically the people who have conflicts with administrators are the same people who have conflicts with everybody else! But if conflict does occur, refer back to the one about apologizing even though you think you did nothing wrong!
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Support Staff Don’t have conflicts with support staff. They work very hard for little pay and don’t need the extra grief. If you’re having conflicts with the secretaries, monitors, cafeteria, or custodial staff, there’s a really good chance it’s YOUR FAULT.
Conflicts Involving Family and External Forces Don’t bring conflicts/problems at home to school with you. Don’t bring down your whole family with your problems at school. Never let your mood affect the way you teach. 911 (Our Teachers Were Great!)
Conflicts Involving Family and External Forces Never take things out on your students. Teaching can be a way to get your mind off your personal problems. Get in your ZONE. Always put your family first!!!
Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with ANYBODY Easier said than done… “ Always remember that you CHOOSE to let people hurt you with their comments. No one can hurt you without your permission. Sometimes you just need to realize that the world is filled with idiots and every now and then you’ll meet up with one.” Kram Llathneb “ Tis a Pity I Have No Book”
The BEST Piece of Advice I Ever Learned at a Workshop WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE’S FEELINGS, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT REALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW PEOPLE FEEL !!!
Promoting the Profession
Promoting the Profession Get a Teaching Buddy Ask Lots of Questions Attend Workshops and In-services Volunteer to TEACH an In-service!!! Join Professional Organizations Attend a Rally
Promoting the Profession That’s TEACHER Rally… not BIKER rally!
Promoting the Profession Read Professional Journals Check Out Teacher Blogs and Web Sites Spend 10-15 Minutes a Day on the Internet There are literally hundreds of new sites that appear each year. Send e-mails to all your teaching buddies when you find a good one.
Promoting the Profession: The Best Idea of All If You See a Good Idea, STEAL IT!!!!
Promoting the Profession “ ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT TEACHING IS AN ART. AN ARTIST DOESN’T DO A MASTERPIECE IN A DAY. DO WHAT YOU CAN, LITTLE BY LITTLE, DAY BY DAY UNTIL THE TIME COMES FOR YOU DO THE HARDEST THING IMAGINABLE... TO PASS YOUR LABOR OF LOVE ON TO THE AWAITING HANDS OF THE NEXT ARTIST.” Kram Llathneb “ Tis a Pity I Have No Book”
Developing Effective Communication Skills
Developing Effective Communication Skills Always make your expectations clear. Never be vague, whether you’re talking to students, parents, or fellow teachers. The less wordy you can be about what you want, the better. KISS Rule applies! If you’re giving directions or assignments to kids, write it on the board.
Developing Effective Communication Skills The best way to improve your communication skills is to LISTEN to people! Studies show that most of us don’t listen very well. We all tend to be thinking about what we will say next in any given conversation… or lesson. In arguments or disagreements, most people simply want to feel heard more than they want you to agree with them.
Developing Effective Communication Skills Listening… (continued) Sometimes all it takes to calm down any angry student, parent, or fellow teacher is for you to say, “I can tell you’re upset. Please tell me all about it. I’m listening.” Remember what someone says and what people hear can be amazingly different. Just ask any married person!!!
Developing Effective Communication Skills Always RESPOND, never REACT to students, parents, fellow teachers, and administrators. Responding requires you to think before you reply. Reacting is replying based solely on feelings. Reacting can get you fired!!!
Developing Effective Communication Skills When you are having a disagreement with a student, parent, or fellow teacher, look for common ground instead of differences. Never talk down or use sarcasm to someone. You will have an almost impossible task of establishing sincere communication afterwards since the recipient won’t trust you.
Developing Effective Communication Skills OK to joke around in the classroom, but kids must clearly know your joking. Establishing a classroom climate of mutual trust and mutual respect so students will know you care about them is the best way to avoid misunderstandings. Effective communication is a skill and like any skill it can and will improve with practice.
Developing Effective Communication Skills Provide many opportunities for kids in the classroom to discuss and debate topics, and practice communication. Choose stimulating topics in which there is no clear right or wrong answer.
Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Kelsey, Age 3
Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Every kid, no matter how unlikable, is likeable. Do NOT listen to other teachers. Focus on the behavior, not the child. Get to know the kid. Zero in on the common interests. Music, movies, foods, common dislike for assistant principal…
Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students On challenging students, avoid confrontations!!! That’s what most want!!! Resist the urge to play legality games and exit the kid from your class at the first possible chance. You might be the ONLY one keeping that kid from dropping out!
Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Typically there’s reason for the kid to act out. We can’t always know why. Accept the kid, but you can’t accept disrespect and/or harm to others. Every time you discipline him let him know that you truly care about HIM but you can’t accept his behavior. Once again, separate the kid from the behavior.
Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Teaching is a job filled with challenges… that’s what makes teaching one of the best jobs in the world! A challenging student isn’t going to ruin your life, he or she will give PURPOSE to your life!!! It’s all how you look at things!!!
Learning to Forgive
Learning to Forgive It is easier for some of us to forgive than others. A person’s ability to forgive is influenced by his or her ethical, moral, and spiritual upbringing. People who come from families where forgiveness is often practiced tend to be more forgiving than people who come from families where forgiveness is seldom offered. Teachers must realize that children come from all backgrounds and not be too quick to judge.
Learning to Forgive People can learn to forgive. Most of us learn to forgive by first receiving forgiveness. If a teacher wants to teach her students to forgive then she must model forgiveness. Luckily most teachers will get PLENTY of chances to do this! One of the most important “life lessons” I teach my kids is that we are all humans, and humans make mistakes. It’s important that we learn from our mistakes and try not to repeat them.
Learning to Forgive Sometimes it’s hard to forgive but harboring negative feelings isn’t healthy; it can make you bitter and resentful and affect your ability to trust others.
Learning Creativity
Learning Creativity While some kids and adults tend to be more creative than others, there are things you can do in the classroom to foster creativity in your students… and also in you .
Learning Creativity Don’t get stuck in a rut. Don’t always do spelling, social studies, math, etc. the same way. Hair Gel Spelling Activity Box of Spelling Sand These two help KINESTHETIC Learners Social Studies Living Museum Draw a Map the Way Explorers Did 4 Choices!
Learning Creativity Teach the class how to play chess Studies show playing chess can help organize your mind Improvement across the curriculum Learn along with the kids Use a bulletin board and do one problem a day Let them think about the solution all morning… don’t be too quick to answer problems Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
Learning Creativity Teachers who use a lot of non-traditional forms of assessment like portfolios, rubrics, journals, interviews, creative performances, exhibitions, self and peer evaluations, etc. tend to be more creative than teachers who regularly use traditional forms of assessment… i.e. the test that’s in your TE.
Learning Creativity Plenty of books, workbooks, Internet sites, educational journals, and a multitude of materials in libraries and teacher book stores promote creativity. The trick is finding the time to look for them. Spend 15 minutes a day looking for new ways to teach things.
Learning Creativity What about GT kids? Do the same creative activities for EVERYBODY in the room, not just the GT kids. Kids LOVE IT when they can show up a GT kid… and they do! HUGE self-esteem builder. When you do plenty of creative and GT activities with everyone, it’s a win-win situation!
Learning Creativity… Final Thought What if you have a curriculum that is spelled out for you? What if you MUST teach the same thing everyone else in your team, grade level, district, etc. teaches?
There are a LOT of restaurants out there…
They all serve the basic same things… But it’s the SPICES and EXTRA INGREDIENTS you add to the basic recipe that makes a difference!
Along with presentation!
Developing Mentoring Relationships
Developing Mentoring Relationships Teachers Have ALWAYS Had Mentoring Relationships. Socrates Plato Christ Peter Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Martin Luther King Jesse Jackson Donald Trump Omarosa
Developing Mentoring Relationships Ask Your Principal for a Good Mentor. A good mentor is committed to the role of mentoring. A good mentor is a model of continuous learning. A good mentor is accepting of the beginning teacher. A good mentor communicates hope and optimism.
Developing Mentoring Relationships Get to know your mentor on both a professional and personal level. Always show respect for your mentor. Always let the mentor know you are grateful for her time. Go to your mentor often for advice.
Developing Mentoring Relationships Ask permission from your principal to watch your mentor teach. Be careful on this suggestion. Another way is for you and your mentor to team teach a lesson together. Get your mentor’s advice on all kinds of things, not just lesson design. Parent Questions, Grading, Discipline, etc.
Developing Mentoring Relationships Send your mentor thank you notes, candies, flowers, etc. on a regular basis. Don’t act like a know-it-all for I assure you that you do NOT know everything about teaching. None of us do. Some people (including new teachers) think that teaching is easy. The longer you teach the more you realize how much more there is to learn.
Developing Mentoring Relationships If your mentor acts like she’s too busy to help, or if he constantly blows you off, then seek out someone else to be your mentor. A good mentoring relationship can and should last many years. As you grow as a teacher, you will one day be asked to mentor others, but never hesitate to call on your past mentors to discuss the ever changing demands and challenges of the teaching profession.
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Do NOT fear the PDAS. It’s an appraisal instrument not an affirmation instrument. It’s only a snapshot of your teaching. You can change things on it after the appraisal.
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS If you get a choice of subjects or classes of which the appraiser may observe, choose one with that allows for a variety of activities. The more times your appraiser sees you going through the various steps of the lesson, the better! If you only have one activity and you fail to do something the appraiser thinks is important, then it’s a deduction.
Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Quick Mental Math/Facts Drill Problem Solving Activity Introduce the Lesson Tie it to real world and to prior learning Use TECHNOLOGY if possible Demonstrate the Skill (Direct Teach) Guided Practice Walk around the room giving positive feedback and assess understanding
Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Continue Guided Practice… Continue giving feedback. Make sure each child in the room receives it. If someone doesn’t get the concept, then quietly help him. You may need to gather a few children and give extra help after the others begin their independent practice. If more than a few “don’t get it” then do a re-teach. Continue to repeat the re-teach and guided practice process until most are ready for independent practice.
Sample Math Lesson for PDAS When MOST Children Understand the Lesson, Begin Independent Practice. Before beginning independent practice do a quick summary of the KEY CONCEPTS… “ tell ‘em what you told ‘em.” Help kids that need extra help and keep checking on the progress of the others. Continue using positive feedback.
Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Remember to have extra independent practice available for anyone who finishes early. You don’t want kids to finish and have nothing to do before the 45 minute observation period is over. Remember to have answer keys for the independent practice ahead of time.
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Trying to think about all the steps on the PDAS can be overwhelming. Just teach good lesson and don’t worry about it. In any good lesson you’re probably doing most of the steps automatically. Most administrators focus on what you are doing RIGHT, not what you’re doing wrong.
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS In fact, the PDAS is designed to document you doing things right, not catch you doing things wrong! The more right things the appraiser sees, the better your score. Consider the PDAS as one more tool to help you grow as a teacher.
Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Final PDAS Thoughts… In reality, teachers are ALMOST NEVER dismissed because of a bad appraisal. Typically the administrator has already decided a bad teacher needs to go and uses the PDAS as a way to document and support her decision. If you are striving to do your best and have a bad appraisal, the principal will work with you.
Ways to Know Your PDAS is Going Badly Top 10 Mark Benthall, 2007
#10- Principal’s snoring makes it hard for the kids to do their independent practice. #9- After explaining the lesson on the board, you turn around to find 4 kids at back table playing high stakes poker. #8- Principal stops appraisal to join poker game. #7- Principal laughs hysterically every time you say the word “rubric.”
#6- You make a spelling mistake on the board… the word was CAT. #5- Your idea of two good math manipulatives are razor blades and broken glass. #4- During appraisal principal rifles through your desk and discovers half empty bottle of Jim Beam. #3- Principal realizes it’s the same bottle of Jim Beam that was recently stolen from his desk.
#2- Midway through appraisal principal realizes that picture of new boyfriend on your desk is her ex-husband. And the NUMBER ONE way to know your PDAS is going badly… #1- Principal has massive heart attack in the middle of the appraisal and with one final heroic effort completes the evaluation and recommends your dismissal.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills #1 Thing to Remember: TRY TO NOT GET YOURSELF VOTED OFF THE ISLAND
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Get to know your librarian. She can recommend a plethora of books and resource materials… including items from her professional development section. Get that teaching buddy! Spend a LOT of time going over procedures, rules, and routines the first few weeks of school. Extra time spent at the beginning of the year will be less hassles at the middle and end of the year.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Get control of your class from day one. Kids are always boundary testing. They will get away with as much as they can get away with. Have discipline, but don’t be a BEE-ACH about it! You can set limits. I tell my kids we laugh and cut up more than any other class, but we also work harder than any other class!!!
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Don’t work at getting kids to like you. If you like them and treat them fairly and with respect, they will like you. Remember: be their teacher, not their big brother or big sister. Or their High School buddy. Don’t let the smoozers get away with anything. Same rules for everybody!!! GET STUDENT HELPERS!!!
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Take one day at a time. Give it 100% and then go home. DON’T take tons of work home with you. Some teachers have giant carts they lug back and forth each day. In ancient days we called these people martyrs . They LOVE to moan and complain about how much work they have to do at home each night. Work faster/smarter and go home without the cart.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Some teachers equate the quality of their teaching with how much homework they give, i.e. good teachers give lots of homework. ROOKIE MISTAKE!!! Try DOING your own homework sometime. It’s not quantity, but quality. Homework reinforces what you do in the classroom; it’s not meant to take on it’s own life.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Never use homework as a punishment. Never take homework away as a reward. You either need it or you don’t. If you don’t really need it, and could easily take it away… then you shouldn’t have been giving it in the first place. Homework should be formative assessment… so let the kids do things over if they mess up on a homework assignment.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Realize that we all learn at different rates. What’s important is that learning should occur. If someone doesn’t understand how to divide on March 5 th , but does on March 8 th , why won’t you let him redo the March 5 th assignment… if he wants to ?
Developing First Year Survivor Skills “ Don’t chisel grades in stone. Save the stone for when you start writing your own teaching commandments. ” Kram Llahneb “ I Really Need a Book to Sell in the Lobby”
Developing First Year Survivor Skills You WILL have different levels and abilities in your room… teach to the TOP. Every child can get it. Don’t ever dumb a lesson down. It will take more work to teach to the top, but that’s what you get the big bucks for. Always remember: they don’t pay the kids to adapt to your teaching style; they pay YOU to adapt to their learning styles.
Developing First Year Survivor Skills Never be afraid to try new things. Don’t let the fact that you don’t know how to do something keep you from doing it! Learn with the kids. Always…
Not the End, The BEGINNING “ May you all touch the lives of children in very special ways. May you find the joy in teaching that I have found all these years. May you find a tiny bit of wisdom in my words. May you start off better prepared than I ever was. May you grow and bloom and make this world a better place just for having lived. May you all find a job.” Kram Llahtneb , “ How’d I Do?”

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Real World (Shortened)

  • 1. Mark Benthall Copyright 2007 THE THEORY OF TEACHING
  • 2. THE THEORY OF TEACHING Mark Benthall Copyright 2007 REAL WORLD
  • 3. Promoting Relationships Students Parents Other Teachers Administrators Support Staff Your Family You
  • 4. Promoting Relationships: Students It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids!
  • 5. Promoting Relationships: Students It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids! It’s ALL about the kids!
  • 6. Promoting Relationships: Students Get to Know Them Always Be Honest Always Be Fair Fair is a Relative Term Show Genuine Concern and Let Them Know You Care Always Act in Their Best Interest- Be Their Advocate
  • 7. Promoting Relationships: Students Establish a Classroom of Trust
  • 8. Earn the Trust of Others Meet Your Obligations Watch People’s Back No Hidden Agendas Tell the TRUTH Keep Your Promises Always Act In People’s Best Interest TRUST
  • 9. Promoting Relationships: Students Establish a Classroom Where There is No Fear of Failure
  • 10. Promoting Relationships: Students Listen to Them Don’t Be Their Buddy, Be Their Teacher Respect Isn’t Commanded, It’s Earned It Works Both Ways Stay Calm… Never Lose Your Temper OK to Let the Kids See You’re Upset or Angry
  • 11. Promoting Relationships: Students Never Grab/Touch a Child in Anger Hugging is OK Be Careful How You Joke Around Students and you must have a bond of trust before you can even start joking around. Teach Life Lessons Developing Social and Emotional Intelligence
  • 12. Promoting Relationships: Students The Goal of Developing Social/Emotional Intelligence is to Have Kids Who Know How to: Work well together Treat people with respect Care for others In your class, school, community, country, and world Be responsible citizens Possess a sense of self-worth
  • 13. Promoting Relationships: Social/Emotional Intelligence LIFE LESSONS … Nobody Likes a Whiner! We ALL Make Mistakes… Learn From Them Works Both Ways Smoking Will Kill You Drugs Will Ruin Your Life
  • 14. Promoting Relationships: Social/Emotional Intelligence Sample Life Lessons (continued) Manners are Important If You Can’t be Trusted, You Will Have Problems in Relationships All Your Life I Made a Mistake and I Am SORRY How to Snipe on Ebay Never Be Afraid To Ask for More/Less College Delays Getting a Real Job
  • 15. Promoting Relationships: Students Teach Life Lessons (continued…) If Ozzy Osbourne Can Write a Song, You Can Too!
  • 16. Promoting Relationships : Parents Do Not Fear Parents Go to the Parents First Communicate Often First, Be Positive Be Clear About What You Want No Surprises
  • 17. Promoting Relationships : Parents Win Their Trust It’s Never You vs Them, or You vs Their Child Show Empathy Show Confidence Show Humility Always Be an Advocate of the Child Choose Your Battles
  • 18. Promoting Relationships : Parents Final Rule to Remember: The Parent is Always Right Even When the Parent is Wrong
  • 19. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers If the Others Teachers Don’t Like You Or Think You Don’t Fit In, You Probably Won’t Get Hired
  • 20. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Cooperation is the Key… Ask, “What Can I Do to Help?” Always Be a Team Player Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help Don’t Overdo It It’s OK Your First Year
  • 21. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers If You Have a Problem, Go to the Teacher First Go to Team Leader or Department Chair Next Administrators are a Last Resort for SERIOUS PROBLEMS ONLY
  • 22. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Caution: When You Go to an Administrator With a Concern/Complaint About a Fellow Teacher, You Burn a Bridge Forever Between You and That Teacher
  • 23. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Show Confidence and Humility Choose Your Battles Nobody Likes a Whiner! Have Fun… Joke Around
  • 24. Promoting Relationships: Other Teachers Look at Your Team as Your Family Dysfunctional or Otherwise
  • 25. Promoting Relationships: Administrators Not All Administrators are Evil
  • 26. Promoting Relationships: Administrators Interviews Work Both Ways Get to Know Your Administrator What the Administrator Thinks is Important, YOU Think is Important Straight Lines, Lunch/Cafeteria Behavior, Bulletin Boards, Messy Desks, Recess Behavior, etc.
  • 27. Promoting Relationships: Administrators The Administrator is Always Right Even When He’s Wrong Never Talk Bad About an Administrator Behind His Back Choose Your Battles Nobody Likes a Whiner! Meet or Beat Principal Timelines/Deadlines
  • 28. Promoting Relationships: Administrators Be a “GO TO” or “GIVE ME THE BALL” Person for Your Administrator
  • 29. Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love All Your Support Personnel!
  • 30. Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love Your Office Staff Secretary Registrar Receptionist Monitors Cafeteria Workers Nurse Paraprofessionals (instructional aides)
  • 31. Promoting Relationships: Support Personnel Love and RESPECT Your Custodial Staff Hard Working and Underpaid NEVER Put Down ANY Job!!! “ All people that work deserve respect. No job that is honestly carried out is so demeaning that it would deny the worker who performs it the same and Equal respect that all who work for a living should be given.” Kram Llahtneb, “ Tis a Pity I Have Not a Book”
  • 33. Promoting Relationships: Special Area Teachers Special Area Teachers are TEACHERS!!! Never treat them like babysitters. Never think their job does not involve teaching!!! Never question their time off verses your time off (apples and oranges). Arrive on time and PICK UP ON TIME!!!
  • 34. Promoting Relationships: Your Family Always Remember: You Do Have a Life Outside of School
  • 35. Promoting Relationships: Your Family Family Always Comes First Cherish Your Time Together Get Their Support Your Teacher Shoes are Too Big for Them to Walk In Even Though You Can’t Turn it Off, Turn it Off!!! Nobody Likes a Whiner!
  • 36. Promoting a Healthy YOU Take One Day at a Time, and Do the Best You Can Do Don’t Get Overwhelmed Realize That Things Will Get Done Keep Your Eyes on THE BIG PICTURE Go Home at a Reasonable Hour
  • 37. Promoting a Healthy YOU Even Though You Can’t Turn it Off, Turn it Off!!! Do Things For Yourself Enjoy Your Summer… Regenerate!!!
  • 39. Promoting the Resolution of Conflict Students Parents Other Teachers Administrators Support Staff Family and External Circumstances
  • 40. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Make Your Expectations Clear Clear Behavior Rules Clear Classwork/Homework Rules Clear Consequences Be Fair Be Consistent Listen to Them
  • 41. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Let Them Know You Care Let Them Know That Your Actions/Decisions are Always Based on What is Best for the Student and/or What is Best for the Group Sometimes you make a decision that favors a student over the group.
  • 42. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Students Apathy is a Sign of NOT Caring Separate the Child From His Behavior End on a Positive Note… “ Tucker, I’ve been chewing on you out here in the hall, but surely you know how much I like you and care about you.”
  • 43. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Smart Teachers Keep Their Parents Happy An ANGRY Parent That Wants to Cause Trouble Can Cause a LOT of Trouble!!!
  • 44. Modern Hierarchy of True Power in School System STUDENTS TEACHERS PRINCIPALS CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARD PARENTS STUDENTS
  • 45. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Communicate Often Listen and Show Empathy Be Professional Know What You’re Saying/Make Sure You’re Right Act in the Best Interest of the Child Don’t Assign Blame
  • 46. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Parents Work to Fix the Problem Choose Your Battles Remember: The Parents are Always Right Even When They’re Wrong Always End the Conversation/Conference on a Positive Note … “ Tucker has managed to get in trouble every day this week, but the good news is... today is Friday!”
  • 47. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Make Sure There Really Is a Problem Never talk bad about a fellow educator to ANYONE! Go to the Teacher and Talk Listen and Show Empathy Work to Fix the Problem How Important Is It for You to be Right?
  • 48. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Sometimes You Can Win the Battle and Lose the War
  • 49. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Other Teachers Someone has to make the first move, why not you? Sometimes as PEACEMAKERS , we say we’re sorry when we’re not. Do this for the greater good! Go to the Principal as a Last Resort
  • 50. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators ALWAYS Avoid Conflict With Your Administrators! Remember You Are On Probation Never Talk Bad About an Administrator to ANYONE… Especially Parents!!! If You Get Corrected by an Administrator, Apologize and Learn from Your Mistakes
  • 51. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Administrators Don’t Expect You to Be Perfect, But They Don’t Like Telling You Something More Than Once If the Principal Gives You a DIRECTIVE, Follow It Immediately! Failure to Follow a Directive is Grounds for Dismissal Choose Your Battles
  • 52. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Don’t EVER Let a Disagreement Get Personal When It Gets Personal Most Administrators Forgive, But Few Forget Going Above the Administrator’s Head Almost Never Works In a True Conflict Situation, Sometimes the Best Solution is To Look For Another School
  • 53. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators If You Apply at a New School, You Will Need Your Current Principal’s Recommendation Do this early!!! While you still have a job! “ You Will Be Lucky to Get Her to Work for You!” Sandy Leibick, Retired AISD Principal
  • 54. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Administrators Remember: Most administrators are dedicated educators and conflicts with them occur rarely . Typically the people who have conflicts with administrators are the same people who have conflicts with everybody else! But if conflict does occur, refer back to the one about apologizing even though you think you did nothing wrong!
  • 55. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with Support Staff Don’t have conflicts with support staff. They work very hard for little pay and don’t need the extra grief. If you’re having conflicts with the secretaries, monitors, cafeteria, or custodial staff, there’s a really good chance it’s YOUR FAULT.
  • 56. Conflicts Involving Family and External Forces Don’t bring conflicts/problems at home to school with you. Don’t bring down your whole family with your problems at school. Never let your mood affect the way you teach. 911 (Our Teachers Were Great!)
  • 57. Conflicts Involving Family and External Forces Never take things out on your students. Teaching can be a way to get your mind off your personal problems. Get in your ZONE. Always put your family first!!!
  • 58. Avoiding and Resolving Conflict with ANYBODY Easier said than done… “ Always remember that you CHOOSE to let people hurt you with their comments. No one can hurt you without your permission. Sometimes you just need to realize that the world is filled with idiots and every now and then you’ll meet up with one.” Kram Llathneb “ Tis a Pity I Have No Book”
  • 59. The BEST Piece of Advice I Ever Learned at a Workshop WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE’S FEELINGS, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT REALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW PEOPLE FEEL !!!
  • 61. Promoting the Profession Get a Teaching Buddy Ask Lots of Questions Attend Workshops and In-services Volunteer to TEACH an In-service!!! Join Professional Organizations Attend a Rally
  • 62. Promoting the Profession That’s TEACHER Rally… not BIKER rally!
  • 63. Promoting the Profession Read Professional Journals Check Out Teacher Blogs and Web Sites Spend 10-15 Minutes a Day on the Internet There are literally hundreds of new sites that appear each year. Send e-mails to all your teaching buddies when you find a good one.
  • 64. Promoting the Profession: The Best Idea of All If You See a Good Idea, STEAL IT!!!!
  • 65. Promoting the Profession “ ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT TEACHING IS AN ART. AN ARTIST DOESN’T DO A MASTERPIECE IN A DAY. DO WHAT YOU CAN, LITTLE BY LITTLE, DAY BY DAY UNTIL THE TIME COMES FOR YOU DO THE HARDEST THING IMAGINABLE... TO PASS YOUR LABOR OF LOVE ON TO THE AWAITING HANDS OF THE NEXT ARTIST.” Kram Llathneb “ Tis a Pity I Have No Book”
  • 67. Developing Effective Communication Skills Always make your expectations clear. Never be vague, whether you’re talking to students, parents, or fellow teachers. The less wordy you can be about what you want, the better. KISS Rule applies! If you’re giving directions or assignments to kids, write it on the board.
  • 68. Developing Effective Communication Skills The best way to improve your communication skills is to LISTEN to people! Studies show that most of us don’t listen very well. We all tend to be thinking about what we will say next in any given conversation… or lesson. In arguments or disagreements, most people simply want to feel heard more than they want you to agree with them.
  • 69. Developing Effective Communication Skills Listening… (continued) Sometimes all it takes to calm down any angry student, parent, or fellow teacher is for you to say, “I can tell you’re upset. Please tell me all about it. I’m listening.” Remember what someone says and what people hear can be amazingly different. Just ask any married person!!!
  • 70. Developing Effective Communication Skills Always RESPOND, never REACT to students, parents, fellow teachers, and administrators. Responding requires you to think before you reply. Reacting is replying based solely on feelings. Reacting can get you fired!!!
  • 71. Developing Effective Communication Skills When you are having a disagreement with a student, parent, or fellow teacher, look for common ground instead of differences. Never talk down or use sarcasm to someone. You will have an almost impossible task of establishing sincere communication afterwards since the recipient won’t trust you.
  • 72. Developing Effective Communication Skills OK to joke around in the classroom, but kids must clearly know your joking. Establishing a classroom climate of mutual trust and mutual respect so students will know you care about them is the best way to avoid misunderstandings. Effective communication is a skill and like any skill it can and will improve with practice.
  • 73. Developing Effective Communication Skills Provide many opportunities for kids in the classroom to discuss and debate topics, and practice communication. Choose stimulating topics in which there is no clear right or wrong answer.
  • 74. Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Kelsey, Age 3
  • 75. Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Every kid, no matter how unlikable, is likeable. Do NOT listen to other teachers. Focus on the behavior, not the child. Get to know the kid. Zero in on the common interests. Music, movies, foods, common dislike for assistant principal…
  • 76. Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students On challenging students, avoid confrontations!!! That’s what most want!!! Resist the urge to play legality games and exit the kid from your class at the first possible chance. You might be the ONLY one keeping that kid from dropping out!
  • 77. Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Typically there’s reason for the kid to act out. We can’t always know why. Accept the kid, but you can’t accept disrespect and/or harm to others. Every time you discipline him let him know that you truly care about HIM but you can’t accept his behavior. Once again, separate the kid from the behavior.
  • 78. Developing Connectivity with Challenging Students Teaching is a job filled with challenges… that’s what makes teaching one of the best jobs in the world! A challenging student isn’t going to ruin your life, he or she will give PURPOSE to your life!!! It’s all how you look at things!!!
  • 80. Learning to Forgive It is easier for some of us to forgive than others. A person’s ability to forgive is influenced by his or her ethical, moral, and spiritual upbringing. People who come from families where forgiveness is often practiced tend to be more forgiving than people who come from families where forgiveness is seldom offered. Teachers must realize that children come from all backgrounds and not be too quick to judge.
  • 81. Learning to Forgive People can learn to forgive. Most of us learn to forgive by first receiving forgiveness. If a teacher wants to teach her students to forgive then she must model forgiveness. Luckily most teachers will get PLENTY of chances to do this! One of the most important “life lessons” I teach my kids is that we are all humans, and humans make mistakes. It’s important that we learn from our mistakes and try not to repeat them.
  • 82. Learning to Forgive Sometimes it’s hard to forgive but harboring negative feelings isn’t healthy; it can make you bitter and resentful and affect your ability to trust others.
  • 84. Learning Creativity While some kids and adults tend to be more creative than others, there are things you can do in the classroom to foster creativity in your students… and also in you .
  • 85. Learning Creativity Don’t get stuck in a rut. Don’t always do spelling, social studies, math, etc. the same way. Hair Gel Spelling Activity Box of Spelling Sand These two help KINESTHETIC Learners Social Studies Living Museum Draw a Map the Way Explorers Did 4 Choices!
  • 86. Learning Creativity Teach the class how to play chess Studies show playing chess can help organize your mind Improvement across the curriculum Learn along with the kids Use a bulletin board and do one problem a day Let them think about the solution all morning… don’t be too quick to answer problems Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
  • 87. Learning Creativity Teachers who use a lot of non-traditional forms of assessment like portfolios, rubrics, journals, interviews, creative performances, exhibitions, self and peer evaluations, etc. tend to be more creative than teachers who regularly use traditional forms of assessment… i.e. the test that’s in your TE.
  • 88. Learning Creativity Plenty of books, workbooks, Internet sites, educational journals, and a multitude of materials in libraries and teacher book stores promote creativity. The trick is finding the time to look for them. Spend 15 minutes a day looking for new ways to teach things.
  • 89. Learning Creativity What about GT kids? Do the same creative activities for EVERYBODY in the room, not just the GT kids. Kids LOVE IT when they can show up a GT kid… and they do! HUGE self-esteem builder. When you do plenty of creative and GT activities with everyone, it’s a win-win situation!
  • 90. Learning Creativity… Final Thought What if you have a curriculum that is spelled out for you? What if you MUST teach the same thing everyone else in your team, grade level, district, etc. teaches?
  • 91. There are a LOT of restaurants out there…
  • 92. They all serve the basic same things… But it’s the SPICES and EXTRA INGREDIENTS you add to the basic recipe that makes a difference!
  • 95. Developing Mentoring Relationships Teachers Have ALWAYS Had Mentoring Relationships. Socrates Plato Christ Peter Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Martin Luther King Jesse Jackson Donald Trump Omarosa
  • 96. Developing Mentoring Relationships Ask Your Principal for a Good Mentor. A good mentor is committed to the role of mentoring. A good mentor is a model of continuous learning. A good mentor is accepting of the beginning teacher. A good mentor communicates hope and optimism.
  • 97. Developing Mentoring Relationships Get to know your mentor on both a professional and personal level. Always show respect for your mentor. Always let the mentor know you are grateful for her time. Go to your mentor often for advice.
  • 98. Developing Mentoring Relationships Ask permission from your principal to watch your mentor teach. Be careful on this suggestion. Another way is for you and your mentor to team teach a lesson together. Get your mentor’s advice on all kinds of things, not just lesson design. Parent Questions, Grading, Discipline, etc.
  • 99. Developing Mentoring Relationships Send your mentor thank you notes, candies, flowers, etc. on a regular basis. Don’t act like a know-it-all for I assure you that you do NOT know everything about teaching. None of us do. Some people (including new teachers) think that teaching is easy. The longer you teach the more you realize how much more there is to learn.
  • 100. Developing Mentoring Relationships If your mentor acts like she’s too busy to help, or if he constantly blows you off, then seek out someone else to be your mentor. A good mentoring relationship can and should last many years. As you grow as a teacher, you will one day be asked to mentor others, but never hesitate to call on your past mentors to discuss the ever changing demands and challenges of the teaching profession.
  • 102. Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Do NOT fear the PDAS. It’s an appraisal instrument not an affirmation instrument. It’s only a snapshot of your teaching. You can change things on it after the appraisal.
  • 103. Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS If you get a choice of subjects or classes of which the appraiser may observe, choose one with that allows for a variety of activities. The more times your appraiser sees you going through the various steps of the lesson, the better! If you only have one activity and you fail to do something the appraiser thinks is important, then it’s a deduction.
  • 104. Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Quick Mental Math/Facts Drill Problem Solving Activity Introduce the Lesson Tie it to real world and to prior learning Use TECHNOLOGY if possible Demonstrate the Skill (Direct Teach) Guided Practice Walk around the room giving positive feedback and assess understanding
  • 105. Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Continue Guided Practice… Continue giving feedback. Make sure each child in the room receives it. If someone doesn’t get the concept, then quietly help him. You may need to gather a few children and give extra help after the others begin their independent practice. If more than a few “don’t get it” then do a re-teach. Continue to repeat the re-teach and guided practice process until most are ready for independent practice.
  • 106. Sample Math Lesson for PDAS When MOST Children Understand the Lesson, Begin Independent Practice. Before beginning independent practice do a quick summary of the KEY CONCEPTS… “ tell ‘em what you told ‘em.” Help kids that need extra help and keep checking on the progress of the others. Continue using positive feedback.
  • 107. Sample Math Lesson for PDAS Remember to have extra independent practice available for anyone who finishes early. You don’t want kids to finish and have nothing to do before the 45 minute observation period is over. Remember to have answer keys for the independent practice ahead of time.
  • 108. Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Trying to think about all the steps on the PDAS can be overwhelming. Just teach good lesson and don’t worry about it. In any good lesson you’re probably doing most of the steps automatically. Most administrators focus on what you are doing RIGHT, not what you’re doing wrong.
  • 109. Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS In fact, the PDAS is designed to document you doing things right, not catch you doing things wrong! The more right things the appraiser sees, the better your score. Consider the PDAS as one more tool to help you grow as a teacher.
  • 110. Developing Relational Skills for the PDAS Final PDAS Thoughts… In reality, teachers are ALMOST NEVER dismissed because of a bad appraisal. Typically the administrator has already decided a bad teacher needs to go and uses the PDAS as a way to document and support her decision. If you are striving to do your best and have a bad appraisal, the principal will work with you.
  • 111. Ways to Know Your PDAS is Going Badly Top 10 Mark Benthall, 2007
  • 112. #10- Principal’s snoring makes it hard for the kids to do their independent practice. #9- After explaining the lesson on the board, you turn around to find 4 kids at back table playing high stakes poker. #8- Principal stops appraisal to join poker game. #7- Principal laughs hysterically every time you say the word “rubric.”
  • 113. #6- You make a spelling mistake on the board… the word was CAT. #5- Your idea of two good math manipulatives are razor blades and broken glass. #4- During appraisal principal rifles through your desk and discovers half empty bottle of Jim Beam. #3- Principal realizes it’s the same bottle of Jim Beam that was recently stolen from his desk.
  • 114. #2- Midway through appraisal principal realizes that picture of new boyfriend on your desk is her ex-husband. And the NUMBER ONE way to know your PDAS is going badly… #1- Principal has massive heart attack in the middle of the appraisal and with one final heroic effort completes the evaluation and recommends your dismissal.
  • 115. Developing First Year Survivor Skills #1 Thing to Remember: TRY TO NOT GET YOURSELF VOTED OFF THE ISLAND
  • 116. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Get to know your librarian. She can recommend a plethora of books and resource materials… including items from her professional development section. Get that teaching buddy! Spend a LOT of time going over procedures, rules, and routines the first few weeks of school. Extra time spent at the beginning of the year will be less hassles at the middle and end of the year.
  • 117. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Get control of your class from day one. Kids are always boundary testing. They will get away with as much as they can get away with. Have discipline, but don’t be a BEE-ACH about it! You can set limits. I tell my kids we laugh and cut up more than any other class, but we also work harder than any other class!!!
  • 118. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Don’t work at getting kids to like you. If you like them and treat them fairly and with respect, they will like you. Remember: be their teacher, not their big brother or big sister. Or their High School buddy. Don’t let the smoozers get away with anything. Same rules for everybody!!! GET STUDENT HELPERS!!!
  • 119. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Take one day at a time. Give it 100% and then go home. DON’T take tons of work home with you. Some teachers have giant carts they lug back and forth each day. In ancient days we called these people martyrs . They LOVE to moan and complain about how much work they have to do at home each night. Work faster/smarter and go home without the cart.
  • 120. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Some teachers equate the quality of their teaching with how much homework they give, i.e. good teachers give lots of homework. ROOKIE MISTAKE!!! Try DOING your own homework sometime. It’s not quantity, but quality. Homework reinforces what you do in the classroom; it’s not meant to take on it’s own life.
  • 121. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Never use homework as a punishment. Never take homework away as a reward. You either need it or you don’t. If you don’t really need it, and could easily take it away… then you shouldn’t have been giving it in the first place. Homework should be formative assessment… so let the kids do things over if they mess up on a homework assignment.
  • 122. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Realize that we all learn at different rates. What’s important is that learning should occur. If someone doesn’t understand how to divide on March 5 th , but does on March 8 th , why won’t you let him redo the March 5 th assignment… if he wants to ?
  • 123. Developing First Year Survivor Skills “ Don’t chisel grades in stone. Save the stone for when you start writing your own teaching commandments. ” Kram Llahneb “ I Really Need a Book to Sell in the Lobby”
  • 124. Developing First Year Survivor Skills You WILL have different levels and abilities in your room… teach to the TOP. Every child can get it. Don’t ever dumb a lesson down. It will take more work to teach to the top, but that’s what you get the big bucks for. Always remember: they don’t pay the kids to adapt to your teaching style; they pay YOU to adapt to their learning styles.
  • 125. Developing First Year Survivor Skills Never be afraid to try new things. Don’t let the fact that you don’t know how to do something keep you from doing it! Learn with the kids. Always…
  • 126. Not the End, The BEGINNING “ May you all touch the lives of children in very special ways. May you find the joy in teaching that I have found all these years. May you find a tiny bit of wisdom in my words. May you start off better prepared than I ever was. May you grow and bloom and make this world a better place just for having lived. May you all find a job.” Kram Llahtneb , “ How’d I Do?”