Feedback from high school students – how we can make three areas of effective teaching

come alive

Know each student on a personal level Get involved in extra-curricular (sponsor, coach, attend) Explain why you do what you do Empathize don’t pity (understand but don’t accept

garbage) Tell us about your personal life and ask us about ours Don’t allow your students to fall behind Provide productive criticism with encouragement Listen to your students Talk to students outside of the classroom Talk to us as adults, and expect us to behave as adults Respect us – Talk and Actions

Make your own lesson plan – Demonstrate knowledge of content (not just textbook or free google plans)

Prepare lessons based on students in front of you – (Not just lesson to cover information)

Make lessons relevant (real world connections) Be more flexible and responsive to your students Customize lessons to fulfill the requirements of

the curriculum (find a way to bring your passion into the lesson)

Find a way to access students’ passion in the lesson

Master your craft (stay current with content PLUS – How you teach it - Keep all student moving – manage behavior and convey your ideas – facilitate learning)

Share responsibility for how your students perform

Reconnect with why you love the subject and share with students

Get Pumped to deliver the lesson! Never quit on your students

Survey students to analyze how your students learn best Give students freedom/w/options in the assignment to

demonstrate their learning in different ways Group students based on how they learn Recognize and use different student learning styles to

plan lessons Recognize when students aren’t getting it so you can

build in more time or different activities Engage students to learn their own learning style Offer incentives/motivators Present really important stuff in different ways Keep students guessing for how the lesson will unfold

(Don’t be too routine – Ex. notes on Monday, test on Friday, etc.)