Tips and Pointers for Successful Tips and Pointers for Successful Future Teachers And How to Meet Future Teachers And How to Meet
the Needs of All Studentsthe Needs of All Students
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PA
Dr. Christine PattiAssociate Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Leadership
September, 2009
Have you been paying attention?
Bloom’s TaxonomyIn the 1950's Benjamin Bloom developed his
taxonomy of cognitive objectives, Bloom's Taxonomy. It is a continuum from Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
We all planned our lessons around Bloom’s Taxonomy
Your lesson plans are probably planned around them as well
Bloom’s Revised 2001In the 1990's, a former student of Bloom, Lorin
Anderson, revised Bloom's Taxonomy and published this- Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in 2001.
Key to this is the use of verbs rather than nouns for each of the categories and a rearrangement of the sequence within the taxonomy. They are also arranged in increasing order, from low to high.
Bloom's Revised TaxonomySub Categories
Each of the categories or taxonomic elements has a number of key verbs associated with it:
Remembering - Recognizing, listing, describing, identifying, retrieving, naming, locating, finding
Understanding - Interpreting, Summarizing, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying, comparing, explaining, exemplifying
Applying - Implementing, carrying out, using, executing Analyzing - Comparing, organizing, deconstructing, Attributing,
outlining, finding, structuring, integrating Evaluating - Checking, hypothesizing, critiquing, Experimenting,
judging, testing, Detecting, Monitoring Creating - designing, constructing, planning, producing,
inventing, devising, making
Bloom's Taxonomy Bloom’s Digitally
Taken from: http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670
21st Century Tools
Elements in black are recognized verbs, elements in blue are new digital verbs.
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you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth” Author: Dan Rather, Newsman
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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From Day One!
Maintain a High QPABe a Stellar Student in All Classes: Traditional and
OnlineVolunteer and Work in Educational Related FieldsJoin Professional Organizations in the Field Attend Classes on a Regular Basis
From Day One!
Work Hard in Class and Ask For Help When You Need It
Show that You are Learning by Contributing to the Class
Build Respect and Admiration for Who and What You Are
Take Risks and Put Yourself Out There
10 Tips for Student Teachers (Kelly 09 and Patti,09)
Be On TimeDress AppropriatelyBe FlexibleFollow the School RulesPlan AheadGet to Know the Staff: Office and CustodialMaintain ConfidentialityDon’t GossipBe Professional at All TimesNever Confide or Share Personal Information
Meeting Student NeedsDifferentiation Strategies to know, articulate and
apply:
Questioning Techniques applying Bloom’s http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
Meeting Student NeedsDeveloping Tiered Lessons: Focus task on a
key concept and adjust task by complexity, abstractness, number of steps, concreteness, and independence to ensure challenge and not frustration.
Flexible Grouping: Ensure that all students have the opportunity to work with other students who are similar and dissimilar from themselves in terms of academics and interests. These groups are fluid and should change
accordingly.
“The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty — it is the effectiveness of the teacher.” ~~ Harry J. Wong
Quality: What I Look For in a Teacher
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Teacher Resources
First Days of School by Harry Wang Handbook for Enhancing Professional Practice: Using
the Framework for Teaching in Your School by Charlotte Danielson
www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp?g=0 On PDE Website review forms: PDE 426 and 426A
found on the link below
www.teaching.state.pa.us/teaching/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=84717&teachingNav=|93|94|
First Impressions at an Interview
Dress for Success: Business Attire AlwaysMinimal jewelry (no unusual piercings) and make-upExtend your Hand to each Person at the Interview
with a Confident SmileHave Fresh Packets of your Information Available
with your most Current Resume to Pass OutBring your Professional Portfolio just in caseBreathe and Relax as much as possibleSay each Interview Question in your Mind First
before Responding
First Impressions at an InterviewDo NOT Talk about your Short ComingsIf you Don’t Understand a Question ask for
Clarification of the QuestionAnswer all Questions Clearly and Succinctly…Do
not Ramble On and OnDo Not Ask about Salary with the Interview TeamIt is Natural to be Nervous at an Interview….Keep
Breathing and Stay Strong
Interview Questions to Practice
Tell us about your educational background and experiences...
What are the factors that you consider in designing weekly and daily lesson plans? (National and state standards, school district curriculum, student prior knowledge, student ability level, individual student needs)
Interview Questions to Practice
Describe several methods that you would use to assess student learning.
How do you decide which type of assessment is
appropriate for various learning objectives? (Curriculum based assessment, Rubrics, student self-assessment, formal and informal)
Interview Questions to PracticeDescribe several instructional strategies that you
would use and the educational rationale for their selection. (Cooperative learning, multi-sensory, hands-on, metacognitive strategies, peer tutoring, journals)
Describe ways you communicate with and involve parents in your program.
Interview Questions to Practice How would you modify instruction or an
assignment for a special education student?
Which teaching strategies would you use to help a student who is at least 2-3 years behind grade level in Reading become successful in the regular education curriculum/inclusion program?
Questions/Comments?
Last Words of Advice
• Once you graduate get on a school district sub list right away.
• Introduce yourself to the school principal and ask him or her to visit your classroom when you are student teaching or subbing.
Last Words of Advice
• Always go the extra mile and volunteer to do anything and everything for the benefit of the school and students.
• Go to school with a positive attitude and a smile. Never complain or share negative thoughts.
Last Words of Advice• Never and I mean never share your personal life,
your school life or your life as a fun loving individual with school personnel. If you have any pictures that will incriminate you on the Internet remove them when you leave here today. They will haunt you in the future.
• If you are ever tempted to do anything that is illegal or against the law know that if you get caught your teaching career will be over. It might be fun now but it is not worth it in the end.
Good Luck!• If you have any questions or need my help feel free to
contact me. [email protected]
• Remember to log on to my blog: http://caluteacherseries.blogspot.com/
• When you do graduate think about getting your Masters in Education and Principal’s Certification totally on-line through my department :
Department of Educational Administration and Leadership. http://www.calu.edu/graduate/apponline/index.jsp
Thank You for Coming Today!
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