How Classroom Management Techniques Bring Creative Learning in Cleveland (SlideShare)

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How Classroom Management

Techniques Bring Creative Learning

in Cleveland

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The CCSS will be fully

implemented in Ohio’s

school system during

the 2014-15 year

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But in Cleveland’s school

districts, the standards have

been brought into effect on

a piecemeal basis, Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



preparing teachers,

administrators, and students

for the full packageJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Thanks to three classroom

management techniques

that have been introduced, Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



student success under the

new process is changing

from a prediction to a reality.Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



1. Introducing More

Complex TextsJerry Short, President Business Smarts



2. Encouraging authentic

and higher level

discussionsJerry Short, President Business Smarts



3. Teaching via argument

rather than persuasionJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Introducing More

Complex TextsJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Teachers have reported

success with gradual

introductionJerry Short, President Business Smarts



One teacher says that she

uses a ‘four square’ exercise

with her Grade 3 studentsJerry Short, President Business Smarts



When introducing a new

word, she has them

write it out firstJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Then she provides

the following:Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



A definition of the word

An example of what it is

An example of what it isn’tJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Resources: Virtual Learning




Virtual tool published by

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

that features personalized

solutions for reading

instructionJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Encouraging Authentic and

Higher Level DiscussionsJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Teachers need to

not only present new ideas,

but encourage the class

to ‘dig into’ themJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Fewer topics will be

presented, but the ones

that are taught will be

covered in greater detail, Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



to inspire the deeper learning

that comes from proper

understandingJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Resources: Common Core in Action:

10 Visual Literacy Strategies Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



Teach Argument Over

PersuasionJerry Short, President Business Smarts



There are digital resources

that Cleveland teachers

can incorporate into their

classroom management

techniques, Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



all of them aimed at inspiring

and instilling critical thoughtJerry Short, President Business Smarts



Resources: •Rubistar: template-based

rubrics available for several

topics

•Common Core: Teaching

Argument & Informational

Paragraph Writing




Strategies that encourage

critical thought and activity-

based learningJerry Short, President Business Smarts



will deepen student

understanding of the

material being taughtJerry Short, President Business Smarts



and equip them for success

with the CCSS assessments

and beyond.Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



What classroom management

techniques has your school

district adopted to make

CCSS integration easier on

both students and teachers?Jerry Short, President Business Smarts



Let us know your thoughts

in the Comments box belowJerry Short, President Business Smarts



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