T.E.A.M. ResourcesTeaching for Life1. T.E.A.M. ResourcesTeaching for Life2 The 10 Commandments of ofClassroomManagement SESSION I.

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SESSION ISESSION I

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WhatWhat

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The 10 The 10 CommandmentsCommandments

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PreparationPreparation•Be early.Be early.•Be Be

prepared.prepared.

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DisciplineDiscipline• Keep clear and consistent Keep clear and consistent

boundaries.boundaries.• Practice what you preach.Practice what you preach.

• PracticePractice positive reinforcement. positive reinforcement.• Make the students part of the Make the students part of the

solution.solution.

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TeachingTeaching• Encourage questions.Encourage questions.• Make use of “teachable Make use of “teachable

moments.”moments.”• Encourage ownership of Encourage ownership of

learning.learning.• Know your students.Know your students.

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Overview of the Last Overview of the Last Three SessionsThree Sessions

• Session II-Understanding our Session II-Understanding our DifferencesDifferences

• Session III-Thou Shalt not Bore: The Session III-Thou Shalt not Bore: The 1111thth Commandment of Classroom Commandment of Classroom ManagementManagement

• Session IV-Putting it all TogetherSession IV-Putting it all Together

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UnderstandingUnderstanding

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DifferencesDifferences

SESSION IISESSION II

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TheTheMulticulturalMulticulturalClassroomClassroom

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BoysBoys andand GirlsGirls Learn Learn DifferentlyDifferently!!

• Learn math with Learn math with objectsobjects

• Talk things outTalk things out• Everyday languageEveryday language• Written textsWritten texts

• Girls don’t need Girls don’t need much movementmuch movement

• Learn math on Learn math on the blackboard the blackboard

• Work silentlyWork silently• Coded languageCoded language• Diagrams and Diagrams and

graphsgraphs• Need movementNeed movement

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TheTheStagesStages

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Stage IStage ISensorimotorSensorimotor

• Ages birth-2 years• They take in the world almost

exclusively through senses and movement

• Need high physical interaction with their environment

• “Out of sight, out of mind”• High capacity to take in and learn from

stimulus

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Stage IIStage IIPreoperationalPreoperational

• Ages 2-7 years• Learn through interaction with

environment and talking to people• Vocabulary increases tremendously in

this period• Take things very literally, and do not

understand abstract (hypothetical) reasoning

• Still think in a self-centered manner

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Stage IIIStage IIIConcrete OperationalConcrete Operational

• Ages 7-11 years• Begin to think logically• Begin to understand the perspective of

others• Develop a higher capacity for problem

solving• Have difficulty with abstract symbolism

(e.g.: God is a rock)

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Stage IVStage IVFormal OperationalFormal Operational

• Ages 11 years-adult• Beginnings of “adult” thinking• Have little difficulty thinking in both

abstract and hypothetical terms• Critical thinking skills

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MakingMaking

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THOU SHALT NOT THOU SHALT NOT BORE:BORE:

The 11The 11thth Commandment of Commandment of

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SESSION IIISESSION III

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The Ways We The Ways We LearnLearn

Auditory Auditory LearningLearning

Learning by Hearing

Visual LearningVisual Learning

Learning by Seeing

Kinesthetic LearningKinesthetic Learning

Learning by Doing

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MultipleMultipleIntelligencesIntelligences

Linguistic

Logical Mathematical

Spatial

Bodily Kinesthetic

Musical

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Natural

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Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences&&

Classroom ChallengesClassroom Challenges

•ADHDADHD•Learning DisabilitiesLearning Disabilities

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TheTheMontessoriMontessoriApproachApproach

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TheTheLearningLearning

FairFair

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Putting Putting

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SESSION IVSESSION IV