Secret 2

Secret 2
Respond to 1 of the 3 questions below.
Please answer by October 9, 2009.

2. 1. How many classroom Rules are necessary to manage a classroom? Which procedures are critical to your classroom success?



2.2. Discuss your reaction to Page 33, concerning effective and ineffective ways to handle a situation.


2.3. What are your secret(s) to effective classroom management?

Secret 1

Secret 1
Respond to 3 of the 6 questions below:
Please respond by October 2, 2009.

1.1. Discuss one of your great lesson plans. . Why is it great? What components make it great? (i.e. cooperative learning, hands-on activities, student-led activities, discussion, etc.)


1.2. What do you do when your plans don’t take an entire class hour? Do you begin tomorrow’s lesson? Have students do SSR? Explain.




1.3. How can a teacher be less distracted by interruptions? Can the phrase “ Attitude is Everything” be applied to the interruptions which arise? Explain your thoughts.




1.4. Provide an example of a lesson objective you use in your classes. What activities (list 2-3) support this objective?



1.5. Respond to the author’s quote:

“We know that whoever is doing the “doing” is doing the learning. In your classroom, are the students “doing” the work or are you – the teacher – the person most actively engaged?



1.6. Provide examples of how you are proactive with your students, whether in class, in the hallway, or with co-curricular activities.