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Weeks 21–24: Giving Teachers Perspective and New Skills Will Keep Morale High in This Pressure-Packed Month
WEEK 21:
Three Ways To Capture Important But Hidden Learning
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
Rarely do we note and honor learning that is not captured on assessments as important to the learning profiles of students.
The Discussion Generator™
• How is incidental learning an important aspect of learning in life beyond formal education? Why is it important that we draw attention to it?
• Why is it important to ask students what they think is the most important thing they learned?
• Respond to the idea of giving students extra credit for reflecting on their incidental learning.
WEEK 22:
Ways To Fight Feeling Overwhelmed
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
Feeling overwhelmed is not evidence of a flaw, fault, or failure!
The Discussion Generator™
• Who can help you right now if you are feeling overwhelmed?
• Is what is overwhelming you truly important in the grand scheme of things, or is it only urgent?
• What assumptions are you making about why you are feeling overwhelmed that need to be challenged?
WEEK 23:
Eight Common Classroom Practices To Abandon—Now
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
Over time, what we assumed to be effective has often been shown to be less impactful than we thought.
The Discussion Generator™
• Why might using “learning styles” to align instruction not actually lead to improved instruction?
• Describe a situation in which a slower learner was actually a better learner than a fast learner.
• Why do progressive consequences and behavior charts not work to control the behavior of many students? How can they even be harmful to your students?
WEEK 24:
Five Strategies To Get More Students To Ask Questions
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
The information we glean from student questions is often essential to the framing and timing of our instruction.
The Discussion Generator™
• How could establishing a routine for students to pose questions help your teaching and students’ learning?
• How much time should you give students to formulate their questions?
• Why should you always urge students to come up with and ask questions?
