March+30,+2017

//"In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.''// (Harry Wong)


 * Essential Question:** **How is teacher personality related to the classroom discipline plan he/she utilizes?**

=**TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING****:**=

**View the following PPT presentation on classroom rules**:

**No**w that you have viewed the PPT presentation on __**Classroom Rules.**__
 * __ CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING - RULES __** **:**

The Power Point on Classroom Rules and Procedures will help you answer **Checking for Understanding: Classroom Rules and Procedures**

=Checking for Understanding: Classroom Rules and Procedures=

1. **Checking for Understanding** - Rules (See #4 above).

After reading and viewing the material above on **Classroom Rules**, respond to the three questions listed below. Be prepared to discuss your responses in class. Here are the questions: Your answer should be at least one-page, single-spaced. Be sure to include your name, date and title of your paper - **Checking for Understanding: Classroom Rules and Procedures**


 * **What is important for every teacher to know when preparing and presenting their Classroom Rules and Procedures? What are the components of good classroom rules and procedures**? Read and view the material on developing Classroom Rules and describe in your own words - why it is important for teachers to know what to look for and to do when preparing and presenting their classroom rules and procedures? How can teachers use the classroom rules and procedures of other teachers - teachers who are exceptionally good in managing classroom assignments, procedures, behavior and management - in preparing to work with their students in a classroom setting? What do good teachers do when preparing and managing their classroom lessons? How does the Marzano Indicator scale and background information help in planning for your classroom rules and procedures? Please cite information from your reading and viewing - using quotes and page numbers, name of video - to define your response.
 * **How can you apply your knowledge of preparing and presenting Classroom Rules and Procedures to your own life experiences?** Can you relate your knowledge and understanding of classroom rules and procedures - and managing student behavior - to your own life and experiences? Have you experienced a really good classroom teacher - with strong classroom management skills - at school, at home and/or in an extracurricular activity? Have you ever experienced an incident where a teacher was exceptionally good at organizing and managing their classroom? And their students? Can you see a direct relationship to your understanding of classroom rules and management skills and your own teaching? Explain your experiences in classroom rules and procedures - either your own or another teacher's - in detail - underlining what you learned and its relationship to your understanding of classroom management skills, your own experiences and career goals.
 * **How can you apply the principles of classroom Rules and Procedures and/o Management skills to the presentation of your In-Class Micro-teaching?** In our class, we have developed our own Professional Communities - to complete our 2 Microteaching assignments - and to learn from each other. How can you apply your knowledge of classroom organization and management skills - and specifically, the principles and components of classroom indicators as described by Marzano - to your the preparation of your 2 Microteaching assignments for your Professional Learning Community? What knowledge and understanding of these concepts - Domains of Learning, Instructional Objectives, Direct Teaching, Classroom Lesson Preparation, Classroom Presentation, Classroom Rules and Procedures - can you apply to the preparation and instruction of your own EDG 4410 Microteach lessons?
 * **How can you apply the principles of classroom Rules and Procedures and/o Management skills to the presentation of your In-Class Micro-teaching?** In our class, we have developed our own Professional Communities - to complete our 2 Microteaching assignments - and to learn from each other. How can you apply your knowledge of classroom organization and management skills - and specifically, the principles and components of classroom indicators as described by Marzano - to your the preparation of your 2 Microteaching assignments for your Professional Learning Community? What knowledge and understanding of these concepts - Domains of Learning, Instructional Objectives, Direct Teaching, Classroom Lesson Preparation, Classroom Presentation, Classroom Rules and Procedures - can you apply to the preparation and instruction of your own EDG 4410 Microteach lessons?
 * **How can you apply the principles of classroom Rules and Procedures and/o Management skills to the presentation of your In-Class Micro-teaching?** In our class, we have developed our own Professional Communities - to complete our 2 Microteaching assignments - and to learn from each other. How can you apply your knowledge of classroom organization and management skills - and specifically, the principles and components of classroom indicators as described by Marzano - to your the preparation of your 2 Microteaching assignments for your Professional Learning Community? What knowledge and understanding of these concepts - Domains of Learning, Instructional Objectives, Direct Teaching, Classroom Lesson Preparation, Classroom Presentation, Classroom Rules and Procedures - can you apply to the preparation and instruction of your own EDG 4410 Microteach lessons?

__**Remember: **__


 * **Title your paper** - name, date, **Checking for Understanding - Classroom Rules and Procedures**
 * **Please write at least one-page, single-spaced **
 * Include Classroom Rules **article and/or source citation**
 * **Submit final paper to our web-course** - under **Checking for Understanding - Presenting the Classroom Lesson**

=**MATERIALS TO BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK:**=

1. **Sample syllabus/letter/newsletter in your content area and respective rubric**. You will be given time to start developing this assignment during class, so you might want to bring your laptop. 
 * Secondary students, you are to bring a syllabus.
 * Elementary students, you are to bring a letter OR newsletter.
 * K-12 students, you are to bring a syllabus, letter, OR newsletter, depending on which grade level you eventually wish to teach.

2.**Classroom Management Module Handout: Welcome, First-Year Teachers! - PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK (There are two pages).**

3. **Your laptop**
 * Each PLC will be viewing some classroom management videos on your laptop or other mobile device during a simulated pre-planning orientation for first-year teachers. You will be given the opportunity to type responses directly into the //Welcome, First-Year Teachers!// handout or hand write your responses on this handout. If you think you might like to type your responses, bring your laptop.
 * You will be given time to start writing your syllabus/letter/newsletter. If you want to make use of this time to start typing up this assignment, bring your laptop.

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA: =

Simulated pre-planning classroom management seminar for First-Year teachers. Collaborative work on writing a letter, newsletter, or syllabus

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