Structuring for Student Success (and yours, too!)

1. Based on The Effective Teacher’s Guide: 50 Ways To Engage Students in Learning. San Diego: APD. Structuring for Student Success (and yours, too!) Nancy Frey, Ph.D. San Diego State University To order, contact PEAK Parent Center, Colorado Springs, CO at 719-531-9400 or www.peakparent.org

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3. Engaging Students… … Through Classroom Procedures …Through Organization … By Building Community … Through Peer Partners … For Learning … Through Reading Frey, N. (2004). The effective teacher’s guide: 50 ways for engaging students in learning. San Diego: APD.

4. Classroom Rules and Procedures

5. Effect of Rules and Procedures Marzano, R. J., Marzano, J.. S., & Pickering, D. (2003). Classroom management that works: Research-based strategies for every teacher. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

7. Specific Rules Raise your hand to speak in class. Enter the room quietly and put your belongings away. Keep hands and feet to yourself.

8. General Rules Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Take care of this place.

9. Best Practices for Rules - # 7 (p. 15) • Brief and positively stated. • Post the rules. • Teach and rehearse the rules.

10. When to Intervene? #7 (p. 17) • Is the behavior harmful? • Is it distracting to others? • Is the student testing the system? • Is the behavior contagious? • Is there a pattern of misbehavior?

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12. How to Intervene #7 (p. 17) • Move closer • Signal • Redirect • Replace • Reduce • Relocate • Ignore

13. Coaching Corner Discuss strategies you use for establishing rules and procedures in your classroom.

14. Organization

15. Effective Elementary Learning Environments Learning zones Materials organized Designed for independence Schedules posted

16. Distributing Materials - #17 (p. 35)

17. Have a system for getting assignments after an absence Absence Log - (# 10; p. 23) Assignment Partner - (#34; p. 61 Organizing for Missed Assignments

18. Coaching Corner What are your plans regarding the physical environment? In what ways can these changes contribute to the smooth operation of the class?

19. Community in the Classroom

20. Effects of Student-Teacher Relationships Marzano, R. J., Marzano, J.. S., & Pickering, D. (2003). Classroom management that works: Research-based strategies for every teacher. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

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22. Teacher Behaviors That Destroy • Anger and punitive punishments • Sarcasm • An “us versus them” attitude • Avoidance • Disappointment and disapproval

23. Teacher Dispositions that Build Community • Emotional objectivity • Demonstrating concern and cooperation • Uses humor when appropriate • Personalizes learning activities • Engages in physical behaviors that communicate interest

24. Strategies for Building Community • Interest surveys • Learning about self and others (literature, life boxes) • Sociograms • Handling conflicts • Dealing with bullying

25. Coaching Corner In what ways are you learning about your students and building community?

26. Peer Partners

27. On-task Partners- #33 (p. 61) On-task partners monitor each other. • Follow the direction of the teacher. • Check to see if your partner is doing the same thing. • If not, quietly help. Make sure they know how to help!

28. Response Partners - #31(p. 58) • Look: Make eye contact with your partner so you know you have his or her attention • Lean: Move heads close together so you can be heard • Whisper: Speak in a soft tone so others can be heard Archer, A., & Gleason, M. (1994). Skills for school success. North Billerica, MA: Curriculum Associates.

29. Response Cards - #43 (p. 74) Students furnish answers using prepared cards or original answers written on whiteboards Prepared CardsWrite-on boards • True/false shower board • Math symbols chalkboards • Vocabulary transparent report cover

30. Coaching Corner How do you create opportunities for students to work together?

31. Engagement Through Learning

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33. RAFT Writing - # 38 • Role of the writer (who is the writer?) • Audience (who is the reader?) • Format (what format will be used?) • Topic(what is the subject of the piece?)

34. RAFT in Science • R - Your digestive system • A - Chocolate • F - Love letter • T - Why I need you

35. Instructional Routines • Bellwork: to start class • Sequence cards: class readings • Whip around: share out • Walking review: to review new information

36. Coaching Corner What instructional routines do you use to reinforce new concepts?

37. Engagement Through Reading

38. Reading Preferences ages 7-13 Study of library preferences of over 2000 students • Animals (across genders) • Science (across genders) • Sports (boys) • Literature (girls) Strum, B.W. (2003). The information and reading preferences of North Carolina children. School Library Media Research, 6.

39. 4 Ways to Engage in Reading • Choral Reading - #47 • Cloze Reading - #48 • Read Around - #49 • Rapid Retrieval of Information - #50

40. Coaching Corner In what ways can students read together to foster learning in your classroom?