Principles of Teaching
Bloomsburg University
Summer 2005
CLASS AGENDA TEN
Thursday, June 30, 2005
TODAY'S QUESTIONS
What are some common student and teacher behaviors related to classroom management?
What are strategies for differentiating instruction?
What do YOU believe about YOUR learning style?
TODAY'S AGENDA
9 - 9:10 Distribute the articles for the INNER CIRCLE/OUTER CIRCLE discussion. Please be ready for this activity on Tuesday, July 5.
9:10 to 10:10 Complete the Discipline Help Behavior Summaries
10:10 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 Jigsaw Activity
11:30 - 11:45 Summaries from online learning styles surveys
11:45 - 12 Large group discussion of today's
activities What are some DI strategies that you would use?
What can we conclude about learning styles?
Discipline Help Behavior Summaries
Discipline Help's Solutions for
Handling Misbehaviors
Form a large group circle. Remaining students should report their misbehavior to the class. After this activity, discuss these question:
What are some common causes of student misbehaviors?
What are some common teacher actions?
What are some common teacher mistakes?
Jigsaw Activity with the
Tomlinson Book
Chapters in the Tomlinson Book
You will be assigned to a jigsaw group. Each expert will have approximately 10 minutes to present the information from her/his assigned chapter. Although experts do not need to be "timed" she/he should be sensitive to the time allocated for the group. In order to make this presentation more active, each expert must be asked at least ONE question by a member of the jigsaw group.
Learning Styles Summaries
In your jigsaw groups: Each person should report their results and discuss whether you agree with them and why. Save these printouts for you final portfolio.
Learning Styles Inventory(Print your results
only)
http://webster.commnet.edu/faculty/~simonds/styles/styles.htm
Hemispheric Dominance Inventory
(Print your results only)
http://brain.web-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm
New Multiple Intelligence Inventory
(You will have to enter Name, email,
and some other information. Print your results only)
http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php
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