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Objectives:
E. Instructional Practices
1. Overplan (more than can be done) especially as a new teacher
a. Misbehavior and disinterest result from poor planning
b. Teacher can be confident and prepared
2. Choose appropriate activities for the content
a. Discussion for an STS issue
b. Lab for a visible process (precipitation, germination, etc…)
3. Plan beginnings, endings, and transitions
a. Break into multiple activities
b. Don’t allow talking during transitions
c. Transitions should be short and smooth
F. Curriculum
1. Curriculum is central element and should matches ability/interest
2. Boring or too difficult content results in misbehaviors
3. Interesting and doable content results in good behavior
4. Standard often control curriculum, but even minor changes help
G. Student Socialization
1. Teachers influence areas outside of science content
2. Help develop personal and social skills
3. Enjoy students and accept them as individuals
4. Teacher must be confident, cool in a crisis, and set an example
5. Skills to help socialization of students
a. Develop personal relationship with at least some students
b. Deal with personal problems outside of class time
c. Avoid power struggles during conflicts
d. Help students to accept responsibility for their own actions
e. Develop relationships with parents
C. Dress professionally
1. Avoid being confused with students: no blue jeans, sweats, tee shirt
2. Comfortable, neat, clean, and modest
3. Men: dress pants and shirts, possibly a tie (even on lab days)
4. Women: dresses, business suits, or slacks
D. Become familiar with school routines
1. Students misbehave when you don’t know what to do
2. Examples
a. How to take and keep attendance records
b. How to handle hall passes or permit students out of the room
c. How to deal with tardiness
d. Checking out texts and library books
e. What to do with injured or ill student
f. How to arrange for a field trip
g. When and how to send students to principal, counselor, psychologist
h. Emergencies procedures
3. Usually in a handbook or some other written format
4. Find out before you need to do it