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Introduction | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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Josh/My First Day of Student Teaching (What They Don't Teach in Behavior Management Courses) | |
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Building Relationships with Students | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Teacher Student Relationships | |
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Motivating Students | |
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How to Show Students That You Care About Them | |
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The Moat/Funding for Urban Schools | |
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Dealing with Funding Realities | |
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School Resources | |
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Injustices in Our School System | |
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The Politics of Education | |
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How to Communicate with Your Elected Officials | |
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Covering Your Butt and Covering the Material | |
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Testing-Too Much to Cover | |
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School Politics | |
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Curriculum Restraints | |
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Standardized Testing | |
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Teacher Responsibilities | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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Constructivist Teaching | |
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How to Effectively Teach Critical Thinking Skills | |
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How to Incorporate Constructivist Teaching into Your Lessons | |
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Black Man, White Man, Don't Give a Damn | |
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Uncovering Racism, Sexism, and Classism | |
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Teaching Methods | |
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The Effects of Poverty and Race on Student Learning | |
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What You Need to Know About Poverty | |
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Good Luck, Miss B! | |
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Faking Confidence | |
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Teacher Issues (Attitude, Fear, Confidence) | |
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Classroom Management | |
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How to Prepare for Your First Week of Student Teaching | |
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How to Have a Successful First Week of Student Teaching | |
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Discussion Starters for Week One | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Getting YOUR Act Together | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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Lessons After School Part I | |
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Engaging Multiple Intelligences | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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After School Activities | |
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Teaching Methods | |
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Constructivist Teaching | |
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How to Get Involved with Your Students Outside of Class | |
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Writing Right | |
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Planning Clear Objectives and Effective Routines | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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Giving Good Directions | |
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Teacher Expectations | |
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Motivating Students | |
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Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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Classroom Routines | |
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Bloom's Taxonomy | |
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How to Write Good Objectives | |
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How to Create Effective Classroom Routines | |
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Miss, Why Are You So Mean? | |
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Choosing Your Battles | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teacher Issues (Philosophy of Teaching) | |
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How to Implement Professor Z's Red Light Theory | |
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The "Tag Team" and "The Buzz" | |
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Engaging Disengaged Students | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teacher Issues (Attitude and Confidence) | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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How to Create a Good Working Relationship with Your Students | |
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Standardized Testing Stinks! | |
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Teaching in a High Stakes Testing Environment | |
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High Stakes Testing | |
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Politics of Teaching | |
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Evaluating Your Citizenship IQ | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Two | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Getting YOUR Class Together | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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Discipline/All for One and One for All? | |
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Gaining Respect through Being Consistent | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Student behavior | |
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What Are the Causes of Discipline Problems and How Do I Handle Them? | |
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Low-Budget Learning | |
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Teaching on a Tight Budget | |
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School Resources | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Injustices of Our School System | |
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Advice from Urban Students About Teaching in an Urban School | |
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My First Observation/Da Bomb! | |
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Being Observed for the First Time | |
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Teacher Issues (Fear and Confidence) | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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How to Create a Good Working Relationship with Your College Supervisor | |
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How to Act Professionally | |
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Central High's Police State | |
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Dealing with Police in the Schools | |
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School Politics | |
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Effects of Classism and Racism on Teaching | |
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Time Management | |
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Advice from an Urban Teacher About Teaching in an Urban School | |
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Tag Team's Back Again! | |
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Making Class Relevant to the Students' Lives | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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How to Get Students to Stop Testing You | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Three | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Classroom Management | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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Teaching Without Resources | |
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Expecting the Unexpected | |
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Teacher Issues (Anger and Stress) | |
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Politics of Education | |
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School Resources | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teaching Methods | |
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Working with Parents | |
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How You and Your Cooperating Teacher Can Work Closely with Parents | |
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How to Have a Meaningful Hall Conversation with a Student | |
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How to Form Effective Groups | |
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I (Used to) Love Discussions | |
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Starting Discussions | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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Best Practices | |
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How to Teach Big Ideas | |
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Who Are You? Who Am I? | |
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Developing Your Teacher Reputation | |
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Student Behavior | |
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Classroom Management | |
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How to Effectively Manage Your Classroom | |
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To Group or Not to Group? That Is the Question! | |
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Differentiating Instruction | |
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Hetero and Homogeneous Grouping | |
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Students with Special Needs | |
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Best Practices | |
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Teacher Expectations | |
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Cooperative Learning | |
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What You Need to Know About Cooperative Learning | |
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Why You Should Use Cooperative Learning in Your Classroom | |
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Class Rebellion | |
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Managing Rebellion | |
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Classroom Management | |
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How to Provide Students with Opportunities to Experience Success | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Four | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Effective Teaching Methods | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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My Second Observation/Still Da Bomb! | |
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Being Observed for the Second Time | |
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Teacher Issues (Confidence and Stress) | |
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Classroom Management | |
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How to Deal with the Stress of Student Teaching | |
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Stickers?!!! | |
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Using Positive Reinforcement and Building | |
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Relationships with Parents | |
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Motivating Students | |
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Working with Parents | |
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Injustices in Our School Systems | |
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Best Practices | |
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How Teachers Communicate Appropriately Positive and High Expectations for Every Student | |
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We Are Just Like Our Students | |
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Relating to Your Students | |
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Motivating Students | |
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Lesson Planning | |
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Teacher Issues (Not Taking Things Personally) | |
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Time Management | |
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Teacher Responsibility | |
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How to Organize Your Priorities as a New Student Teacher | |
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Go Ahead and Make My Day | |
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Failing to Give Up | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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Teacher Expectations | |
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Teacher Issues (Attitude) | |
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Professor Z's Ideas on How to Sell Students on the Importance of Your Course | |
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I (Used to) Love Fridays | |
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Making "Deals" with Students | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Working with Administrators | |
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How to Get a Class Quiet-Stopping the Action | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Five | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Things to Remember to Do During Your Placement | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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Ninth-Grade Goofballs | |
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Acting Like a Real Teacher | |
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Teacher Issues (Taking Things Personally, Wanting to Be Liked, Confidence, and Feeling Overwhelmed) | |
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Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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Teacher Expectations | |
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How to Develop Successful Classroom Management Strategies | |
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This Is MY Class! | |
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Connecting with Students | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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Teacher Issues (Attitude) | |
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Using Student Feedback | |
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Why You Should Use Student Feedback: The Positive Effects of Soliciting Feedback from Your Students | |
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The Way It Is and the Way It Ought to Be | |
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Politics of Education | |
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School Resources | |
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Teacher Issues (Goal Setting and Attitude) | |
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Curriculum | |
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How to Teach Your Students the Importance of Learning Big Ideas | |
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Helping Students Create Life Goals | |
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Advising Students | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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How to Use Service Learning in Your Classroom | |
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Success Is 80% Attitude | |
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Developing a Positive Attitude | |
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Teacher Issues (Attitude and Philosophy) | |
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How to Create the Vision for Your Future Classroom | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Six | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Teaching in Urban Schools | |
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Topics Discussed This Week | |
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My Last Week/Time to Fly or Time to Die! | |
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Feeling Successful | |
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Classroom Management | |
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Teacher Issues (Confidence and Attitude) | |
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How to Work Effectively with Your Cooperating Teacher | |
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Living in the City? | |
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Dealing with Doubt | |
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Teacher Issues (Philosophy) | |
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How to Create a Teaching Portfolio | |
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Student Feedback Rocks! | |
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Listening to Students | |
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Teaching Methods | |
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Student Feedback | |
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Teacher-Student Relationships | |
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Constructivist Teaching | |
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How to Write a Resume | |
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Final Observation/Miss B at the Plate-Bases Loaded, Two Out, Full Count | |
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Being Observed | |
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Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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Teacher Issues (Confidence and Attitude) | |
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How to Prepare for Getting a Teaching Job | |
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My Last Day of Student Teaching | |
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Being a Reflective Practitioner | |
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How to Become More Involved in the Teaching Profession | |
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Discussion Starters for Week Seven | |
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Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist: Post-Student Teaching Activities | |
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Epilogue | |