Lessons from the classroom
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Transcript of Lessons from the classroom
Lessons from the Classroom
By Hal Urban
Presented by: Victoria Zelmanski, Jessica Snow, Kaitlyn Schultz, and David Durkee
Overall Reaction Good advice Important for our Future Can implement Urban’s tips into our classrooms
Synopsis of the Book
Urban gives 20 lessons to those reading his book, provides examples to show how this lesson has worked for him throughout his years of teaching, give specific instructions on how to use each piece advice, and of course explains what NOT to do.
20 Lessons includingo “Good teachers share one special quality” o “Good teachers start every class with something
positive”o “Good teachers use the power of visible reminders”
Each lesson given in the book is of great importance
The Book and our Class Objectives
This book provides some lessons that relate directly to our course objectives. For example:
Objective 11 – “To define motivation and discuss its importance in teaching and learning” relates to the first lesson Hal Urban provided us with which is “Good teachers share one special quality” such as passion and enthusiasm.
Objectives Continued… Lesson 6 – “Create a caring community” relates
directly to a few objectives because without a caring community, it would be very difficult to meet any of the objectives that deal with teachers enabling students to learn, work with others, etc. If a student does not feel safe, he/she will not be willing to share their thoughts and ideas.
Objectives Continued… Lesson 20 – “Get better every year.” Every
teacher should be a lifelong learner. Educators should always be willing to improve their lesson plans and teaching skills. To meet any of the course objectives, teachers would need to be willing to continue improving year after year.
Practices and Beliefs the Author Uses
Which Led to His Success Good teachers form partnership with parents
Success Continued… Good teachers start searching at the door
Success Continued… Good teachers create a caring community
Success Continued… Good teachers help their students discover the
power of choice
Success Continued… Good teachers laugh with their students
Success Continued… Good teachers catch kids doing things right As we said before, Good teachers get better
every year
Developing the Whole Child
This Book gives 20 Lesson on how to be a good teacher. In order for you to help develop the whole child you must first develop who you will be as a teacher.
Questions to Think about:
Are you willing to put in large amounts of time for students?
Are you willing to go the extra mile to make sure ALL of your students are successful?
Will you make the learning environment a place where all will enjoy and feel safe?
Questions Continued… If you said yes to all of these questions and
promise to do your very best as an educator, and are willing to do whatever it takes to make yourself and students successful, then you are ready to be a teacher/learner.
If you develop the whole child and not just their mid children will learn to do things they didn’t think they could possibly do.
Lasting Quotes “I think working on this book was more enjoyable
because each time I sat down at my computer I knew I was writing to the most important people in the world- teachers.”
Hal Urban
Lasting Quotes Continued…
Hal Urban left Two wishes for teachers: “There’s no word in the language that revere more
than “teacher”. My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I’ve honored myself and entire family of man by becoming s teacher”
Pat Conroy
I will talk about one of my experiences I had this semester working in the CDLL. One little boy came up to me with scribbles on a piece of paper. I asked him what it said and he responded “It says, I Love You my teacher”. I knew I was meant to be a teacher from then on.
Prince of Tides
Lasting Quotes Continued…
“Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tool. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
Haim Ginott
Philosophy of Education
Schools Exist for TWO important reasons:o To help students increase in knowledgeo To help students increase in good character
Ways to increase Knowledge
No matter who you are or what your age may be, if you want to achieve permanent, sustaining success, the motivation that will drive you toward that goal must come from within.
Paul J. Meyer
Ways to increase Knowledge
Inspire students to motivate themselves by teaching the students about goal setting.o Assignment: Write 10 Lifetime goalso Define what goals are; distinguish between goals and
non-goals• Goals are specific (writing, deadline, plan), non-goals are
generalo Develop categories of goalso Tell the story of John Goddard and his goalso Share some of my own goals and storieso Teach the 15 principles of effective goal-setting o Assignment: Write 100 lifetime goals
Ways to increase good Character
Greeting at the door develops good social skills
Ways to increase good Character
Teach the Golden Rule
“What you accept, you teach.” “What you permit, you promote”
It doesn’t say, “Treat people the way they’re treating you.”
Show different versionso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ci613QcC5E&feature
Apply to substitute (Guest) teachers
Ways to increase good Character
Convince students that Honesty is still the best policy:o Not “everyone is doing it.” Those who are just get more
publicity.o Dishonesty can absolutely ruin lives and relationshipso Honest people have more peaceful, rewarding, and
fulfilling lives.
Thank You