We talked about classroom management and about our next assignment in class.

No notes or pictures but great class.

Correction- took notes on the iPhone:

Intro to Teaching
Nov 10
Class Notes

Homework next week – position paper – can cite from any reading

Questions for instructors

• How does all this apply to higher level teaching?
• Professional Development / Teacher Credential Programs

East House – Teacher Credential Programs – 5:30 – 7:00pm

How did Lampert establish norms to teach the math content?

Proactive classroom management – set norms to be able to get good behavior

“These kids must be gifted”

Classroom management

Video Review: what are the types of management techniques are being used?

• gives them a method to write down
  • Write the 4 down
    • Write 3 sub-items for each
• walks around verifying if they are having problems
• share with neighbor to discuss ideas
• “anyone want to add to that?”
• promotes individual decision-making – why – made them think
  • discuss with group
• mediated discussion – now you reply
• as a result of this discussion – reflect 
• what we learned – is that you yourselves com up with discussions and good questions

Behavior management

-> I didn’t say that parents were at fault but that teaching is parenting to the nth power

Video analysis

Kids do well if they want to.

• Your role will be to figure out what he wants.
• Could be potentially dangerous if you work on the wrong ‘want’.

Kids do well if they can.

• Your role is to make sure that you help there is nothing on the way.
• Collaborative problem solving.
• Try to find together with the kid what the underlying issue is to find out what is getting in the way of getting them there.

Restorative justice

• as opposed to zero tolerance
• talk to the kid – empathize with their victim

Audio media about Restorative Justice

• kids are a long term project