This week went out in a bang! We had Thursday off for a snow day, and I believe we paid the price when the students had to come back for one more day of school. Unfortunately it was topped off with being a Friday( a low student motivational day anyways) . By the end of the week I had collected 6 cell phones, 3 I-Pod's, broke up a fist fight between 2 students(without touching them), written up 7 detentions and and 6 (1 day) In-School suspensions slips. I was questioning where the joy was in teaching by the end of my last class today. I also had one parent-student-teacher conference this week and talked to 2 different parents to setup for parent - student-teacher conferences next week to discuss behavioral problems. I feel that I have good rapport with the parents and support, but I sure question all of the time being spent on discipline issues with students that don't really care. Don't get me wrong, I do have some good students. I certainly do, but I sure have a few unmotivated and behavioral problem students in my last 2 period classes. With Cindy G. coming next week on Tuesday, I am not looking forward to the results from that day based on what I have seen happen this week. But what the heck, life goes on. Do the best you can, and don't sweet the small things. I know what needs to be taught. As time permits, I will be trying different methods we learned at NTI with the students to see if I can help improve their motivation and behavior. On to the next week!
Mike M
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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!
Blog Post - Week 7
This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6
For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5
This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4
Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3
Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2
Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1
Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?
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Research on motivation and performance in classroom settings is turning more and more to looking at how to integrate motivational strategies and practices into instructional design. In other words, every time you create a lesson plan, you would plan for motivation just as you would plan for practice and mastery of a set of skills. I'm actually studying this very subject now in a graduate level course that I am taking, so it's been on my mind. One model we've been looking at is Keller's ARCS model of motivational design. In it, he includes four broad categories for integration motivation into instruction. These are Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction. If you are interested in looking at this model, check out these links-- http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art3_5.htm and http://www.ittheory.com/keller1.htm
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