Warm up Questions:

1. You are having dinner with the

greatest teacher in the history of
the world. What question(s)
would you ask her?
2. What personal qualities do you
possess that will serve you in the
teaching field?
Classroom Teaching
Tips
David Duez
World History Teacher
Atascocita High School
Humble ISD
 On your paper…

►Answer the question:

►When I become a teacher
_______________.
 VIDEO: “Teach Different”
► “When I become a teacher…”
 The 3 R’s
►OLD: Reading, (w)riting, and
(A)rithmetic.
►NEW:
►Rigor
►Relevance
►Relationships
Build Relationships
►Learn about your students
►Student Info Sheet
►Write activities on the seating chart
►Attend school functions and events
►Get involved in school related activities
►Use an interactive website
►Get email addresses, spend the time to
get them entered, and email parents &
students!
 VIDEO
►Oblongta! Ouch… ouch…
ouch.
►Don’t get hurt by words.
►Use them to your advantage.
►This clip is only a couple of
minutes.
►For a teacher, “But Mama Says…”
“Happiness
comes from
GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS
with parents and
students”
► NOT“magic rays of
sunshine that comes down
when you are feelin’ blue.”
What are your classroom rules?
►On your sheet of paper, write
down your “Rules” for a
successful classroom.
 VIDEO CLIP
►“Welcome to World History”
►My First Day “Rules Speech”
My 3 Simple Rules: The 3 P’s
►Prompt
►Prepared
►Polite
 Classroom Procedures:
►Are procedures different from
rules?
►What classroom situations
would you need procedures
for?
►How can clear procedures help
to manage the classroom?
 Establish Routines and Procedures
► Video clip from 3rd grade classroom
► Video clip from 6th grade classroom

► Power Teaching Technique

► You can find it on Youtube.
 Socratic Seminar
► Read the text, “5 Tips for the New teacher.”
► Underline things that you think are
important.
► Circle what you don’t understand.
► Write in the margins – questions, draw,
important points.
► We will discuss as a whole group in a
seminar.
 Reduce Unnecessary
Questions
►What are we going to do today?
►What do I need to know after today’s
lesson?
►I was absent . . .
►What did we do last time?
►Where do I turn in this homework?
►When is the test?
►When can I come in for tutoring?
 Over plan EVERYDAY
►It is always better to have too much to
do… than not enough
►Teach BELL to BELL
►No “Free Days”
►With any extra free time, create a
discussion about something happening in
the school – keep it positive
►With any other free time, discuss
upcoming student activities, games, etc.
Do Not “Write Up” Students
► Can you diffuse the situation?
►Have Needlessly
you contacted home?
►Have you tried good cop & bad cop?
►Have you talked to his other
teachers?
►Is the student disrupting the class
from learning?
►Is the student putting another
student’s health at risk?
 What kind of communication do
most parents want from teachers?
 Did You Know? Video
►#1 English Speaking Country in
the World?
►What will be the top 10 in
demand jobs in 2010?
►How many jobs will kids have by
the time they are 38 years old?
►How does the exponential growth
of technology change teaching?
 Be Patient in Year
►Nothing can replace experience
One
►Build a career with consistency every day
►Try to keep your emotions even, your
effort on an even keel, and your spirits
positive
►Get your sleep
►Plan, Plan, Plan… stay ahead of the
students
►Cover in depth and complexity… don’t
focus on ‘getting through the material’
My
Teaching
Tips
Site
 VIDEO
►Academia 2.0
CLIP
►The art/science of teaching is evolving.
►Don’t be surprised by advances in
technology, use them to your
advantage.
►Learn from your students!
►This video is 10 minutes long… but it
will make you think.