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Things that correlate with "good teachers"
What do you think?
Things that correlate with "good teachers"
In a discussion with your neighbours see if you can come up with a list of a
few things that you think characterize good teachers.
Let’s look at history…and research…and see how your list compares...
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Back in time!
People who were attempting to instruct "learners"...
Back in time!
S
J
G
S
H
M
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Some research over the last few decades...
1960s
A study by R_____ noted three factors
warm &
organized &
stimulative &
1970s
R_______ & F______ (1971)
Teachers with more of a particular characteristic tend to have higher
achieving students.
What characteristics??
1970s
R_______ & F_______ (1971)
E
B
T
1970s
R________ & F______ (1971)
C
V
1970s
B_______ & T________ (1976)
Behaviours that discriminated between more effective and less effective
teachers
More Effective:
r
l
f
a
m
p
a
u
Less Effective:
a
b
t
1980s
G_________ & M________ (1984)
correlates of effective instruction
Teacher beliefs:
H
b
d
Teacher practices:
s
d
d
v
c
p
1990s
S________ (1991)
About 3 minutes per day per student
What’s the problem with this?
Think about the best way to learn….
A Hierarchy for Learning
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what is discussed with others
80% of what we experience personally
95% of what we teach to another
What is teaching...
...if you want to maximize learning?
Encourage the learner to teach.
Constructivism
A pedagogical focus
A curricular focus
Pedagogical focus (Word clues)
Implicit instruction…not explicit
invisibility of teachers
student control
discovery
active learning
social
effort
apprenticing
Curricular focus (Word Clues)
concepts and relationships…not facts
application…not acquisition
celebrate complexity…not simple tasks
messy situations…not prepackaged
process…more than product
panoramic view
authentic
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