Teaching Classroom Procedures

We all know that it's important to follow the rules. But what about classroom procedures - are you teaching students how to use them in your classroom?

Here are some procedures that you use every day in class:

• handing in assignments
• entering and leaving the classroom
• heading papers

It's really important show students how you want  them to do these things in your room. If you don't, each student will do things differently - and you'll end up with chaos. 

How to Teach Procedures

Read this before You Quit Teaching

This is a very brief statement that summarizes my thoughts for all beginner teachers. This is a posting that I found on Pinterest. It's written for creative artists, and I believe that education is one of the greatest arts around:

                      Source: i.imgur.com via Bayyinah on Pinterest

Many teachers will agree that they became better with practice - so will you. As long as you want to teach, persevere. Read, practice, and get professional development. Those are the keys to success.

Veteran teachers, what do you think about this?
  

Becoming an Accomplished Teacher

Accomplished teachers have a great impact on student performance!

What is the purpose of accomplished teaching anyway? Quite simply, accomplished teaching is the type of teaching that is focused on excellence in the practice of teaching, and is  teaching that results in student achievement. This definition is not easy to get across, especially if you have been teaching for a while. So, in order to break down the different elements of  accomplished teaching and explain each element, I like to refer to the core propositions of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. My experience with the National Board has shown me that to provide excellence in teaching, these key components (or propositions) are essential:

• Knowledge of your students: 
• Knowledge of your subject content, 
•  Monitoring and assessing student performance,
• Reflecting on your practice, 
• Being a member of a professional learning community. 

I want to share information about how to use these core propositions in future blog entries. I think that that these conversations will help reinforce my thinking and understanding, and perhaps will help other teachers, too.

Please look out for a future blog that's dedicated to learning about getting to know students and how that knowledge is translated into your practice.