IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS Check the following link for important information

about learning about admission to the College of Education: http://www.winthrop.edu/coe/sas/default.aspx?id=21017

Hand in Observation 3 today before you leave. Review the attendance policy on the next slide--if you

miss class next Tuesday, you MUST provide documentation of an excused absence

Card Question: Trivia question today---today is World ______Day.

Class Attendance Policies: Students are expected to attend classes and are responsible for the academic consequences of absence. The student is responsible for all requirements of the course regardless of absences. Below is a breakdown of how absences impact overall grade in course:

According to University policy, if a student’s absences in a course total 25 percent or more of the class meetings for the course, the student will receive a grade of N if the student withdraws from the course before the withdrawal deadline; after that date, unless warranted by documented extenuating circumstances as described in the previous section, a grade of F or U shall be assigned.

# Absences Impact on Grade1234+

None-5 Points on Course Grade-10 Points on Course GradeFail Course

Instructional Variety (Chapter 8)

For next time, read pp. 114-122. For Nov 27th, read pp. 122-130

Think about teachers you like in the past. Consider the list below and ask yourself how that teacher

used the following:

• Using attention-gaining devices• Showing enthusiasm and animation • Varying instructional activities and media• Mixing rewards and reinforcements• Varying types of questions and probes• Using student ideas

Watch at least 4 minutes of one of the videos below. As you watch, make a list of all the different ways the teacher teaches the content—you should look for as many varied methods of teaching as possible.

http://youtu.be/GaFKzDYbQls (Algebra 1)http://youtu.be/lhqEnExx2Ic (Elementary Science--start at the 18:30 time on the clip)

Guiding questions:Does the teacher teach in more than one way?Does he or she include teaching methods likely to reach different kinds of learners

Our next topic: Instructional Variety

• Refers to a teacher’s variability and flexibility in delivering instructional content

• Might include activities such as discussion, small-group work, cooperative learning, demonstration, explanation, questioning, recitation within the context of a single lesson

• Might be a variation in physical movement and gesturing, eye-contact, and voice intonation

Reminders:

• Read pp. 114-122 for next time.• Read pp. 122-130 for Nov 27th!• WE WILL HAVE OUR LAST IN-CLASS MASTERY

ASSESSMENT ON NOV. 27TH