Teacher Effects

• Some teachers year after year have students who do well on standardized tests

Teachers who make a difference

• 1. Take responsibility for students’ learning

• 2. Believe they can get through to the most difficult students

• 3. No excuses- no giving up for teacher or student

Strong sense of efficacy

• 1. Time is not wasted on empty “fun” activities

• 2. Classroom organization and management make time for learning

• 3. Maximize distractions

Active Teaching

• 1. Teacher-student interaction

• 2. Explanation

• 3. Questioning

• 4. Less time spent in independent seat work or unsupervised workwheets

Focus is clear but friendly

• Respect for students will be caught

Higher Order Questioning

Bloom and Webb

Comprehension• Can you describe• Can you generalize how• How would your identify• How would you distinguish the type of• How would you compare• This reading tells us• How would your clarify the meaning• How would your express• What can you predict about• What can you infer from• What did…look like• What did you observe• What facts or ideas demonstrate• Which statements explain• Will you restate or elaborate

Application

Application

• How would you change• How would you develop• How would you gain control of … after • How could you apply that• How could you illustrate that• How would you present• What would result if• What actions would you take to perform• What other way would your choose to• What would you manipulate to

Analysis

• Can you sort the parts• Can you compare the different parts• Can you classify according to• How is … related to• How would you explain• How would you document• What is the reason• What conclusions can you deduce• What evidence can you list for• What can you infer• Why do you think

Synthesis

• Can you hypothesize the reason• Can you imagine an alternative• Can you formulate• Can you develop a theory for• Can you predict the outcome if• Can you pan a way for• How would you generate a plan to• How would you compile the facts for• What changes would you make to revise• What could you invent• What facts can you gather

Evaluation

• Based on what you know, what would you recommend• How would you prove• How would you grade• Houw could you verify• How would you decide• How would you determine the facts• What is your opinion of• What would you suggest• What information would you use to prioritize the facts• What data was used to evaluate

Now for some fun

• Your group will be assigned one of the following from Hoy, chapter 9:

• Organizational culture, pp. 319-329• Organizational climate, pp. 329-338• Organizational climate: Healthy or

Unhealthy, pp. 338-344• Changing school climate, pp. 344-354• Read the chapter because you do not

know which you will get

Assignment:

• 1. With your group, prepare to teach the topic using power point (about 20 minutes)

• 2. Prepare two questions from each of the four Webb’s DOK segments.

• 3.Teach the topic- inserting and asking questions of the group as you teach. Remember you must have two from each of the four areas.