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THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Objectives:

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  1. 1. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Objectives:
  2. 2. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Objectives: Outline defining characteristics of the NHHSA Integrated Classroom.
  3. 3. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Objectives: Outline defining characteristics of the NHHSA Integrated Classroom Cover principles of congruence, empathy, leadership, and process orientation
  4. 4. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Objectives: Outline defining characteristics of the NHHSA Integrated Classroom Cover principles of congruence, empathy, leadership, and process orientation Person-centered vs. Traditional approaches to education
  5. 5. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Can be thought of as a unique classroom environment in which learning takes place as a result of positive student-student and student-teacher interactions.
  6. 6. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Can be thought of as a unique classroom environment in which learning takes place as a result of positive student-student and student-teacher interactions. More than simply a room occupied by students of various ages and grade levels.
  7. 7. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Can be thought of as a unique classroom environment in which learning takes place as a result of positive student-student and student-teacher interactions. More than simply a room occupied by students of various ages and grade levels. Social integration cooperation and association between individuals.
  8. 8. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Can be thought of as a unique classroom environment in which learning takes place as a result of positive student-student and student-teacher interactions. More than simply a room occupied by students of various ages and grade levels. Social integration cooperation and association between individuals. An environment conducive to learning should be inspiring and motivational.
  9. 9. THE INTEGRATED CLASSROOM Can be thought of as a unique classroom environment in which learning takes place as a result of positive student-student and student-teacher interactions. More than simply a room occupied by students of various ages and grade levels. Social integration cooperation and association between individuals. An environment conducive to learning should be inspiring and motivational. Students are motivated and inspired most by: (1) fear of punishment (2) personal goals (3) emotional state.
  10. 10. DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS Primacy of the student-teacher relationship Positive and constructive peer-to-peer interactions Self-paced, mastery-based study Relaxed environment Positive & constructive student-teacher relationship; teacher assumes socially dominant role Emphasis on self-development, commitment to goals, process (rather than results) orientation Guided, rather than regulated study processes
  11. 11. LEARNER-CENTERED FACETS CONTRASTED WITH TRADITIONAL APPROACHES Learner-centered approaches Traditional approaches Person centered Self-directed Democratic Child-centered Process (how) Constructing understanding Inquiry-based Thinking Relationship Experiential methods Cooperation Active Learning Criterion referencing Showing Facilitating Liberatory pedagogy Curriculum-centered Teacher-directed Hierarchical Teacher-centered Content (what) Covering subject matter Knowledge-based Memorizing Instruction Lecture Competition or individualism Passive Teaching Norm referencing Telling Professing Banking model
  12. 12. LEARNER-CENTERED FACETS CONTRASTED WITH TRADITIONAL APPROACHES Learner-centered approaches Traditional approaches Person centered Self-directed Democratic Child-centered Process (how) Constructing understanding Inquiry-based Thinking Relationship Experiential methods Cooperation Active Learning Criterion referencing Showing Facilitating Liberatory pedagogy Curriculum-centered Teacher-directed Hierarchical Teacher-centered Content (what) Covering subject matter Knowledge-based Memorizing Instruction Lecture Competition or individualism Passive Teaching Norm referencing Telling Professing Banking model
  13. 13. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS The ideal student-teacher relationship facilitates a positive emotional state within the student.
  14. 14. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS The ideal student-teacher relationship facilitates a positive emotional state within the student. For educational purposes: Receptivity & Submissiveness
  15. 15. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS The ideal student-teacher relationship facilitates a positive emotional state within the student. For educational purposes: Receptivity & Submissiveness Optimism & Affection
  16. 16. PLUTCHIKS WHEEL OF EMOTIONS
  17. 17. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS The ideal student-teacher relationship facilitates a positive emotional state within the student. For educational purposes: Receptivity & Submissiveness Acceptance >> Trust >> Admiration Optimism & Affection
  18. 18. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS The ideal student-teacher relationship facilitates a positive emotional state within the student. For educational purposes: Receptivity & Submissiveness Acceptance >> Trust >> Admiration Optimism & Affection Interest >> Anticipation >> Vigilance
  19. 19. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Empathy In humanistic psychology, described as the ability to see things from someone elses perspective; i.e., to understand and accept the inner world of another.
  20. 20. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Empathy In humanistic psychology, described as the ability to see things from someone elses perspective; i.e., to understand and accept the inner world of another. Not necessarily synonymous with sympathy.
  21. 21. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Empathy In humanistic psychology, described as the ability to see things from someone elses perspective; i.e., to understand and accept the inner world of another. Not necessarily synonymous with sympathy. Rule of thumb: Seek first to understand, then be understood.
  22. 22. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Empathy In humanistic psychology, described as the ability to see things from someone elses perspective; i.e., to understand and accept the inner world of another. Not necessarily synonymous with sympathy. Rule of thumb: Seek first to understand, then be understood. Congruence Put simply, this refers to realness or genuineness on behalf of the instructor.
  23. 23. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions.
  24. 24. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions. Alignment of internal (subjective) and external (objective) experiences
  25. 25. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions. Alignment of internal (subjective) and external (objective) experiences Lack of inhibition
  26. 26. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions. Alignment of internal (subjective) and external (objective) experiences Lack of inhibition Putting your natural personality on the line
  27. 27. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions. Alignment of internal (subjective) and external (objective) experiences Lack of inhibition Putting your natural personality on the line Be as fearless with this as possible
  28. 28. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Congruence Alignment of thoughts, words, and actions. Alignment of internal (subjective) and external (objective) experiences Lack of inhibition Putting your natural personality on the line Be as fearless with this as possible Allow your personality to be scrutinized by your students
  29. 29. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Be responsive, not reactive
  30. 30. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Be responsive, not reactive Students will lose respect for teachers who are too emotionally reactive to them just as any subordinate individual will do for someone who is (typically) socially dominant.
  31. 31. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Be responsive, not reactive Students will lose respect for teachers who are too emotionally reactive to them just as any subordinate individual will do for someone who is (typically) socially dominant. The emotional state of the student is not given permission to determine the frame of their interaction, the emotional context (the affective part of affective + cognitive facilitation).
  32. 32. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Be responsive, not reactive Students will lose respect for teachers who are too emotionally reactive to them just as any subordinate individual will do for someone who is (typically) socially dominant. The emotional state of the student is not given permission to determine the frame of their interaction, the emotional context (the affective part of affective + cognitive facilitation). Whatever situations arise in the classroom, the instructor ought to always be calm, assertive, and sensitive to the needs of his/her student without being reactive to them. This means instructors should not, for example, feel easily (if ever!) insulted or offended by their students.
  33. 33. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Be responsive, not reactive Students will lose respect for teachers who are too emotionally reactive to them just as any subordinate individual will do for someone who is (typically) socially dominant. The emotional state of the student is not given permission to determine the frame of their interaction, the emotional context (the affective part of affective + cognitive facilitation). Whatever situations arise in the classroom, the instructor ought to always be calm, assertive, and sensitive to the needs of his/her student without being reactive to them. This means instructors should not, for example, feel easily (if ever!) insulted or offended by their students. In controversial intellectual conversations, be as emotionally neutral as possible, especially if you give your own thoughts on the issue.
  34. 34. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Process Orientation A state of mental presence to the moment at hand the here-and-now.
  35. 35. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Process Orientation A state of mental presence to the moment at hand the here-and-now. Not necessarily synonymous with intense focus or concentration; you could be in a state of relaxed or environmental awareness.
  36. 36. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Process Orientation A state of mental presence to the moment at hand the here-and-now. Not necessarily synonymous with intense focus or concentration; you could be in a state of relaxed or environmental awareness. Process orientation should be understood as an association of positive emotions with the task at hand.
  37. 37. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Process Orientation A state of mental presence to the moment at hand the here-and-now. Not necessarily synonymous with intense focus or concentration; you could be in a state of relaxed or environmental awareness. Process orientation should be understood as an association of positive emotions with the task at hand. Presence Positivity Action
  38. 38. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction
  39. 39. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Setting the frame means that you determine the terms of the interaction i.e., the topic under consideration and the emotional framework (what emotional responses are acceptable/appropriate to the situation; students will, if they respect your position as the dominant one, imitate).
  40. 40. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Setting the frame means that you determine the terms of the interaction i.e., the topic under consideration and the emotional framework (what emotional responses are acceptable/appropriate to the situation; students will, if they respect your position as the dominant one, imitate). Any deviations should typically be only those youve allowed or find acceptable.
  41. 41. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort 4) Momentum
  42. 42. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference Your emotional state predominantly influences theirs
  43. 43. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference Your emotional state predominantly influences theirs Whatever you feel, they feel.
  44. 44. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport
  45. 45. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport Demonstration of personal values student accepts your value system relationship of mutual trust, acceptance, and empathy
  46. 46. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport Demonstration of personal values student accepts your value system relationship of mutual trust, acceptance, and empathy Story-telling (most efficient way to demonstrate value)
  47. 47. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport Demonstration of personal values student accepts your value system relationship of mutual trust, acceptance, and empathy Story-telling (most efficient way to demonstrate value) Humor by expressing yourself in a humorous way you indirectly communicate you value system.
  48. 48. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport Demonstration of personal values student accepts your value system relationship of mutual trust, acceptance, and empathy Story-telling (most efficient way to demonstrate value) Humor by expressing yourself in a humorous way you indirectly communicate you value system. However, do not, EVER attempt to seek your students validation. They should seek yours, not the other way around.
  49. 49. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort
  50. 50. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort Compliance
  51. 51. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort Compliance Receptivity & Submissiveness
  52. 52. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort Compliance Receptivity & Submissiveness Displays of affection
  53. 53. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort Compliance Receptivity & Submissiveness Displays of affection Not sure whether youve established Rapport and Comfort with a student? Try giving him/her a compliance test; evaluate their reaction.
  54. 54. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort 4) Momentum
  55. 55. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort 4) Momentum You have established the dynamics you want and you are in a position to facilitate the learning process.
  56. 56. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort 4) Momentum You have established the dynamics you want and you are in a position to facilitate the learning process. Facilitation, in this context, means nothing more than that you orchestrate the conditions necessary and sufficient to your students learning.
  57. 57. DEVELOPING A LEARNER-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS Setting the Frame of an Interaction Four Phases 1) State transference 2) Rapport 3) Comfort 4) Momentum You have established the dynamics you want and you are in a position to facilitate the learning process. Facilitation, in this context, means nothing more than that you orchestrate the conditions necessary and sufficient to your students learning. How does this work? When youve progressed through the previous 3 stages, your students will listen to what you have to say and respond emotionally and intellectually to it (cognitive + affective reactivity).
  58. 58. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy
  59. 59. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy If you dont feel energetic when you get to work, thats something YOU need to work on!
  60. 60. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor
  61. 61. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive
  62. 62. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive You should exhibit a natural curiosity, passion, and aptitude for your subject area.
  63. 63. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness
  64. 64. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness Work on your ability to not always take yourself so seriously. Your students will appreciate and love you for it (your personal social circle might too).
  65. 65. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness Respectability
  66. 66. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness Respectability Rather than being authoritative, earn your students respect!
  67. 67. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness Respectability Confidence & Competence
  68. 68. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN NHHSA INSTRUCTOR Energy Humor Task orientation and drive Sociability and lightheartedness Respectability Confidence & Competence Self-sufficiency