2. Introductions
Julia Osteen Sandra Baggett
Technology Integration Chair JH Teacher
JH Teacher Greater Atlanta Christian
Greater Atlanta Christian School
School
4. Getting to Know You
Directions: You MUST wait until we say “go” to
start. Line up according to birthday taking into
account just month and day. January starts over
here and December ends there. Everyone must
work together.
5. Getting to Know You
Reflections-
What did we learn about ourselves?
What did you observe during the activity?
What value does this type of activity have?
6. The Shifting Paradigm
Work in Groups of 4 or 5 -
What is the ideal classroom? What does it
look like? What is happening? What is
the teacher doing? What are the students
doing?
Add your groups’ thoughts to the Google
Doc - http://tinyurl.com/bcideal
7. The Shifting Paradigm
Teacher-Centered Student-Centered
Teacher is Expert Everyone is a Learner
External Motivation Students seek knowledge
Teacher in Front Internal motivation
Work for the Teacher Student Ownership
Students Listen Variety of Groupings
Student Choice
Authentic Audience
Meaningful Work
10. Student Engagement
Work in Groups of 4 or 5 -
What comes to mind when you hear the words
“student engagement?” When do you know a
student is engaged in the learning process?
http://linoit.com/users/josteen/canvases/
Student Engagement - your group add a sticky
note for each question
11. Student Engagement
From “Engage Me or Enrage Me” What Today’s
Learners Demand by Marc Prensky
3 Types of Students: self motivated, goes through the
motions, tune us out
All the students we teach have something in their lives
that’s really engaging—something that they do and
that they are good at, something that has an engaging,
creative component to it.
12. Student Engagement
Students’ lives today are media-rich.
They expect to be engaged by what they experience.
Words that describe games kids are engaged by:
“Explore...” “Take on your friends.” “Ex- citing!”
“Challenging!” “Master...” “Amass...” “Build...”
“Perform...” “Re- search...” “Lead...” “Don’t work
alone.”
Do These words describe our classrooms?
13. Group Development
Two are better than one, because they have a good
return for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his
fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and
has not another to lift him up. Again, if two lie
together, they are warm; but how can one be warm
alone? And though a man might prevail against one
who is alone, two will withstand him.
--Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
14. Group Development
Forming - orientation/testing/
dependence
Storming - conflict
Norming - group cohesion
Performing -functional role-relatedness
Bruce W. Tuckman, 1965.
15. Forming
Testing the group and self
Dependence on authority
Polite but impersonal
Watchful
Guarded not transparent
Bruce W. Tuckman, 1965.