What Makes a Great Teacher?
Shannon Parengkuan
May 8, 2019
As I sit here toward the end of the week, I am reflecting on all the planning, lessons, teaching, and grading that took place within one
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It is the middle of the school year, budgets are done, and you are out of money to replace or repair equipment. Then BAM, down
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One of the biggest questions I get asked as a high school PE teacher is what do I do with the students who don’t dress out?
The Million Dollar Question:
Well guess what? This has been the million dollar question I’ve asked myself over the past 25 years.
To be honest with you, I’ve tried everything as some work just okay and most didn’t work at all. What I finally came up with is one that I thought I could live comfortably with and is yet so simple and so easy to manage.
The willingness to try new experiences and participate in activities is driven by how people feel about their perceived ability level. We call it perceived competence. Perceived competence becomes more specific as students age. Young students, for example, preschool, seven years of age – most of them will tell you that they can do it. “Look, look, look, I’ve got it.” They think they’re competent in everything they do. However, that quickly changes. As they enter third and fourth grade, they start to realize that others students are much better than them in some areas and they start to compare themselves to others.
Educational trends emphasize the importance of conducting lessons with specific learning targets. Many school districts require that daily learning targets are posted. Additionally, there is
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