Clayton State University Well Managed Classroom Discussion
Discussion Questions
All DQ responses must be 150 words or more. Academic responses with cited works for each response.
Topic 2 DQ 1 |
Reflect on your time in the classroom as an elementary age student. Which classes were you most engaged in and why? How did your level of engagement connect to your performance in the course?
Topic 2 DQ 2 |
How does a well-managed classroom foster respect between the students and the teacher? Provide one example of the teacher’s role and one example of the student role in establishing and maintaining a well-managed classroom.
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Read Chapters 6 and 10.
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Read “Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers,” by Stephens, located on the Pearson website (2015).
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https://www.pearsoned.com/encouraging-positive-student-engagement-and-motivation-tips-for-teachers/
Read “How Increasing Student Engagement Helps Classroom Management,” located on the DataWorks Educational Research website (2016).
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https://dataworks-ed.com/blog/2016/09/increasing-student-engagement-helps-classroom-management/
Read “3 Ways to Use Technology to Increase Student Engagement,” located on the Medium website (2018).
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Topic 3 DQ 2 |
What is the difference between procedures and rules? Can some rules be eliminated when solid procedures are in place? Discuss.
Read Chapters 4 and 11.
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Read “A Classroom Management Plan for You,” located on the Centervention website.
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https://www.centervention.com/classroom-management-plan/
Read “Classroom Management Guide: The Critical Role of Classroom Management,” located on the University of Northern Colorado website (2018).
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https://www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/undergraduate-programs/classroom_management.aspx
View “What is Kagan?” located on YouTube (2014).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yzgJtgVrg
Read “Five Key Ingredients for a Well-Managed Classroom,” by Shafer, located on the Teaching Channel website (2017).
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https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/09/01/five-key-ingredients-management
Watch “Hot Tips for Classroom Management,” located on Films on Demand.
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Topic 4 DQ 1 |
How are classroom procedures different from classroom rules? Why are both important to classroom management and student achievement?
Topic 4 DQ 2 |
How is classroom management similar and different across the various grade levels – primary (K-3), elementary (4-6), and middle school (7-8)?
Review Chapter 6 and read Chapter 11.
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Review the ISTE Standards·E.
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https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators
Read “Cool Tools for School” Twenty-First Century Tools for Student Engagement” located in the GCU library.
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Read “Your Beginning of the Year Checklist” located in the GCU library.
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Topic 5 DQ 2 |
Which Kagan strategy do you believe is the most critical for engaging students in the learning process? Provide two examples of applying the strategy in the classroom.
Read Chapter 8.
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Read “The Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning,” by Kagan, from Educational Leadership (1989).
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Explore the Community Playthings website. Use the information to help design your classroom.
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http://www.communityplaythings.eu/index.html
Explore the Classroom Architect website. Use the information to help design your classroom.
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http://classroom.4teachers.org/
Explore the Teaching Heart’s Learning Centers page of the Teaching Heart website. Use the information to help design your classroom.
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http://www.teachingheart.net/LC.htm
Explore the Primary Education Links page of the Cybrary Man’s Educational Web Sites. Use the information in the design of your classroom.
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http://www.cybraryman.com/primaryed.html
Topic 6 DQ 1 |
Is it important to share the rules of your classroom with families? Discuss how you might accomplish this in your future classroom.
Topic 6 DQ 2 |
How is professionalism related to classroom management? Does a well-managed classroom reflect the professionalism of the teacher?
Review Chapter 4.
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Read “Digital Citizenship in Schools,” by Ribble, located on the ISTE website.
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https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/lib/gcu/reader.action?docID=4395774&ppg=34
Read “New Teachers: Working with Parents,” located on the Edutopia website (2015).
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https://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teachers-working-with-parents-resources
Read “Family Ties: How to Get Parents Involved in Children’s Learning,” by Uddin, located on The Guardian website (2017).
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https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/feb/24/parents-involved-school-teaching-engagement
Read “How Parents Widen—or Shrink—Academic Gaps,” by Sparks and Harwin, located on the Education Week website (2017).
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https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/04/19/how-parents-widen–or-shrink–academic-gaps.html
Read “Three Questions to Tackle in Showing Professionalism,” by Konen, located on the Teacher.org website (2018).
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https://www.teacher.org/daily/showing-professionalism/
Read “When Social Media & Professionalism Mash Up,” by Newton, located on the Teaching is Intellectual website (2018).
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https://teachingisintellectual.com/index.php/2018/03/05/when-social-media-professionalism-mash-up/
Read ” Learning with Social Media: Bringing Popular Platforms into the Classroom to Develop Literacy, Identity, and Citizenship,” by Gleason, located in Literacy Today (2018).
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Topic 7 DQ 1 |
Some schools are equipped with technology, such as iPads, for each student. How can you ensure the students are using this tool appropriately in the classroom?
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Topic 7 DQ 2 |
What are some of the most significant insights you have gained from your research on legal issues and the classroom teacher in this course?
Read pages 3-39 and 47-126, depending on the topics selected for the assignment, in School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know, by Bosher, Kaminsky, and Vacca, located on the ProQuest Ebook Central website.
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https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/lib/gcu/detail.action?docID=3002090
Read “New Law Limits Student Discipline Measure,” by Frey, located on the EdSource website (2014).
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http://edsource.org/2014/new-law-limits-student-discipline-measure/67836
Explore “Digital Citizenship,” located on the edutopia website.
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https://www.edutopia.org/topic/digital-citizenship
Review the Student Rights and Responsibilities 2019-2020 Handbook, located on the Deer Valley Unified School District website.
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Read “The Digital Citizenship Curriculum: Digital Literacy, Cyber Hygiene and More,” by Cortez, located on the Ed Tech website.
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Read “Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do’s and Don’ts for Teachers,” by Higgin, located on the Common Sense website (2017).
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