Teaching With Purpose: How to Thoughtfully Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Your Classroom (A classroom management resource for fostering student success through evidence-based practices)

by Karen Gazith

Overview

The most effective teachers are those who are both purposeful and mindful in their daily work. Built on seven well-researched teaching principles, this resource outlines how to thoughtfully cultivate a rich learning environment conducive to the success of every student. Topics covered range from classroom management to establishing learning goals and are applicable to new and veteran teachers alike.

Use this resource to incorporate best practices for your classroom:

• Create a classroom based on learning and equality through evidence-based practices.
• Develop strong instructional strategies and classroom management skills.
• Implement formative assessments into everyday studies for student success.
• Understand the importance of perseverance and grit in the classroom setting.
• Learn and grow as an educator in order to provide students with a strong learning environment.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Conceptualizing the Classroom as an Ecosystem
Chapter 2: Establishing and Communicating Learning Goals
Chapter 3: Incorporating Strategic Teaching and Learning
Chapter 4: Improving Classroom Management
Chapter 5: Conducting Regular Formative Assessment
Chapter 6: Employing Differentiated Instruction for All Students
Chapter 7: Developing Grit and Perseverance in Yourself and in Your Students
Epilogue: We Are the Changemakers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951075491
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	11/27/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	390,631
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About the Author xi

Foreword xiii

Introduction 1

Change Begins With Your Beliefs 2

About This Book 3

1 Conceptualizing the Classroom as an Ecosystem 9

The Challenge 10

The Principle 10

The Strategy 13

Ensure Students Are Intellectually, Emotionally, and Physically Safe to Learn 13

Appreciate All Students 14

Foster a Growth Mindset 14

Replace the One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Teaching With Facilitation of Learning 15

Model the Behavior You Want Your Students to Follow 16

Next Steps 20

Strategies for Creating a Supportive Classroom Ecosystem 21

Template for New Strategies to Incorporate Each Month 23

2 Establishing and Communicating Learning Goals 25

The Challenge 27

The Principle 27

The Strategy 30

Next Steps 40

Strategies for Establishing and Communicating Learning Goals 41

Template for Establishing and Communicating Learning Goals 42

3 Incorporating Strategic Teaching and Learning 43

The Challenge 44

The Principle 44

The Strategy 46

Stage 1 Surface or New Knowledge 48

Utilizing Preassessments 48

Explicitly Teaching New Knowledge 49

Slowing Down Instruction 52

Chunking 53

Recoding 54

Stage 2 Consolidation and Automaticity 56

Stage 3 Transfer 61

Next Steps 62

Strategies and Examples to Incorporate Strategic Teaching and Learning 63

Teaching Process Template for the Three Stages of Teaching and Learning 65

4 Improving Classroom Management 67

The Challenge 68

The Principle 69

The Strategy 70

Alter the Trigger 71

Avoid Reinforcement 72

Teach Appropriate Ways to Communicate 73

Establish Rules and Procedures 73

Ensure Students Have Necessary Materials 73

Address Avoidance Behaviors 74

Divert Attention Seeking 75

Provide Appropriate Opportunities for Stimulation Seeking 77

Remember, the Only Behavior You Can Control Is Your Own 78

Use Withitness to Master Classroom Management 80

Maintain Positivity in the Classroom 81

Be Prepared 83

Provide Clarity 84

Next Steps 85

Strategies for Improving Classroom Management 86

Template for Managing Classroom Misbehavior 88

5 Conducting Regular Formative Assessment 89

The Challenge 90

The Principle 91

Black and Wiliam's Formative Assessment Theory 91

Feuerstein's Theory of Cognitive Modifiability 93

The Basic Steps Essential to Formative Assessment 95

The Perceived Difficulty of Formative Assessment 100

Formative Assessment Takes Too Much Time 100

Formative Assessment Wasn't Part of the Teaching Plan 101

The Strategy 101

Reciprocal Teaching 101

Response Cards 103

Next Steps 105

Formative Assessment Strategies 106

Formative Assessment Ideas 108

6 Employing Differentiated Instruction for All Students 109

The Challenge 111

The Principle 112

When You Believe, They Believe 113

Differentiation Is Not a To-Do List Item 114

Differentiation and the Concept of Fairness 115

Differentiated Instruction and Universal Design for Teaching and Learning 117

The Strategy 120

Differentiating by Content 121

Differentiating by Process 122

Differentiating by Product 122

Differentiating Using Universal Design for Learning and Teaching 123

Multiple Means of Presentation or Representation 123

Multiple Means or Action or Expression 123

Multiple Means of Engagement 125

Additional Differentiation Strategies 126

Anchor Activities 127

Language Arts 128

Mathematics 129

Science 131

History 131

Music 131

Additional Examples of Anchor Activities 131

Tiered Learning 132

The 2-5-8 Strategy 140

Tic-Tac-Toe 141

Next Steps 146

Tic-Tac-Toe Template 147

2-5-8 Template 148

Anchor Activity Template 149

Tiered Learning Template 150

7 Developing Grit and Perseverance in Yourself and in Your Students 151

The Challenge 152

Attribution Theory to Understand Perseverance 152

Case 1 153

Case 2 153

Case 3 153

Mindset Matters With Regard to Perseverance 153

The Principle 155

The Strategy 158

Equip Students With the Skills and Procedures That Will Enable Them to Persevere 158

Teach Students Autonomy 160

Reinforce All Efforts Toward Grit and Perseverance 160

Design Tasks to Elicit Flow 161

Value Quality Over Quantity 161

Next Steps 162

Essential Elements of Grit and Perseverance 163

Strategies to Teach Students How to Persevere 165

Epilogue: We Are the Changemakers 167

References and Resources 169

Index 195

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This is the right book at the right time. With immensely practical strategies and compelling case studies, Gazith offers hope to the novice and veteran teacher alike. Especially noteworthy is the balance between developing the academic skills of students and promoting passion,
perseverance, and grit—qualities that every student and teacher needs in challenging times."

—Douglas Reeves, founder, Creative Leadership Solutions

"Teaching With Purpose is a compilation of greatest educational hits, offering a concise synthesis of best practices and educational research. Well researched with many strategies and examples offered, this book clearly presents what each strategy is, why it is important, and how readers should do it."

—Esther Wu, language arts teacher, Mountain View High School, California