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Re: [teacherartexchange] Another plan for tomorrow

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From: Diane C. Gregory (dianegregory_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Mon Jan 02 2006 - 19:07:24 PST

Hi Stacie,

Sounds like you have a challenging situation. I have followed your situation
since last fall. I think giving a quiz is valid to assess student's
understanding of the subject. I would not recommend stating as you did in your
email, "I will explain that as long as they continue to disregard my lectures, I
will give quizzes and writing assignments to get them motivated. If I find that
they are paying attention to the lessons in class, I might not feel a need to
test them." Making this kind of statement might create the impression that
quizzes, tests, and writing assignments are punishments, rather than a
legitimate means to assess learning. If you want to give them a quiz, go
ahead, but I do not think an explanation is needed beyond wanting to know how
well they learned the concepts presented earlier. 

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Diane
Quoting StacieMich@aol.com:
> So, here's my plan so far:
>
> Tomorrow I am giving my middle school students a pop quiz on the information
> I went over today.  I will explain that as long as they continue to disregard
> my lectures, I will give quizzes and writing assignments to get them
> motivated.  If I find that they are paying attention to the lessons in class,
> I might
> not feel a need to test them.  If they have trouble remembering my rules as a
> class, they will copy the rules five times every day at the beginning of
> class
> until they truly know them and can follow them.  Each day I will collect them
> for a grade.
>
> I will review the class rules with them and pass out a couple of more
> handouts.
> I will explain that the first time I need to talk to a student, he or she
> will fill out a behavior form.  The second time, the student must copy the
> contract for being disrespectful (thanks Judy!).  The third time will result
> in a
> call home and an essay assignment.  The fourth time will result in a
> detention.
>
> If a students begins to talk during my lecture after I have requested
> attention and all eyes on me, I will hand that student a behavior form
> immediately...no warnings.  If that student continues, he or she will
> immediately get the
> writing assignment (Contract) and so forth.  I will call parents this week if
> I
> have had an issue with a child on a regular basis.
>
> If a student has an item (such as the candy  or brush I found today), I will
> not give the student a chance to put the item away.  I will immediately
> confiscate it and allow the student to pick it up at the end of the day (end
> of the
> week?).
>
> I need to beat this into my head so that I react quickly each time and allow
> nothing to slide.  No chances after we have gone over the rules!
>
> I am not sure if I want to begin a unit on "line" or perhaps ask some
> questions about their expectations in class?  Today I had them do a cute
> Chinese New
> Year project, so I thought about having them finish that up and share them
> with the class.  I'm not sure.  I do want my first unit to be about line.  I
> usually have the students create a line worksheet and then do a contour line
> project of their hands.  I would like to tie it into an artist this time.
> I'm not
> sure who?  Van Gogh (or should I save that for color and paint?), Matisse?
> Any ideas?  I have also had the students do the name design project as a
> first
> project to loosen them up.  They tend to enjoy it.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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