1. "The good teacher unconditionally accepts students as they
are, and expects them to become all they can be".
***Holly Holland
Students are part of the TEAMS
in our schools
TEAMS
Together Everyone
Achieves More
Success
How do we involve students in helping us to
manage the learning environment?
How do we build a community of learning?
How do we give our students a voice?

3. Learning Outcomes
• I will acquire ideas to help build
COMMUNITY into my classroom?
• I will be able to design aspects of
“TEAMS and SIDES” into my lesson
plans ?
• I will be able to give my students a
VOICE in my classroom?

4. Feedback is King
What does it look like when you are learning your best?
• Group work/small discussions/Q & A *****************
• Hands on/Active & Interactive learning *************
• Lecture/Taking notes/Memorization ******
• Videos/Visuals ****
• Quiet time/alone **
• Reading/Textbook **
• Variety of teaching styles **
What is holding you back from learning your best?
• Personal life/Not enough time *******
• Nothing, everything is good *****
• Students talking at tables while instructing is teaching ****
• The tight timeline/compressed schedule ***
• Heavy workload **
• Group dynamics **
• Not knowing what will be on the exam **
• Anxiety **

5. Feedback is King
What can the instructor do to improve learning?
• Nothing – things are good ************
• More notes ***
• Class time for assignments ***
• Share more personal experiences ***
• Clarify important topics/subject matter/specific examples **
• Talk to students about their distracting behavior **
• Show exemplars **
What can I do to improve my learning?
• Improve my time management/organization **********
• Participate more in class/ask questions *********
• Makes notes/review notes ********
• Read more books/Keep up with reading *******
• Keep focused/stay on task ***
• Take stress breaks/time for myself/Relax ****

6. Feedback is King
Things to Keep in this Course
• Class activities/variety of instruction *************
• Class atmosphere ***********
• Class discussions *************
• Brain breaks ***********
• Chapter presentations *********
• Teacher tips/Real life experiences/stories ********
• Collaborative learning/Table groups *******
• Class assignments/learning tasks *******
• Class website/Technology/Powerpoints *******
• Music/Videos *******
• Food *****
• Flex days **
• Clear expectations **

7. Things to Change in this Course
• Submit assignments online *****
• Nothing *****
• More notes/notesheets ****
• Mix up groups/seating arrangements ****
• Class starting time (starting at 12:10) ***
• Tell us what we need to know (e.g. final exam) **
• Make presentations longer **
• Less assignments ***
• More direction (for assignments) **
• Show examples of assignments **
• Presentation topics **
• 30 minute brain break 
Things to Drop in this Course
• Nothing *********
• Final Exam ****
• Philosophy Assignment (make smaller, more weighting) ***
• Twitter **
• Symbaloo **

8. The Final Exam
• 75 multiple choice questions (from
textbook and class activities)
• 1 Case Study (Short Answer – 5 marks)
• 1 Take-home Synthesis Paper
(Re-submission of Philosophy assignment
-20 marks)
TOTAL = 100 MARKS (30%)

9. Managing the
Learning
Environment
What ideas do you
have to build
COMMUNITY into
your classroom?
How will you design
“TEAMS and
SIDES” into your
lesson plans ?
How will you give
your students a
VOICE in the
classroom?

10. A “Better”Model

11. Managing the
Learning
Environment
What ideas do you
have to build
COMMUNITY into
your classroom?
How will you design
“TEAMS and
SIDES” into your
lesson plans ?
How will you give
your students a
VOICE in the
classroom?

12. How will you give your
students a voice?

13. Managing the
Learning
Environment
What ideas do you
have to build
COMMUNITY into
your classroom?
How will you design
“TEAMS and
SIDES” into your
lesson plans ?
How will you give
your students a
VOICE in the
classroom?

15. The Freedom Writers
The Freedom Writers Website:

16. Turn and Talk for 2
• How will you design “TEAMS and
SIDES” into your lesson plans ?
• How will you give your students a
VOICE in the classroom?
• What ideas do you have to build
COMMUNITY into your classroom?
Classroom
Expectations:

17. Choices:
Integrated
Themes,
Projects
Advisory
Student
Government
Peer
Support
Student
Performances
Clubs and Sports
Student Reps on School
Board/School Council

18. “If we want to have engaged brains in
the classroom, we have to have an
interactive environment” …
Spencer Kagan
“Fairness is everyone getting
what they need in school”
…Martha Kaufeldt
“Artful teaching is a love triangle
between the students, the
teacher, and the content
***Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Are we training kids to write tests for
life, or are we training kids for the
tests of life”
***Art Costa
“The primary purpose of assessment is to
inform teaching and learning
***Faye Brownlie
“The more content is manipulated, the more
likely it is understood and remembered."
***Janet Allen
“’At risk’ students are those who leave
school before or after graduation with
little possibility of continuing learning”
…Roland Barth
The most powerful single influence
on student achievement is feedback.
***John Hattie
"The ability to creatively handle
change will be the most sought after
skill in the new millennium."
***Alvin Toffler
“Teachers must make every effort to
know the learners in order to meet
their diverse needs”
***Gayle Gregory
It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Whole Child

19. I Will Believe
(as recorded by Monte Selby:
www.monteselby.com
Chorus: I will believe, every child I teach is a flame of hope,
burning brilliantly. A strong heart and mind, seeking out my
hand, It’s within my reach. This I believe.
In the middle of each town, in the heart of every school
Behind a desk in a classroom, is a single child for whom
This moment is the difference, where the road is mapped and planned
As childhood waves goodbye, not yet a woman or a man.
Repeat Chorus:
I am here by choice, right where I want to be
The challenge is great, to inspire and lead
But how proudly they achieve. How profoundly they understand.
How their laughing spirit soars, and I promise again.
Repeat Chorus: