Characteristics of Effective Teachers
How Students Learn- Learning Styles
- Cognitive Development
- Moral Development
- Psychosocial Development
- Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Special Needs
- English Language Learners
- Brain-based Learning
- Using Technology
- Using Graphic Organizers
- Facilitating Discussions
- Questioning Strategies
- Engaging Students in the Lesson
- Multiple Intelligences
- Designing Components of a Lesson Plan
- Creating Instructional Objectives
- Using the State Standards
- Planning a Unit
- Planning for the Block
- Communicating and Maintaining High Expectations
- Designing Test Items
- Creating Rubrics
- Generating Other Assessments:
Checklists, Scoresheets, Holistic Grading, etc. - Calculating Grades
- Arranging the Physical Environment
- Building Rapport with Students
- Establishing Classroom Procedures
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Creating Class Guidelines and Consequences
- Using Effective Discipline Techniques
- Handling Common Discipline Challenges
- Parent Outreach
- Ethics
- Standards of Behavior
- Professional Development
- Educational Jargon
- Getting Involved in the School and District
- Stages of the First Year
- Using Resources Wisely