Teacher to Student Tips
Read these 7 Teacher to Student Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Teaching tips and hundreds of other topics.
Helping New Students
When a new student enters your classroom, make sure that you have some folders already prepared with the information you usually distribute during the first week of school. Include the class schedule, rules,and a letter welcoming the student to your classroom. Saves so much time !!
Door Greetings
There is nothing in the world quite like entering a room and being treated like a king or queen ! Do the same by simply standing by your door when school begins and greeting each and every student that enters your classroom. Not only will your students feel special,but they'll have more respect for you.
TattleTales: How To Handle Them
"Oh, Ms. TLC ! I saw Tony hit Shawn !" "Miss, she hit Juanita !" Tattletales ! How DO you handle them ? Well, one way is to have them write down what happened in complete detail. They have to explain why the situation occurred, and how it should have been handled. If they cannot write yet,have them draw a picture of what happened.
Making Mistakes In Front of Students
Unfortunately,some of us teachers think that we lose
authority if we make mistakes in front of our students.
I discovered that this actually helped students
I taught. When they saw that I did not fall apart or
get upset each time I made a mistake, they were surprised
the first few times. They were totally floored when I
would solicit their help in handling the mistake. As
a result, they not only saw me as a real person, but
realized that mistakes are part of life: you REALLY can
learn from them.
Parent Careers
Students need as early an opportunity as possible to think about their career goals. One way to help them achieve this endeavor is to ask their parents to come in and discuss their jobs.
Prepare the students beforehand by having each of them list at least three questions they would like to ask.
If a parent cannot visit the classroom during school hours, ask him/her to create a "job collage" that can be brought to school and shared with the class.
Handling Student Confrontations
My first year of teaching, I promised myself that I would not yell at students...NO MATTER WHAT ! As a new sixth grade teacher,this was a tall order, but I succeeded in keeping my promise. One thing that helped me was to remain calm if a student yelled at me or tried to undermine my authority. I would simply listen to the student rant and rave. Once the student was done, I would inform him/her that such actions would never take authority away from me because I would always have it for myself. I would never act as if the student's actions bothered me. I would never raise my voice. Instead,I would direct the student to
the appropriate place for disciplinary response. The next time I saw the student,I would not harbor any negative feelings toward him/her,but made it clear that even though my respect was not as great for him/her,I would still be willing to teach him/her. As a result,the rest of the class respected me even more and caused few if any more problems.
Getting Those New Students On Board
It's been four weeks since school has started. One morning, you have a new student enter your classroom. To help him/her adjust to such new surroundings, assign another student as a buddy. This buddy will take the student on a tour of the school and assist with him/her settling into this new and wonderful class.
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