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Reading Reaction #2
Assigned Reading: The Skillful Teacher, Chapters 15 & 16, pages 389-440
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- Respond to the statement/question with the asterisk (*). This response is required. Be prepared to share your response during SET-UP with our Learning Community.
- Select 4 additional statements/questions from the menu below and respond.
- Use the Reading Reaction template to write your responses in a Microsoft Word. Each response should be between 250- 300 words.
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| *Describe the repertoires for developing and maintaining positive teacher-student relationships.
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1. Why do students more readily accept rules or (learning community standards) when they have a positive relationship with their teacher?
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2. Examine the Eight Key Teacher Traits for Personal Relationship Building. Describe a teacher from your past who exhibited many of these traits, and how that influenced your learning.
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| 3. Why is it important to re-establish contact after a disciplinary incident?
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4. Review table 15.1, How Student Define Respect. Did any of these examples surprise you? Explain why.
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5. Describe any connections that you see between the Community and Mutual Support (column 1 of figure 16.2) and the concept of a Learning Community.
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| 6. Social skills must be explicitly taught. Describe the 5 steps required for teachers to support the transfer of these social skills in student’s daily lives. | 7. Analyze the Five Beliefs That Underlie Risk Taking. Describe how positive beliefs impact risk-taking and learning and the importance of mindset regarding mistakes/errors. | 8. Reflect upon the quote on page 434, “The construction of knowledge, which takes place through negotiation, depends on the redistribution of power from teachers to students”. Explain why this is a difficult concept for many teachers.
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Reading Reaction Grading
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| Ø Reading Response Clearly Articulated | 2 points |
| Ø Include Central Ideas Referenced from Text | 2 points |
| Ø Response Indicates Understanding of Critical Concepts | 2 points |
| Ø Quality Writing and Adherence to APA Format Guidelines | 2 points |
| Ø Responses within Word Count Expectations | 2 points |
| Ø TOTAL | 10 points |
