Teaching and Management Strategies

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Teaching and Management Strategies

• Marianne Robin Russo, Ed.D.
• Florida Atlantic University
• College of Education

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Syllabus Essentials

• General information
• Attendance policy
• Course requirements
• Grading
• Grading scale
• Academic dishonesty
• Religious holidays
• Special needs
• Library Access
• Bibliography

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General Information

• Course number
• Contact information
• Office hours
• Meeting dates and times
• Required texts
• Recommended texts
• Accreditation guidelines
• Course objectives
• Tentative course calendar
• Assignments

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Attendance Policy
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Course Requirements

• Assessments
• Readings
• Paper
• Projects
• Journals
• Laboratory exercises
• Group and Individual work

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Grading

• Rubrics for papers
• APA/MLA style?
• Make corrections on papers- no red
• Give comments and feedback- timely
• Test on material that was assigned- validity
• Make sure tests are fair and questions are
  worthy.
• -Multiple choice
• -Essay
• -Short answer
• -Take home
• -Online

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Academic DishonestyReligious HolidaysSpecial
Needs
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Library AccessSelected Bibliography
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Course Instruction

• Lecture
• Constructivist Teaching
• Socratic Seminar
• Pre-lab Informative Discussion
• Your choice

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Be clear in your expectations.Set expectations
high.
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CLASS IS IN SESSION

• Introductions
• Know your audience

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Tight or Lose Ship

• Your room, your rules.
• Be flexible.
• Treat students with respect and like adults.

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Situations that could be minimized.
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Know FAUs emergency evacuation procedures.
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YOU
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W. Edwards Deming

• P.D.S.A.- Plan, Do, Study Act or Adjust

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Questions?