Teach Like a Champ

These videos came from: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc7qiAsR5B_Q1VVMlUrBZ6_axwsfGHNe7 

Video #2:  No Opt Out
I like this technique. It makes the students participate, whether they want to or not. It gave lots of good tips on how to redirect students when they shrug off the question or say "I don't know." You simply have to ask another student to give an answer, and then go back to the person that opted out to repeat the answer. Use positive reinforcement!!

Video #3: Right is Right
Students tend to give up or stop trying once they know that what they got is right. Don't round answers up! It leads to low achieving students. 
Techniques: 
1. Hold out for all the way- Get them to the right answer by helping them, instead of giving the the answer.
2. Answer the question- Redirect them to the question or ask it another way to help them think about the answer.
3. Right answer, right time- Don't let the students get ahead of you, it's important to go through all the steps. 
4. Use technical vocabulary- make them use bigger words when describing things. Set the tone for what you are expecting. Make them think of scholarly answers instead of the bare minimum.

Video #4: Stretch It
Learning does not end with the right answer! Expand their learning by asking follow up questions to make them think. Keep asking questions to see if they know more about the topic. Stretching rewards right questions with more questions.  Recycle questions and ask the same ones to other students. 

Video #6: Without Apology
No content is boring, so don't apologize for teaching it. Our job is to find a way to make teaching interesting. Make everything fun, exciting, and interesting. Learning is valuable!

Video #7: Begin With the End
Backwards Design possibly.... <~~ I was right :)
Don't focus on activities, focus on the objectives. Plan the whole curriculum around it, as opposed to lesson by lesson. Ask yourself why you're teaching what you are and what the end goal was. 
Techniques: 
1. Plan from the top down
2. Plan the next lesson based on the mastery of the day before (larger concepts). GO BACK if they don't know.
3. Plan short daily assessments to assess mastery of the topics at the end of the day
4.Only use activities that help achieve mastery


These videos are so interesting and filled with good ideas. I will for sure keep watching these as I go on as a teacher to give me new, useful, and different ideas on what to do in the classroom!