WHAT IS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 1

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Content of this presentation was adapted from How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school, Harry K. Wong and Rosemary K. Wong. Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc. ISBN: Order online at Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 3

You can learn to be an effective teacher. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 4 Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

The effective teacher has the following three characteristics: 1. Positive expectations for student success. 2. Excellent classroom management. 3. Skilled at creating lessons for student mastery. These three qualities can be learned. Doing so will ensure you are an effective teacher. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Positive Expectations  Do not confuse positive expectations with high standards.  Positive expectations means you believe in your students and that your students can learn.  What you believe is what you get. Believe that your students can and will learn. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Positive Expectations  Teachers must have positive expectations toward their students.  Doing so will benefit both the teacher and students throughout the year. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Classroom Management Otherwise known as practices and procedures that teachers implement in their classroom to create and sustain a classroom environment that promotes learning. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Classroom Management  The effective classroom combines two principles: 1. A well-ordered environment. 2. Positive academic expectations. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Classroom Management  Note that discipline is not one of these principles.  Teachers do not discipline a classroom, they manage it. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Lesson Mastery  Students exhibit lesson mastery when they are proficient at performing a skill or exhibit their understanding of a concept.  The level of proficiency is determined by you, the teacher. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Lesson Mastery Effective teachers teach for mastery when they:  Create lessons that will teach students a concept or skill.  Establish an evaluation system to determine whether the student has mastered that concept or skill. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Summary  Exhibit positive expectations for students.  Establish and consistently follow good classroom management policies and procedures.  Develop lessons and evaluation standards focused on student mastery. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school. (pp. 9-12). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Content of this presentation was adapted from How to be an effective teacher: The first days of school, Harry K. Wong and Rosemary K. Wong. Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc. ISBN: Order online at Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 14