Samuel Chung EDS 369A Winter 2014 Assignment #1 3 Big Ideas

What a teacher sa s and h!" he#she sa s it a$$ects and determines h!" a student "ill ta%e in and a&&l the in$!rmati!n gi'en( It ta%es c!nsci!us e$$!rt t! m!nit!r !ne)s !"n s&eech* +ut it is necessar in !rder $!r teaching t! +e e$$ecti'e e'en "hen it is n!t s&eci$ic t! c!ntent matter( When rein$!rcing students* it is im&!rtant t! +e s&eci$ic a+!ut &articular 'isi+le acti!ns s! that students understand "hat +eha'i!r is desired#undesired( When the are enc!uraged !r disc!uraged "ith m!re c!nce&tual ideas such as +eing smart !r +eing la, * man students acce&t these titles "ith!ut "!r%ing t! im&r!'e themsel'es( S&eci$icall stating &articular +eha'i!rs directs students t! +ec!me e$$ecti'e learners( -eacher language inc!r&!rates. direct and authentic language* $aith in students) a+ilities* $!cus !n acti!n* +re'it * and strategic silence( -hese $i'e are the +asics $!r &r!&er language use in the classr!!m $!r teachers(

2 /uesti!ns

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1 Im&lementati!n

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