1. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS Dr. William Rieck Professor of Education Get ready to learn and have fun!
2. STATISTICS! Grade distribution based on last eight semesters or 505 students A grades = 60 or about 12% B grades = 234 or about 46 % C grades = 174 or about 34% D grades = 9 or about 2% F grades = 21 or about 5% 2.58 or 2.72 without the “F”s
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8. GRADING SCALE For all assignments… A+ = 97 -100 (99) C+ = 77-79 (78) A = 93-96 (95) C = 73=76 (75) F = 01-59 (55) A- = 90-92 (91) C- = 70-72 (71) Missing = 0 B+ = 87-89 (88) B = 83-86 (85) D = 60-69 (65) B- = 80-82 (81) For final grades… A = 90.0; B = 80.0; C = 70.0; D = 60.0; F<60 BUT IF YOU RECEIVE AN ‘F’ON BOTH THE UNIT PLAN AND THE FINAL EXAM, YOU FAIL THE COURSE!
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10. INSTRUCTION TEACHING Time for you to think of at least three actions or decisions you may make in each category!
11. Teaching as Decision Making Need for Decision Background Tentative Decision Implement Decision Feedback Conclusion
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13. RIECK’S RULE ON DECISIONS All of life is decision making. What is most important is that we use our background and learn from our previous decisions so we do not repeat the mistakes of the past.