don’t smile until christmas: folkloric approaches & emerging issues in classroom management

DR. DIANE KERN AND HER GOOD FRIENDS DR. NORMA MCLEOD, DR. C. M. CHARLES,

AND THE INTERNETEDC 415

SUMMER 2011

Don’t Smile Until Christmas: Folkloric Approaches

&Emerging Issues in Classroom Management

Think-Pair-Share

Think about the ‘wisdom’ friends, family and practicum teachers have shared with you about teaching (e.g. summer’s off, out of school by 2:00, what a life!; you’ll never get a job, blah, blah, blah; kids today only care about video games, blah, blah, blah…)

Pair up with someone nearby to share the ‘wisdom’ you’ve heard.

Share your thoughts on this ‘wisdom’ and whether or not you found this helpful.

What we’ll do today and why!

Consider folkloric wisdom as we consider our own philosophy of teaching and approaches to classroom management

Learn some very pragmatic ways to approach setting up your own first classroom and substitute teaching!

Think about how social networking and technology will affect your classroom of the future!

What is the folkloric approach and will you use any of this approach?

Definition: The body of knowledge the teaching culture transmits informally, usually orally.

Atheoretic…hmm?!Motto: Try it!!

Turn and talk—Based on your viewing of Itunes U, what folkloric approaches, if any, do you anticipate you’ll use? Is it okay that these approaches are “atheoretic?”

Norma’s 3 examples

1. Learning apprenticeship…example: Student teaching2. Tips for teachers…example: 10 ways to do xyz3. SOS…example: Survival Tips for Substitutes

Do you think we really need folkloric approaches, even though these are “atheoretical”?

Combat Duty and Fresh Meat

Kern’s Kindergartener Theory in Action—human desire to “eat” the fresh meat teacher is an innate behavior.

The Kindergarten CASE!

Substitute Teaching 101Your bag of tricksNCTE Substitute Teachers’ Lesson PlansKern’s substitute teacher folder and

expectations

Substitute Teaching

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Norma cautions you to “respect” your elders!

Is Planet Esme your planet?Teachers’ Messages for Report Cards

Future Studies…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FuturologyHmmm…is wikipedia a credible source,

Kern?

….and your classroom

Continuous partial attentionAcceptable use policyNetiquetteSocial networksCyberbullyingConflict resolution online

Take Aways

Esme Raji Codell’s Educating EsmeJim Burke’s Classroom ManagementMarie McDonald Teachers’ Messages for

Report CardsU.S. Department of Education Survival Guide

for New TeachersNCTE Substitute Teachers’ Lesson Plan