Welcomes to RELO Andes Webinars

Maggie

Steingraeber

Engagement Tools with Citrix Software

• Chat box

• Hand-raising

• Polls

• Drawing

• Handouts

• Surveys

Creating a Positive Learning

Environment

Maggie Steingraeber

English Language Fellow

RELO Andes

Arrival to Lima

Repeated negative attention from

instructor

Moment of reflection

Perceptions: An invitation to judge

Look at the following pictures of students

• What assumptions do you make about their character?

▫ Behavior

▫ Effort

▫ Intelligence

Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

STUDENT 1

STUDENT 2

STUDENT 3

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Think back to a time when you were unfairly judged.

▫ How did it make you feel?

▫ How did the prejudice affect your attitude? Effort? Motivation? Outcome?

How do you respond to unfair judgment?

Work hard to prove them wrong

Live up to low expectations

Rosenthal, 1974

• Raise your hand if you are familiar with this study.

Teacher Expectations (Rosenthal)

Students in participating classes were given an IQ test. Within each classroom, an average of 20% of the children were reported to classroom teachers as showing unusual potential for intellectual gains.

Eight months later these “unusual” children (who had actually been selected at random) showed significantly greater gains in IQ than did the remaining children in the control group.

Discussion

Why do you think the students who were reported as showing “unusual potential” made the greatest gains?

•What factors could account for their academic success?

Type your ideas in the chat box

4 Categories of Teacher Behavior • Socioemotional climate (Teacher warmth)

▫ Smiling and nodding

▫ Friendliness

• Input (task-orientation)

▫ Amount of teacher interaction

▫ Amount of information given to learn or tasks to complete

▫ Difficulty and variability of tasks

• Output

▫ Calling on during class discussions

▫ Wait time for student response

▫ Opportunities for interaction and production

• Feedback

▫ Amount of criticism

▫ Amount of (and basis for) praise

▫ Pity or anger expressed for low performance

Self-efficacy

the extent that an individual believes that he or she can successfully complete a task or accomplish a goal.

Pygmalion effect- Higher

expectations lead to

higher performance

Teacher Beliefs and Feedback

Pity vs Anger

• In what circumstances would you express pity or sympathy in response to a student’s poor performance?

• In what circumstances would you express anger or frustration in response to a student’s poor performance?

The Scenario

When doing a review activity on describing family members, a student writes:

Mi brother have 12 years old.

Student A

Profile: A low performer. Often pays attention in class and rarely misbehaves but scores consistently low to mediocre. Believed to have a possible learning disability

•“Good try. That was a hard one. Don’t worry, you’ll get it next time.”

Student B

Profile: A high performer. Scores consistently among the highest in the class. However, doesn’t always take class time seriously. Often very chatty and off topic. Comes from a good family with strong parental involvement.

•“No. Come on. We’ve talked about this. Focus and really think about it.”

Feedback

Compare the two examples of feedback from the teacher.

How does Student A differ from Student B?

Type your ideas in the chat box

Poll: Which response do you feel is more effective?

High vs. Low Expectations

• Pity

▫ An emotional response caused by an uncontrollable influence (e.g. learning disability)

• Anger

▫ An emotional response caused by a controllable influence (e.g. lack of effort)

Classroom Implications

Check your prejudices at the door

Truly believe that the work you do is important and strive for personal excellence

Expect the most out of all your students– hold them to equally high standards

Take time to build community in the classroom

Be mindful of your verbal and non-verbal feedback, both positive and negative

Thanks for joining us!

• Check us out next month

▫ Presenter: Mathilde Verillaud

▫ Location: Salta, Argentina

▫ Topic: Using Selfies in the Classroom

▫ Date: December 16

▫ Time: 15.00 (Lima time)

For Information…