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Communication In The Classroom
Thoughts and Questions from Courtney W. Moffatt and Thomas
L. Moffatt in their book Handbook for the Beginning Teacher.
Read the
following samples from Moffatt and Moffat and reflect on how you may do
these things in your own classroom:
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Sample Student Inquiry
Handout:
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Help me get to know
you. Please finish these sentences for me...
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1. What I like to do
best of all is...
2. The most important
person in my life is...
3. This person is
important because...
4. What I need to
improve on is...
5. When learning
something new, I like to (circle)
hear it
see it read about it touch it
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Classroom Communication
Rules
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Respect everyone in
the class and be a good listener.
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Only one person in a
group talks at a time.
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Look at the person who
is speaking and watch the speaker's body language to better understand
the speaker's meaning.
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When students tell you
personal information about themselves or their family, this
information is not to be shared with anyone else.
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Treat others the way
you would like to be treated
Other Ideas for Enhancing
Classroom Communication
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Body-Positioning
Exercises (Geared to determine one's personal space)
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Teach students the
basic principles of Robert's Rules of Order
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Activities geared to
identify positive examples of role models
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Develop Teacher
consultation teams
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Send an "Information
about my Child" sheet home to parents
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Send assignment
sheets/books home to parents
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Improve cross-cultural
communication
Reflect on the following questions and share them with your
colleagues on the discussion page:
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Give a short
example of how you could control a situation that might escalate.
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What are your
keys to effective two-way communication in the classroom environment?
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On a scale of
1-10 how would you rate your communication skills? Why? What is
good? What needs to be improved?
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What steps could
be taken to improve your communication skills?
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What is one good
way to get to know your students' parents? What are some ways you
can get to know your fellow teachers?
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