DECEMBER !
Christmas Break Is Almost Here!
December?
Seriously? How time flies!
Here are some ideas for your classroom to get you to Christmas break and beyond! :)
As always, any questions, let me know.
Here are just some things that will benefit all your students, not just my 'buddies' :) SOME Of these things, you already do in your classroom! :)
Links To Previous Smores
Minions For Christmas!!!
Lazy or 'Learned Helplessness' ?
Learned helpless behaviors
- apathy
- sabotage positive outcomes
- give up before they have started
- refuse to follow directions
- engage in passivity rather than activity
- adhere to limits that they have set upon themselves
- believe that things will happen regardless of their input
- enjoy humor that is hostile
- argumentative
- avoid learning activities
- feign illnesses
- engage in “class clown” type behaviors
- express a “Why try?" mentality
TURN Learned Helplessness into Learned helpfulness! :)
What educators can do to replace with learned helpfulness
- engaging students in community service
- giving students activist roles
- encouraging active hobbies
- implementing physical activity
- practicing personal skills
- encouraging students to begin making contributions to family
- redirecting negative states in class
- enhancing positive states in class
- giving students choices
- providing plenty of opportunities to increase self-worth
- utilizing confidence-building activities
- thanking students for something they've done
- helping students increase feelings of inclusion and ownership
- giving specific positive praise and encouragement