The Bailey Times
February 19, 2019
Lawnmower Parents! The article below is excellent as we deal with a new type of parent called the Lawnmower parent. The great thing is that we already do a lot of what she talks about but there are some excellent tips for all of us to help us with this new type of parenting! Hope you will take the time to read this article!!
Strategy 7: Get Students Working Together
Robert Marzano and John Hattie both agree that getting students to work with each other helps them to achieve better results. The use of cooperative learning groups adds value to whole-class instruction (d = 0.41) and to individual work (d = 0.59-0.78).
They also agree that inter-group competition can increase the effect of cooperative learning even more. However, neither Marzano nor Hattie believes
that cooperative learning should replace whole-class instruction or individual learning activities.
- Hattie highlights how students need you to teach them topic-related facts and skills, so they can make genuine contributions to their group. If students haven’t gained sufficient mastery of the material, they cannot actively participate in cooperative learning tasks.
- Marzano adds that if students are to master what they are being taught, they also need opportunities for individual practice and feedback.
Finally, Marzano and Hattie agree that cooperative learning is only effective when you:
- Structure it carefully
- Keep groups small
- Teach students how to work in groups
Strategy 8: Build Students’ Self-Efficacy
Self-efficacy refers to a student’s belief about their ability to successfully complete a task. It is situation specific. For example, a student may feel confident that they can dance well on stage but be insecure about public speaking.
Hattie & Marzano both found that students’ self-efficacy had a substantial impact on their subsequent achievement. Students who believed they would master fractions were more likely to do so, while students who saw themselves as poor readers were less likely to improve their reading.
Marzano’s review of research showed that you can build students’ self-efficacy through praise, and expressing your belief that they can do well. However, to be effective, such praise must:
- Be genuine – i.e. only given when students have made a real improvement
- Refer to specific accomplishments related to the task
As Carol Dweck noted, if you praise lavishly and liberally, you end up praising mediocrity, which in turn sends a message that you believe that is all you think they are capable of.
Hattie highlighted the fact that the link between self-efficacy and achievement is reciprocal. That is, achieving genuine success has as much impact on subsequent self-efficacy, as self- efficacy has on subsequent achievement.
The Wild Card - Wrapping up our Book Study at our Feb. 21st Faculty Meeting
DON'T FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR BOOK STUDY SHEET WITH YOUR DATES AND SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM! I NEED THIS TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE IN MLP!
Please let me hear from one of the leaders of each group to make sure that everyone is on the same page and you are clear about what the expectation is for your group! I have only heard from two groups so far!
Teacher Intent Forms will be in your box today, please complete and return by Friday, Feb. 22nd!
Coffee Chats 7:45 -8:45
If you would like to host a coffee chat please let me know and get on the calendar.
Take a moment and read through the articles or blogs that I have looked at this past week! Maybe one will be of interest to you!
Month at a Glance
Faculty Meeting @7:30 in the library - The Wildcard Presentations
February 26th and 27th
Out of Building with my Mother at Vanderbilt
February 28th
5th grade visits WCMS 9:30 - 11:00
March 1st
Battle of the Books
5th Grade BioTech Day
March 5th
PTA Meeting at 6:00 in the cafe
POP Up Book Shop
March 6th
Principal's Meeting
March 7th
CEF Trivia Teacher Night 6:00
March 8th
Vocabulary Parade
March 21st
Faculty Meeting at 7:30 in library
BSE is the focus school at the Board Meeting 6:30 at the community room at CHS
March 28th
PTA Bingo Night 6:00 Cafe
Memphis In May
March 29th
Memphis In May
April 1st - 5th
Teacher Appreciation Week
April 4th
Kindergarten Orientation Night
April 5th
Shelly Brown - author - Visiting BSE 2:00 - 2:20
April 6th
Race for the Ville 7:00
April 9th
Barnes and Noble Book Fair 5:00 - 7:00