This video is a goldmine for teachers like me who are looking to switch careers. Your tips on avoiding these mistakes are invaluable. I'll be sharing this with my fellow educator friends who are considering a change. Keep up the fantastic work!
You are incredibly generous with the wisdom you’ve gained through lived experience- successes, failures, and reflections on WHY. You teach with students wellbeing as the true priority, and this fact makes influencing them, guiding them, and understanding them as your clear guide for action. It’s nuanced!! People have different needs (more extraversion or introverts etc) so I just wanted to say that *no* you are not wasting time by laboring in additional examples. A “same” concept ideally SHOULD take different forms due to tailoring. Beautiful work, CJ. I’m always glad to hear your insights
I came across a few articles recently dealing with error analysis. This is basically a research based strategy that can be a great teaching and learning tool.
I do extra credit for errors too! Totally works! And I don't care whether they know I mess up. We have a math teacher at school who gives them a class party after they find a certain number of her math mistakes. I'm not really fond of the "their" truth idea though. "Their perspective" might be a better phrasing. That rather overused expression doesn't really mean what it's supposed to mean any more.
Great video as always! I have implemented a little reward system where kids get these stupid little paper dollar bills with my face on them. However, to earn them, students have to call me out on any and all mistakes that I make. They can redeem these things for extra credit/homework passes/candy/etc. It's pretty amazing how much more attentive kids become with a little extra incentive like that. I also think it's very important to just own the mistake and laugh it off. I have met a handful of people (not just educators) that get extremely defensive when a mistake is pointed out. If anything, I think this shows our kids that we are just as human as they are. And to note on your comment about calling out a student on a behavior that they didn't actually do: I have had this happen to me a few times in the little time I have been teaching. It usually seems to happen at times where my emotions and frustration starts to blind me from what's *actually* going on. It's the WORST feeling when I come down on a kid that really didn't do anything. But yes, I am 100% on the "apologize" boat and try to talk to the kid about how I screwed up.
If you have a multiple choice test on paper and you made a mistake and one or two questions don't have the correct answers, you can always play it off and say that you were just checking to see if the students were paying attention carefully to the details. You could also have the kids write in choice e which is that there are no correct answers for those specific questions. Thank you for your video presentation, CJ. Take care.
We are all good. We have a lot in the works and since it was the end of the school year we decided to focus on new projects for a month. We will be back in full force in July. ❤️✌🏽
This video is a goldmine for teachers like me who are looking to switch careers. Your tips on avoiding these mistakes are invaluable. I'll be sharing this with my fellow educator friends who are considering a change. Keep up the fantastic work!
You are incredibly generous with the wisdom you’ve gained through lived experience- successes, failures, and reflections on WHY.
You teach with students wellbeing as the true priority, and this fact makes influencing them, guiding them, and understanding them as your clear guide for action. It’s nuanced!! People have different needs (more extraversion or introverts etc) so I just wanted to say that *no* you are not wasting time by laboring in additional examples. A “same” concept ideally SHOULD take different forms due to tailoring.
Beautiful work, CJ. I’m always glad to hear your insights
Thanks for such a thoughtful and kind comment. Really. I appreciate you taking the time to say that.
As an aspiring English teacher, spelling is actually my main worry. I really appreciate your advice on this one.
No sweat! It was my fear as well. The idea is to change it from a loss to a lesson. My best to you!
I came across a few articles recently dealing with error analysis. This is basically a research based strategy that can be a great teaching and learning tool.
I do extra credit for errors too! Totally works! And I don't care whether they know I mess up. We have a math teacher at school who gives them a class party after they find a certain number of her math mistakes. I'm not really fond of the "their" truth idea though. "Their perspective" might be a better phrasing. That rather overused expression doesn't really mean what it's supposed to mean any more.
Go, Reynolds! 🎉
Thanks❤
I give myself detention twice a week because it’s my job. I’m the warden. I also make mistakes as well. All the time 😊
Great video as always! I have implemented a little reward system where kids get these stupid little paper dollar bills with my face on them. However, to earn them, students have to call me out on any and all mistakes that I make. They can redeem these things for extra credit/homework passes/candy/etc. It's pretty amazing how much more attentive kids become with a little extra incentive like that.
I also think it's very important to just own the mistake and laugh it off. I have met a handful of people (not just educators) that get extremely defensive when a mistake is pointed out. If anything, I think this shows our kids that we are just as human as they are.
And to note on your comment about calling out a student on a behavior that they didn't actually do: I have had this happen to me a few times in the little time I have been teaching. It usually seems to happen at times where my emotions and frustration starts to blind me from what's *actually* going on. It's the WORST feeling when I come down on a kid that really didn't do anything. But yes, I am 100% on the "apologize" boat and try to talk to the kid about how I screwed up.
If you have a multiple choice test on paper and you made a mistake and one or two questions don't have the correct answers, you can always play it off and say that you were just checking to see if the students were paying attention carefully to the details. You could also have the kids write in choice e which is that there are no correct answers for those specific questions. Thank you for your video presentation, CJ. Take care.
Hey! This is made new ministries. You've inspired to create a teacher channel. I pray it helps others like you have. 🙂
I really appreciate your videos.
They are so helpful and inspiring!
A random question..
Is your smartboard 75 inches diagonally?
Thanks! I appreciate you saying that! My board is 85”
Reynolds~ Are you and family ok? Haven't seen you in a video for a long time 💐
We are all good. We have a lot in the works and since it was the end of the school year we decided to focus on new projects for a month. We will be back in full force in July. ❤️✌🏽
So glad you all well. Hope you all enjoyed a refreshing break too. Wishing you all the best for new projects.
I give candy for anyone who catches a spelling or grammar error
Hi Carol! I love that! It makes it more fun that way!