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22 stamina the ability to s- energetic I had a lot of As teachers, we need to
sustain prolonged engaged stamina reading build up reading and
physical or when I was in literacy stamina in our
mental effort a-tired school, but not in students.
distracted p.e.!
24 schema a pattern of s- background My schema in this We need to activate our
thought or knowledge class is much students’ background
behavior that stronger than my esl knowledge, or schema,
organizes experience class. I can apply when we teach them. If
categories of
much more they have little, help
information and
the relationships a-unfamiliar background them build some up.
among them inexperienced knowledge here.

30 “spray and When you spray s- information I have had teachersA much more interactive
pray” students with overload that used a “spray method is required when
teaching general boring instruction and pray” method. it comes to educating
method information and a-student Luckily for me it our students. Many
hope it sticks centered learning usually worked, butstudents can’t simply
for many, it didn’t.
absorb everything they
need like a sponge.
33 Brain Time for students s-rest time Brain breaks can be Brain breaks can help
breaks to move around reset time a blessing, students refocus and rest
and “refocus” especially if you are their minds if they have
their minds a-no break uncomfortable or been sitting for too long.
constant work need to stretch for a Incorporating short
minute. breaks in between long
bouts of work can
benefit students greatly.
37 I-chart An I chart is a s-a statement/ I have never seen an The i-chart can be used
tool that you acknowledgement i-chart used in a to help keep students on
create with your classroom yet, but I task and help them
students to s-a decoration to will be interested in remember to practice
identify proper be ignored trying to implement proper procedures while
procedures for one in my own. in literacy centers
daily 5 activities
36 Kinesthetic Movement stored s- muscle Some actions, like Teachers need to have
Memory in muscle memory driving or riding a students model and
system memory bicycle can be practice proper
connected to a-visual/auditory stored in the behaviors to help them
actions and memory system kinesthetic memory truly learn them.
behaviors system.

40 Most A skill or action s- following Most desirable Most desirable

desirable that is carried out procedure behaviors in a behaviors need to be
behaviors in a way that is movie theater taught explicitly and
proper and a-off task would include not then practiced by the
appropriate behavior/ talking or being on students.
misbehaving your phone.
47 Extrinsic Motivation that s-rewards Extrinsic Teachers need to guide
motivation comes from an prizes motivation can be their students to be
external or nice sometimes, but motivated intrinsically,
physical reward, a-intrinsic it isn’t particularly not extrinsically.
rather than from motivation useful in the long Recognizing
a sense of run. However, who achievement and helping
purpose or self self confidence/ goes to their job and them see their ability is
worth motivation works for free? a good start.
49 Barometer Students that s-students with There are barometer When barometer
children tend to dictate lower stamina children in my children have exhausted
the “weather” of mentor teacher’s their stamina, teachers
the classroom class that have low can use this as a signal
a-students that stamina. They tend to move on to a new task
tend to to disrupt others. or take a brain break.
themselves for
long periods of
time
57 Good-fit Books that are on s-interesting When I was a Teachers need to
books a student’s books student, I loved to instruct their students on
independent on-level books read. I had such a how to select good fit
reading level that high reading level, books for them so that
interest them a-bad fit books teachers wouldn’t they may keep them
boring books let me read what I handy to read during
too difficult wanted. sustained reading.
40 modeling Teachers and s-demonstrating I learn much easier Teachers need to model
students showing when something is everything, from
demonstrate what scaffolding modeled for me. It concepts in math to how
a behavior or really helps to see to line up for lunch
concept looks a-telling what something properly. Teachers
like when done looks like before should also have their
properly you take off and try students practice many
it on your own. times.