“Can Someone Please Translate?”
Are You Prepared to Reach & Teach
Today's Youth?
“Can Someone Please Translate?”
“Reaching and Teaching Adolescents!”
“Can Someone Please Translate?”
• Effective
Communication
• The Adolescent Brain
• Classroom Management
• Reach Then Teach
Effective Communication
• Understanding Slang
• Hearing Thru
Sarcasm
• The Roles of Diversity
& Culture
• Role Play & Exercise
Understanding Diversity & Culture!
Taking the time to learn about your students will
be the determining factor of …
Do You want to work
Harder or Smarter ?
Everyone Has A Story…But do You Care?
Open your eyes to another
world, by thinking and doing
new things.
It’s not about being
right or wrong.
It’s about learning, growing
up, maturing together, and
moving forward to make
positive changes!
Only, if you care enough to
listen!
Mrs.
Tracey E. Croom
Hearing Thru Sarcasm!
“A Very Big Problem with Adults and Adolescents Communication!”
Literally
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In the Same Words
Strictly Speaking
Verbatim
Word for Word
Just Short of Totally
True!
VS
Figuratively
• Something that
Stands for Something
else
• Emblematic
:something (as an
object or picture)
suggesting another
object or an idea
It’s The Battle of What’s Said VS What’s Meant! Don’t Be Lost in Translation!
Sarcasm Vs. Literally
Exercise:
“So What Are
You Saying?”
In Their Shoes…Role Play Exercise!
HOW DOES IT FEEL &
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
In Their Shoes…Role Play Exercise!
1. Everyone get a partner.
2. One person has paper the other a strip of text
3. Person with text read your statement & who you are
(Teacher or Student)
4. Person with paper write down your 1st thought or
feeling!
5. Now person with paper respond as the opposite
person would (Example: If texts were read by a
teacher you’re a student replying).
6. Group discussion on feelings & what changes need
to be made to stop poor communication!
Check Yourself Daily!!!
Before you present yourself…
You should know…
“How do I Relate?”!
• Aggressive: overpowers others to get
their way
• Passive: Avoids dealing with
problems/situations
• Passive - Aggressive: hides emotions
& then sneakily gets revenge or gets
others to do their bidding for them
• Assertive: Clear, confident, & in
control
Take A Personality Quiz!
RED
1
ORANGE
Forceful, Bossy
6
YELLOW
Likes Variety, &
People
Agreeable, a
Peacemaker
5
GREEN
BLUE
Fair, Honest
2
1
Likes clear
Instructions
PURPLE
4
Productive,
Responsible
3
2
Likes goals,
Takes action
Inspiring, Great
Communicator
Patient, Caring
Humble, Can
be Trusted
Perfectionist,
Picky
Gets things
done on time
3
Speaks Mind,
Strong-Willed
Entertaining, Life
of the party
Supportive,
Gentle
Committed,
Dependable
Thorough,
Accurate
Focused,
Completes
things
4
Determined,
Direct
Loves Fun, Makes
quick Decisions
Gives in to others
Spiritual,
Respectful
Likes ideas,
Problem solver
Organized,
Level-Headed
5
Wants to Win,
Competitive
Blurts Out What
Comes to Mind
Warm,
Understanding
Sincere,
Accepting
Under control,
Intense
Likes to teach,
Follows Rules
6
Intimidating,
Short-Tempered
Risk taker, Jumps
at Opportunities
Easy-going,
Avoids Conflict
Purposeful,
Thankful
Likes order &
Detail
Blunt, To the
Point
7
Power-Driven,
Prideful
Lots of Energy,
Spontaneous
Likes, Romance
Thoughtful,
Polite
Curious, Likes
being alone
Likes high
Standards
ADD
up
Your True Color - Revealed:
RED
•Takes charge
•Determined
•Can have a temper
•Can be demanding of
others
•Forceful
•Competitive
•Direct
•Impatient
•Opinionated
(Need for Power &
Control)
PURPLE
•Frank
•Organized
•Independent
•Gets Things Done
•Follows directions
•Can be Impatient
•Level- Headed
•Thorough
( Need For
Accomplishment)
GREEN
•Fair
•Tolerant
•Humble
•Unyielding
•Deeply-Committed
•Respectful of Others
•Can be Judgmental
•Trustworthy
•Values harmony
(Need For Harmony)
Your True Color - Revealed:
BLUE
•Likes details
•Perfectionist
•Disciplined
•Organized
•Likes to spend time
alone
•Wants to get it right
•Can be a know-it-all
•Asks questions
•Likes Order
(Need For Order)
YELLOW
•Understanding
•Kind and Caring
•Puts off Decisions
•Likes being around
peoples
•Can give into People
•Happy to do things for
others
(Need For Approval)
ORANGE
•Outgoing
•Takes Risk
•Likes to have Fun
•Like to be center stage
•Can be inspiring to
others
•Can act without
thinking
(Need for Attention &
Excitement)
Once You Understand Yourself…Interface with
Students to Learn how to Communicate Effectively!
HOW
You
Ask?
By Asking Energetic Learning Questions
Like- “What’s your…
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Favorite Group or Artist?
Favorite Movie and Why?
Favorite Subject & Why?
Favorite Teacher & Why?
Anger Buttons (What makes you really mad?)
What was your best day ever?
What’s your day like before and after school?
This information will help you plan your lessons to
reach, engage, and teach the 21st century student!
“Using Rap lyrics for English Class Example!”
Movie Clip
From: Freedom Writers
Introducing
Interactive Games that Teach
Use Your
favorite
games to
teach your
Core
Subjects!
Let
You 1st,LLC
show you
how!
Let’s Pick a Game & Core Subject
Classroom Feud
ENGLISH
Category: Statements &
Questions using Slang
Words
English is
Core Subject Chosen
for example game!
(This is where you can introduce culture,
history, & today's facts, into your
subject by digging up fun facts that
can help the information stick (Where
did the route, prefix, suffix come from
and how are they often used! Or
introduce your lesson by relating it to
a music video or lyrics to a popular
song in this class!)
Classroom Feud Instructions
Setting Up Your Game:
The first step in setting up your game, is to open the file called Set Up The Game. If you
are a Windows user this file will be called SetUpTheGame.exe and if you are a Mac user
the file will be called SetUpTheGame.osx.
At the very top of the page you will type the name of your game. Remember this name because
you will be required to type the name of the game when you are ready to play the game. You will
type your category, your point values, and your answers for each question. You will need to put
these items in the order that you would like for them to appear in your game. After you have
completed all of your rounds, click the save button in the bottom right corner.
Classroom Feud Instructions Continued…
Playing Your Game:
To start playing your game, you will open the file called Classroom Feud. If you are a Windows user this file will
be called ClassroomFeud.exe, and if you are a Mac user this file will be called ClassroomFeud.osx. When
you first open the game, you will need to type the name of your game as well as team names for the two
teams that will be playing the game.
When you click the Start button your game will begin.
Classroom Feud Instructions Continued…
To play the game you will simply click the Ready Button to display the Category. You click answer boxes to flip over specific
answers. The interactive scoreboard and strike system is controlled by a click of the mouse. Troubleshooting
For additional assistance please contact FTC Publishing by phone at 888-237-6740 or by email at ftc@ftcpublishing.com
Let’s Play…
Classroom Feud!!!
Terms for Hello
“How Many Ways Do Youth say Hello?”
50
Head Nod
A Smile
50
40
Wave
Hi
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30
What’s Up
Yooo
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20
What’s Good
Giving Dap
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10
Hey
Dude
10
The Adolescent Brain
• Understanding Adolescent Brain Development
(Review PBS Online “Inside The Teenage Brain”)
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
One of Many Things You Should Know
About The Adolescences Brain…
While 95 percent of the human brain has developed by the age of six, scientists tell
FRONTLINE that the greatest spurts of growth after infancy occur just around
adolescence.
Things You Should Know About The
Adolescences Brain…Continues
Q: Can neurology account for
everything?
A: No- It Doesn’t Factor In…
1. Environment
2. Culture
3. Parenting
4. Stressors
5. Personality
The Developing Brain
Brain “Growth Spurts”
Need To Knows…
• Ages 6-8: Intuitive
• Ages 10-12: Concrete
Operations
• Ages 14-16: Formal
Operations
• Teenage brain not fully
developed until the mid
20’s!
• Hormonal Influences are
huge! (Creates irritability,
aggression, fear, anger!)
• Teenagers process
emotions from amygdala
“gut reaction” & Adults
process emotions in the
frontal lobe “reasoning”!
“The Developing Brain” by Randy Miller, RN, C at Kennedy Health System
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
OUR NEEDS!
Maslow's
hierarchy of
needs is often
portrayed in the
shape of a
pyramid, with the
largest and
lowest levels of
needs at the
bottom, and the
need for selfactualization at
the top. This
pyramid also
shows the stages
of needs in
people.
REACH THEN TEACH
Know Your Learning Style Quiz
Working with Teenagers
• Structure the task
• State the emotion(s) or goal
• Provide time
• Lay out the logic
• Listen beyond the body & verbal
Language
“The Developing Brain” by Randy Miller, RN, C at Kennedy Health System
General Teaching Principles for
Increasing Students’ Memory of Information
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Build your lesson plans around Their… Learning Styles, Culture,
language, music, & movies!
Orient students attention before presenting information, & emphasize
important vocabulary & concepts when thy occur.
Activate prior knowledge, and help students to make connections between
old & new knowledge.
Use visual aids such as graphic organizers to highlight the important
information & make it more memorable.
Control the amount of information presented; group related ideas.
Control the rate at which the information is presented. (Look at faces & body
language!)
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Provide time to review, rehearse, and elaborate on the information.
Teach the students how to use & apply memory strategies and devices.
Provide time & guidance in developing associations & mnemonics such as
acronyms & acrostics.
Provide opportunities for distributed review of information, encourage
mastery.
“Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems 6th Edition”
By: Candace S. Bos & Sharon Vaughn (#1. is Tracey E. Croom)
“Reach Them to Teach Them! ”
Movie Clip
From: Bratz Movie
PLAY GAMES to LEARN!!!
• Introduce game stations that use all 3 Learning
Styles ( Scategories, Clay or Lego's, & Blurt)!
• Reward all that try but an extra something goes
to over achievers!
• Be very CLEAR on rules and Volume but loosen
up, smile, and play with them ONLY give
PRAISES and ENCOURAGEMENT!!!
“Why Should I Respect You?”
Movie Clip
From: Freedom Writers
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTS
Hello I am Mrs. Ewell,
Let’s review our Class Rules
Establishing Order!
Movie Clip
From: Freedom Writers
“Switching Seats”
Text box
“Rules don’t
Change with
your mood!”
Establish Rules…
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5.
Be Consistent!
Be Consistent,
All must Agree &
Adhere to rules
(Staff & Students).
Less leeway, More
Value.
Non-gender bias.
Create a Respect
theme.
Be forgiving!
Brainstorm Time!
Group Exercise!
1. What are the top 5
Rules needed in any
classroom?
2. What are the top 5
disturbances in the
classroom?
Past Vs. Present
1. What classroom
management tactics
worked in grades 6th
& below?
• Why did they work?
• How could we modify
for 7th-12th graders?
Tools & Resources!
Create A
Problem Solver Book
Fill Your Book With…
CARE
•Consistent
•Compassionate
•Collaborator
•Confident
•Adaptable
•Accessible
•Attentive
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•Resilient
•Reliable
•Reasonable
• Techniques & Guidelines:
(Swear Stopper, Round 2-U, Incident
Flow Chart, Posi-Calls, Positive &
Negative Incentives…)
• Forms & Charts: (Classroom
Guidelines, Seating Charts, &
Assessments.)
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• Helpful Hints:
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•Excepting
•Encouraging
•Enhancer
1. (Make tabs and label everything,
Get cell numbers & emails from
both students & parents)
2. Call and email regularly & send
updates on positive & negative
behavior- Not only bad news!!!
Tools & Resources!
Books
• “Organized Teacher “
By: BrandyAlexander & Kimberly
Persiani
• “Classroom Discipline
Problem Solver”
By :George Watson
• “Strategies for
Teaching Students
with Learning &
Behavior Problem”
By: Candace S. Bos & Sharon Vaughn
WEBSITE
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www.teachernet.com
www.discoveryschool.com
www.fofweb.com
www.studyisland.com
www.sitesforteachers.com
• www.teachers.teach-nology.com
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