Day+1+-+Introduction+&+Classroom+Management

=__**Day 1 - Introduction and Classroom Management**__=

__**What sort of Bell work appeals to you and why?**__

Bell work is a Minds On activity which would get the attention of a noisy class and let them start to think about subject-related questions after they step into the classroom with different speed, so interesting questions and questions related to real world are preferred, for example, questions that can be used to review the contents learned last time. As a teacher, I can use this time to organize my thoughts and start the class right after students get quiet. The sort of Bell work appeals to me are those who are related to real world, those who can get students attention, and those who can be used to review the knowledge that were addressed in the previous class or to preview the knowledge that will be addressed in the upcoming class. a) Ask students "Why would you need to learn ..." (e.g., about fractions, calculating area or volume, integer, ratio, equations) - This gets students thinking about why the topic is relevant. b) Ask students "Imagine a world without ..." - (e.g., without decimals, circles, fractions), what would this world be like? c) Ask students 1-2 review questions that were addressed in the previous class. d) Ask students a new question based on what will be addressed in the upcoming class. For example, I might ask them to add 1/2 + 1/4 when they have never added fractions with different denominators. This gets students to use their ingenuity to solve new problems. e) Ask students a real world question that is related to the topic you are about to address—a Fermi problem. For example, you could ask them to estimate the number of pizzas they eat in a year when you are going to be talking about estimation. f) I can also use Bell Work to help improve basic skills (e.g., filling in a multiplication tables). g) Ask students questions about my/their personal hobby or characteristic and then let them use clicker to answer h) A short video that is related to the topic, for example, a cooking video for fraction i) Pictures and ask students how pictures are related to math concepts, for example, a bicycle picture for circle j) Brainstorming a topic, for example, polyhedron—everything you know about polyhedron k) Students could be asked to observe a PowerPoint slide and write down observations

__**What strategy will you use to get the attention of the class? Why? Will you have difficulty in this area?**__

The strategies I will use to get the attention of the class are: a) Turn off the light and then turn on b) Count backward 5-4-3-2-1 c) Say "All eyes on me" or "May I have your attention please" or "If you can hear me, clap once; if you can hear me, clap twice The reason why I would like to use them is:  They are easy to control and can get students attention right away.

I guess it should be fine.

__**What do you fear most about classroom management**__

Don't know who they are and what their interests are so that some students tend to misbehave