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Transactional vs. Transformational Teaching

Catlin Tucker

We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. Journal of Educational Psychology , 91(3), 537. Bolt, E., & Cai, Y.

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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

The Hechinger Report

Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. Psychology professor Daniel Willingham and middle school teacher Paul Bruno, working with the organization Deans for Impact, summarized these concepts in a concise 2015 report, “ The Science of Learning.” Roediger III and Mark A.

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

The challenge, then, for PD is to use these levers to secure engagement (note: this is not about some rather sinister form of psychological manipulation to ‘trick’ people into engaging or getting buy-in; it’s about finding ways to explicitly show that people’s perceived individual needs are actually in alignment with whole-school goals).

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The factory model of schooling undermines teacher nurturing

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2009 the peer-reviewed journal Educational Psychologist published a literature review article by Professor Johnmarshall Reeve on why the majority of teachers act in ways that thwart the primary psychological need for autonomy. Learn more at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/every-parent-s-dilemma-a-book-project. Related Posts.

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Does instructional coaching have a PR problem?

A Psychology Teacher Writes

Most people’s expectations are driven by a combination of their own schooling experience, alongside fictionalised representations in books, TV and film that hugely over-simplify and romanticise the job. Not every problem a teacher faces is about classroom management (although these probably account for a lot more than we might realise).

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I Used to Struggle With Where to Send My Kids to School. Now I Struggle With Sending Them at All.

ED Surge

I played guitar in a punk rock band, scoured music magazines, wrote song lyrics and even booked and promoted local concerts. This controlled chaos felt at odds with expectations of strict classroom management, and I had to shift gears quickly. What psychological and spiritual damage would this cause?

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TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

The Hechinger Report

Here’s a link to order the book associated with the study. Note: a print copy of the book costs $31. In my own teacher training many years ago, I took various courses in curriculum theory, classroom management, education history and educational psychology along with content-based courses like political science, economics and history.