Overview Of Case Study: A Case Of A Veteran Teacher

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Overview of Case Study Veteran teacher, Bill Levin, is a mentor for first year teacher, Janice Smith. In November of her first year of teaching, Janice considers leaving teaching due to the struggles that she is experiencing in her classroom. After observations of Janice’s teaching, Bill recognizes her incredible teaching potential; however she lacked classroom management skills. After further observation, Bill made a list of suggestions for Janice to try in her classroom. Janice decided to implement the strategies that Bill suggested to improve her classroom management skills. After several weeks, Janice experienced a decrease in disruptive student behaviors and an increase in time spent on task. Due to the success Janice experienced through …show more content…
ELCC Standard 2 on school culture and instructional program states that the competent school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth. Therefore, Janice requires further support from the principal and administrative team through productive feedback, observation, and continuous discussion since inappropriate classroom behavior inhibits student learning and the development of effective classroom management is a learning …show more content…
If the lesson is focused on direct instruction, the Hunter Model Performance Indicators would be most appropriate, however if the lesson is cooperative in nature with plenty of collaborative and interactive activities to enhance learning, then the Cooperative Learning Performance Indicators would be most appropriate. I believe cooperative learning in a classroom enhances the educational experience for all students in a classroom. Cooperative learning, or small group learning, “is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other’s learning” while working toward a common instructional goal (Johnson & Johnson, 1999). This style of learning also helps to address classroom management since students are consistently engaged in interactive learning activities. Additionally, I would use the Tailored Behavior Response Observation instrument to address the three students who continue to struggle behaviorally in Janice’s classroom. This instrument was designed to gather data on a specific student’s behavior, along with teacher responses and redirection (Glickman et al., 2014). This data would be valuable to Janice while she works to create behavior contracts with these three