Intentional Teaching Day 10

Day Ten

What is an intentional teacher?
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Let’s look back to yesterday’s lesson on intentional play, an intentional teacher is able to draw learning out of those observations and provide children with a learning experience based on prior knowledge of children.
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So an intentional teachers is...

• One that acts purposefully.
• With a goal in mind.
• A plan for accomplishing that goal.
• Knows that teaching doesn’t just happen by chance.
• They use their knowledge and expertise to organize experiences for children.
• Recognize those teachable moments and take advantage of them.

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Now let’s look at what is a teachable moment?
Beth Lewis defines a teachable moment as an unplanned opportunity that arises in the classroom where a teacher has an ideal chance to offer insight to his or her students.
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Think about that for a moment…


Is every question that children ask during a lesson a distraction or is there something more to it?


Are we squelching a child’s thirst for knowledge when we quickly brush it aside and say not know we are _________?


Ouch that hurts…am I doing this to children?
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Task:
Take the pledge:   

• “I will be intentional and present everyday as I teach children.”

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