Jon Saphier and Robert Gower (1997)

The Skillful TeacherBuilding Your Teaching Skills

Overarching Objectives

Space

Models of Teaching

Principles of LearningClarity

Expectations

Class ClimatePersonal Relationship Building

Learning ExperiencesAssessment

Objectives

Curriculum Design

DisciplineMomentumAttention

RoutinesTime

Instructional Strategies

Motivation

Curriculum Planning

Foundation of Essential Beliefs

Management

Map of Pedagogical Knowledge

The basic parameters of teaching can be organised into this simple functional structure

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Causes of Misbehaviour

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GO

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Frustrated Like a loser, a failure

Resentment

CA

US

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Confused

Dumb, frustrated or bored

Distracted

Ignorance of How to Do Expected Behaviour

Picked-on

Angry or detached

Value Clashes

Poor Time and Space

Management

Bad Personal

Relationship Building

Poor Momentum

Inappropriate Work

(Objectives)

Boring Activities

Confusing Instruction

(Clarity

Unclear Expectations

and Consequences

Student Sense of

Powerlessness

Physical Causes

Tension or resentment

Restless

Student who is consistently disruptive

Misunderstandings, teacher-

student conflicts

Trick questions, put-downs, no

listening, embarrassment,

yelling

Inconsistency

Authoritarian-ism

Frequent desist,

punishments

Blank looks, non-answers,

lots of questions

Fooling around

Distractions, choppiness,

lack of adequate

help

SamenessDowntime delays

Causes of Misbehaviour