“Making” Teachers Characteristics

Effective Systems

Ignition is about the set of signals and subconscious forces that create our identity; the moments that lead us to say that is who I want to be.

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Encourage Collaboration

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Encourage Creativity

Classroom management and student expectations must be communicated daily until students can function automatically. The nature of the making environment cultivates self directed learners, effective teacher use the lesson cycle to transition instruction

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Begin with the End

Making teachers understand that the ultimate goal in making is for students to thoroughly understand the concept. Making teachers differentiate summative and formative assessments to show mastery.

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Challenge Students Daily

Making Teachers have an extraordinary sensitivity to the students they are teaching, customizing each message to each student’s personality. This means relationships and expectations must be set up and maintained.

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Making teachers use time as a tool to create meaningful learning experiences.

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Managers of Time

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