Christopher Ng University of Calgary MT Program Field Inquiry Seminar December 06, 2010

Teaching Scenarios Role-Play

What would you do if one of your students,

Billie, complains in a very belligerent manner in class about the type of questions on an exam, indicating that the questions were not what had been covered in the homework problems.

What would you do if one of your students,

Jake, claims that he is deserving of more points on three different questions on an exam that was returned during class. In examining the test, it appears that his answers have been changed since the test was returned.

What would you do if one of your students,

Joni, has gotten a perfect score on the first two tests, but seems disinterested in the class and admits to you that she is bored with the material.

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What would you do if one of your students, Sandy, in response to questions you pose, appears to want to control center stage for long periods of time, frequently leading off on long tangents.

What would you do if one of your students, Roberta, appears to be very shy, and just works by herself any time you have a group activity

What would you do if one of your students, Tom, always asks very thought provoking questions, and you are frequently not prepared to provide a thorough answer.

What would you do if one of your students, Christian, seems to be very talented, but refuses to make an appreciable effort during class

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What would you do if one of your students, Jackie, whose work is at best average wants a letter of recommendation for a selective college that admits only students with strong letters of support from three high school teachers;

What would you do if one of your students, Tim, can answer questions in class and does well on the exams, but is very disorganized and appears to have an extremely short attention span.

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What would you do if one of your students, Complains about your reason for having group work. In reflection, you conclude that your first two in-class group activities were failures. You didn't appear to pose good questions.

What would you do if one of your students, Jim/Mary spends an unusual amount of time seeking you out before and after class and directs most of the conversation to personal matters in his/her life.

What would you do if one of your students, Gerry comes to your office to complain about a group assignment, indicating that she prefers to work alone.

What would you do if,

You have knowledge that one of your colleagues, Sue, is regularly socializing with girls on the basketball team after the games.

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What would you do if,

Your brief visits to the teacher's lounge invariably result in a group of teachers gossiping about other teachers at your school. What would you do if, You and another teacher are jointly conferencing with parents. During the conference, you come to recognize that one of your colleagues appears to be very rigid in her grading and you become sympathetic with the parents' concerns about their child's grades, but your colleague refuses to see the parent's point.