Eastern Washington University
Nollmeyer, Gustave 
Build Your Burger is a tool used to help students know how their behavior has been throughout the day. In the beginning of the year students are able to create their own burger. The goal is to have a finished burger by the end of the school day.
Fold the line is a tool any teacher can use to assure random partners in group work. This tool is helpful because everybody gets a random partner and nobody feels left out or unwanted.
AAC Table Talk is a wonderful device made for students who need special help with getting their thoughts and feelings out.
Swivel or knees please is a preventative tool that can be used in any classroom when the teacher would like all the students to stop what they are working on and face the teacher, giving their full attention.
The correct use of texture within a classroom can make the room more aesthetically pleasing and make the classroom environment more enjoyable for everyone. The wrong use however, can prove to become a distraction for students and has the potential to over stimulate them.
This tool gives students a set of three questions that assesses their behavior and focuses on what they can change to improve their behavior. The questions include: “What specifically were you doing in class?”, “Are the choices you are making helping or hurting your success in this class?”, and “What could you agree to do differently today or tomorrow? Please be specific”. This allows the student to understand how their choices effect the students around them and gives them an opportunity to improve their behavior.
Planned ignoring can be used when a child is off task and it is believed at the time that they may be able to correct their behavior themselves. It is helpful as a conscious first response to a slightly distracting situation that another response may draw more attention to.
Greeting students at the door helps us as teachers know how our students are doing on that particular day. Students also know you are ready for a wonderful day of class.
This tool is great for differentiation because not every student will need it. A time chart is a helpful way to assist the more easily distracted students to stay on task for longer periods of time. It is an encouraging way to give students a choice in their learning with a small amount of assistance from the teacher.
A Pre Planned Response is a pre thought out response that you can use to let a student know that you know they are misbehaving but you do not want to interrupt the class by dealing with the problem directly. For example, “[students name], please tell me the class rule on [state general idea of rule].”
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