Student Contributor: S. Hough ClassDojo is a communication tool put into place by teachers/schools in order to keep in contact with parents and students. Parents are able to interact with their students, as well as being kept up to date on anything going on in the classroom/school/district.This tool can be used to send out reminders about upcoming projects, spirit week announcements, pictures taken in class, links for more information or to sign up for a … [Read more...] about Class Dojo
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Voice-O-Meter
Student Contributor: N. Cabiad At the beginning of the year, with your class you will discuss the issue of noise level in your classroom. During this conversation, you will explain to students that there needs to be noise levels set in place in order to control the volume in your class. The students can help you come up with the level names, but these levels will be referred to before lessons, work time and group work.This tool is used to control the noise … [Read more...] about Voice-O-Meter
Morning Talk
Student Contributor: P. Solis Morning talk name can be used every morning, when students come in, they are asked to have a seat in a circle on the floor. Then one by one they go around saying what their name is or what they would like to get called for the day. This gives the teacher a sense of how the student is feeling and what they might have going on.Morning talk name should be used every morning as students walk in through the door, they should be … [Read more...] about Morning Talk
Cool Down Cubes
Student Contributor: E. Kruse Cool down cubes are a simple tool made from reusable ice cubes to help students who become emotional and need help calming back down. Each cube has a different “safe cool down strategy” that the child can complete to aid in bringing their emotions back into control.For this tool, you will take reusable ice cubes and write a “safe” cool down strategy on each. Examples include, but are not limited to: “3 deep breaths”, “draw”, … [Read more...] about Cool Down Cubes
Circle Up
Student Contributor: T. Prestegord Gives the students the opportunity to share with their peers and talk about different topics. It is also nice because you can switch partners by just turning around.For this tool, have the students get into a circle. After they have circled up have them count off in two's. Once they have all counted off, this is when you will choose one number to turn around and talk to the opposite numbered person/ partner. At this point … [Read more...] about Circle Up
“Small Challenges” Corrections
Student Contributor: C. Betts This tool is designed for students with problematic behavior that revolves around their energy levels being higher than their peers or for students that find themselves acting out when the course load isn't enough for them.This tool has you create a list of 5-15 "small challenges" for the student that are based on the lesson you're presenting. The challenges are usually questions or word problems that relate directly to the … [Read more...] about “Small Challenges” Corrections
Reminders
Student Contributor: J. Ziemba Reminders are useful because they keep us organized and on task in our daily lives and offer valuable support to students. These reminders in the classroom prompt children to do the remembering themselves. Pulling up their memory of established expectations and allow students to decide on an action based on the expectation.Reminding language supports children in pausing and visualizing what to do before they take action on … [Read more...] about Reminders
Adjusting Seating Chart
Student Contributor: B. Buchanan Adjusting the seating chart is a last resort option if the students are being unresponsive to previous phases of trying to resolve the problem of distracting peers through continual talking.Adjusting the seating chart is the last resort as a corrective phase. It should be used to help students succeed academically, not for the benefit of strictly the teacher. It is used when students are struggling to focus on tasks given … [Read more...] about Adjusting Seating Chart
Problem Solving Wheel
Student Contributor: K. Nagamatsu This classroom management tool helps with getting younger students to make good decisions by themselves. If their behavior needs to be corrected they have options on the wheel and can decide for which one is the better option that goes with their particular situation.The “Problem Solving Wheel” has many options the student can choose from such as, walk away and let it go, apologize, tell them to stop, ignore it, talk it … [Read more...] about Problem Solving Wheel
Choice to Redirect
Student Contributor: S. Smith This strategy is helpful because it allows the student to take part in the decision making. The teacher gives the student two options to redirect their behavior, increase self-control, and increase responsibility.Choice to Redirect is a strategy that redirects an off-task student. There are a couple of ways this can be done. The first way would be to say something along the lines of “You can work on your math or you can be … [Read more...] about Choice to Redirect