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Student friendly callbacks are a technique that teachers use to get the students attention in a quick and fun way. This tool is helpful because it is an easy fun way to get students involved and not having to repeat yourself.
Some students have a hard time focusing on academics in the classroom and need a fidget tool. Research has proven by using a fidget device many students perform better academically and socially.
The team poster is an activity that is designed to build relationships between students.For this poster making activity you have two students hold a marker and have them try to make a picture between the pair, while being completely silent to allow imagination and creativity.
Teacher asks questions and student will be given a paddle to raise if it relates to them. Students will be able to see what they have in common with their peers. This strategy can be used as an ice breaker to build connections.
Kovalik’s lifelong guidelines and life skills include anything and everything that one can use over the course of their lives to help form the foundation for positive, valued relationships. The particular skills your class focuses on can be exactly what’s listed, or can be created collaboratively by your classroom according to the skills that they find most important. These life skills also help shape the culture of the classroom along with a creating a pathway to good classroom leadership and encourage reflective thinking.
Tribes community is a preventative tool to create a sense of belonging in the classroom for the students. Through the development of respect responsibility etc., you can build a positive environment in your classroom.
The Refrigerator Wall is a technique used to display the student’s work and/or achievement. This is helpful because it gives the students a sense of pride and belonging to see their work displayed to the class.
Although it is often easy to get frustrated when attempting to redirect students that have gotten off task, it is important to remember that raising one’s voice or losing one’s composure is unlikely to help make the corrective process a positive experience. By staying calm and using a quiet tone of voice, redirection can be accomplished in a more constructive manner.
When misbehaving occurs, explaining to a student the difference between inappropriate and appropriate behavior will help a student rethink their actions. Offering different solutions to the issue will offer an alternative look on how the student could have behaved differently. By using this tool, student can then change how they behave in future situations.
Activity interference is a tool that teachers can use when students start to become disengaged and distracted by moving along to the next activity. This in short just means if a teacher sees students starting to get off task because of “dead time,” the teacher just needs to reevaluate if the lesson is moving along and engaging. This is helpful for teachers and students to keep everyone focused and engaged.
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