Student Contributor: K.Conrad Classroom Cheers help build a positive relationship and attitude within the classroom between students and teachers. This contains a cup of a variety of cheers that can be preformed in order to support and encourage when our students or peers did something good that day or during an activity. They can be used to represent one individual student or the class as a whole.There are a variety of ways that classroom cheers can be … [Read more...] about Classroom Cheers
Teacher Directed
Play a Song
Student Contributor: C. Sanchez Teachers will play a positive and happy song when their students are feeling overwhelmed or frustrated with school. A teacher will utilize this as a preventative strategy.This tool is to be used when students are feeling overwhelmed with what they are learning. A teacher might most frequently use this during a hard unit of school that they know is difficult. IF students are starting to get upset or their work level has gone … [Read more...] about Play a Song
Write a Note
Student Contributor: C. Sanchez Teachers write their students notes of encouragement throughout the year. This serves to encourage students and reinforce positive behavior.Teachers write their students encouraging notes throughout the year. These notes should be specific and should highlight specific positive behavior noticed by the teacher. This tool can be used at any time of the year as part of the preventive phase. Teachers should strive to recognize … [Read more...] about Write a Note
Call and Response
Student Contributor: C Parkhurst A fun and efficient way of gathering your class’ attention without yelling. Using specific phrases that require a call back from students that signal it is time to focus on the teacher.This tool should be used before direct instruction from the teacher or whenever whole group attention is needed. There are several different cards that students will receive with the call out and call back response listed. The teacher will … [Read more...] about Call and Response
Brag Tags
Student Contributor: B.Bazaldua This tool is helpful because it helps promote and celebrate positive behavior in the classroom. Each tag stands for a different behavior (e.g.AR super star, peacemaker, writing wizard, good listener). When a student displays a certain behavior consistently, the teacher will award them the specific brag tag to string onto a simple metal necklace that is hung and displayed on the wall in the classroom.This tool gives students … [Read more...] about Brag Tags
Fix-It Ticket
Student Contributor: S. Kendrick Fix it Tickets are used for students to fix a classroom expectation that they may need help with. The idea is for students to improve their behavior without having to give them repercussions.The tool should be used for students to be able to fix their mistakes when they do not meet a classroom expectation. The idea behind the “Fix it Ticket” is that students will make a plan for them to improve on their behavior before … [Read more...] about Fix-It Ticket
Dr. Emotions
Student Contributor: D. Johnson Dr. Emotion is a puppet that can be used during community circles to address difficult situations involving emotions. Emotions affect our lives from day-to-day to moment-by-moment and sometimes we struggle with how to deal with our emotions.Dr. Emotion is a puppet that helps address dealing with our emotions and how to deal with them using a puppet, the puppet is supposed to be used as a tool to help address different … [Read more...] about Dr. Emotions
Classroom Flexible Seating
Student Contributor: A. Goo The classroom environment is very important when taking into account how students are learning and what you are wanting when planning the lay out and materials in your room. Students can feel more attentive when learning and have a sense of enjoyment in being able to feel engaged and excited to be in the class community.There are various forms of ways to have flexible seating within your classroom. This could be through … [Read more...] about Classroom Flexible Seating
Reviewing Expectations
Student Contributor: K. Scherbarth Reviewing expectations is a tool that helps you confirm students know what is expected of them, reminds the students what they should be focusing on, and allows the students to take ownership and responsibly of other own actions. It is simply just reviewing what expectations are before an activity or group work assignment. It helps students be on task during the task and maximize time for student learning.This tool is the … [Read more...] about Reviewing Expectations
The Learning Pit
Student Contributor: K. Scherbarth The Learning Pit is a tool that clarifies to students that in order to experience deep learning, it will be difficult and it is okay to struggle. It is a picture that gives students a visual of how learning happens. They will learn that it is okay to fail, struggle, and have to work at a new skill before fully understanding and succeeding.The Learning Pit refers to the idea that when you learn a new concept or skill, you … [Read more...] about The Learning Pit