https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5 Sweet moves for teachers who want to excel at classroom managementing. en-us 2023-01-31 15:26:49 UTC 2025-09-24 05:08:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41f.png VanAndelInstitute https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463368558 If your class is struggling with any aspect of Classroom Management, collect data on it and strive to beat your class bests. To make it cooler, pretend that there are city and state and world records for it, and see if they can set a World Record!]]> 2023-01-31 17:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463368558 VanAndelInstitute https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463374886 Rewards are often most effective when the payoff is uncertain -- so provide positive feedback by giving students entries into a drawing or a spin of a reward wheel. This leverages powerful elements of human psychology to make your positive interventions more powerful!]]> 2023-01-31 17:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463374886 VanAndelInstitute https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463377342 Create a makeshift horn that you can blow to let students know that it's time to pay attention. You can use the horn to make sure students' eyes are on you by moving it from side to side after you sound it, and tracking the movement of their eyes.]]> 2023-01-31 17:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2463377342 https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465274794 Each student had a card with a 10 frame. Each time they share their thinking, students get a hole punched in their card. When the card is filled, they get a prize out of the treasure box. ]]> 2023-02-01 21:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465274794 https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465277138 Put an open-ended question on the board. When kids are packing up and getting ready to go, ask the question of the day. It gets kids to talk but focus on something positive.]]> 2023-02-01 21:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465277138 https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465278355 Use different flavors of chapstick (don't use on anyone's lips!) put dot of the smell on a student's hand or on a card for them to have sensory engagement for a positive behavior they exhibited. Good for younger elementary.]]> 2023-02-01 21:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465278355 https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465317149 Clap different beats as attention getters. Usually, it takes a couple of different sets, but by set 3, almost all kids are clapping the repeat!]]> 2023-02-01 22:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465317149 https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465317956 Choose a student to watch as you walk through the halls or perform any other classroom task. If they are quiet in the hall or doing the right thing, they get a small reward (candy, sticker, etc.) For a quick floor cleaning, choose a single piece of trash and keep your eye on it. After everything is cleaned up, announce the name of the person who found the secret scrap.]]> 2023-02-01 22:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/VanAndelInstitute/9ehpoinyjz7rhtm5/wish/2465317956