What works in your classroom? by Paige Macgovern _ Staff - FuquayVarinaHS https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe Please post a Classroom Management technique that works in your classroom! en-us 2018-03-21 14:14:21 UTC 2018-03-23 13:38:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Theatre Arts-I give students specific time to complete activities. Transitions are timed. pmacgovern https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244542917 2018-03-21 14:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244542917 A huge challenge for me is phones! How to manage that many students with phones out, especially when you do use phones for class work? https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244546547 2018-03-21 14:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244546547 FACS - one strategy I have that works well is keeping an agenda on the board every day. Students know what to expect and we are more likely to get through it all if it's written up there. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244546718 2018-03-21 14:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244546718 One strategy that works well is to give students a unit plan of all the dates and topics that will be covered in the unit. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244549831 2018-03-21 14:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244549831 Another strategy that works well is to have students sit in groups. This allows students to work together and collaborate with each other. This also holds them more accountable. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244550364 2018-03-21 14:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244550364 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244551405 Cell phones are a challenge for me too. I feel that this is a constant battle and it is hard to have students understand the balance. I do not mind students having them out during classwork but students are so dependent on the phones they are out all the time!]]> 2018-03-21 14:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244551405 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244552588 This time of year I am struggling with getting student motivated. With spring break around the corner the lack of motivation has become very noticeable. ]]> 2018-03-21 14:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244552588 Bell ringers! It gets the students focused and engaged so they know daily that it's the first thing that have to do. It also gives me time to do attendance, quick-check homework, etc...We almost always review answers to the questions and I take up the bell work sheet every other week. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244555470 2018-03-21 14:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244555470 Chorus https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244569415 ATTENTION GETTER! I sing the starting lyrics to a pop song and they have to finish the lyric and stand by the time it's done to get the point for their section. ]]> 2018-03-21 15:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244569415 I start with bellringers too! It gives them a review and an idea of what the lesson will be about. It gets them started and in the learning mindset as soon as they come in. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244571506 2018-03-21 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244571506 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244611108 I would like to adjust my bellringers by setting a timer so that students know they have X amount of time to get started on the bellringer. ]]> 2018-03-21 16:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244611108 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244613149 I found that my students couldn't sit in groups because they were off task. :( ]]> 2018-03-21 16:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244613149 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244618190 I am struggling to keep track of absent work (other than having zeros in the gradebook) and tracking who needs to makeup which assignments.]]> 2018-03-21 16:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244618190 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244620311 One thing that has worked for me is allowing my students to have some phone/chill time for the last 5 minutes of class if they've all been on task and doing their work. ]]> 2018-03-21 16:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244620311 Model the behavior you expect from your kids. If you want them to do things on time, grade their work on time. If you want them to be prepared, be prepared. Kids respect a teacher who does his/her homework. I hear stories all the time about the fact that I'm the only teacher who gets their papers back on time and I'm wondering why. What does it say to a kid when you put them on the back burner... but expect them to put you in the front? https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244940184 2018-03-22 12:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244940184 Something that may help the absent work thing... make yourself a seating chart and cover it with a transparency. I take attendance and homework checks on the transparency and then transfer it to a real gradebook (actually, I made it in Excel) later, when there's time to do it. Keeping it in the computer is not as convenient. https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244940802 2018-03-22 12:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/244940802 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/245448361 Healthful Living--I agree starting with bellringers is great, it allows the students to get focused and you time to get attendance. Another thing that helps is an absent folder. This has cut down drastically the age old questions "I was absent did I miss anything?" They know to go to the folder and grab any handouts and they can look on our notebook checklist for any hand written notes they may have to copy from a peer.

]]> 2018-03-23 13:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/245448361 https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/245450397 Healthful LIving--For absent work have a folder you put their work in as you hand it out to the rest of the class. Then for missing work I always place a missing indicator in PowerSchool Gradebook and then I can just run a missing assignment report. ]]> 2018-03-23 13:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pmacgovern/al24qjq1klfe/wish/245450397