Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Classroom Management refers to the procedures and routines that are used to keep the daily business of the classroom running smoothly.

Be consistent. Be consistent. Be consistent.

Time on task refers to the amount of time a student is actually engaged in learning. Engagement rate is the number of minutes the student is actively participating in teacher directed lessons and activities. Time on task is not observing a student merely working (could be working on personal activity like drawing), rather continous work on a teacher directed task without interruption. Research in real classrooms that were considered a "good class" points to the fact that up to one-third of students were off task during assigned seatwork at any given minute. The rate jumped to two-thirds if the teacher sat down.
Techniques to Request teacher's help:*hand signal: student signals with different number of fingers*toilet tissue tube: student signals with tube coloredgreen on one half- I'm fine red on the other half-I need help*styrofoam cup: student signals with the position of the cup-upside down indicating help!*index card: student signals with a message on an index card (folded like a tent)*textbook: student signals with an upright textbook

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