Techniques bring students on task

Question 1

What are the different techniques?

Answer 1

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1-Back to the wall

2-Overlapping

3-With-ness

4-Positive reinforcement

5-Selective ignoring

6-Proximity Control?

7-Learning names

Question 2

Back to the wall

Answer 2

• If you stand in middle of class, can only see 50% of class
• If you walk arounbd the outside behind your student with back to the wall, let’s students know you can see everything.
• Can detect behavior and prevent it from escalating.

Question 3

Overlapping

Answer 3

Ability to fous on several things that are happening simultaneously and still maintain intended direction.

-5/6 students requiring teacher attention at same time, need to know how to respond to them accoirdingly and simultaneously

Question 4

With-it-ness

Answer 4

Combined with back to the wall and proximity control

lets the student know the teacher is ‘with it’

Question 5

Proximity control

Answer 5

Spot someone off task and simply walk to where the student is.

Look at student until they see you, look lets them know you have spotted their behavior.

Question 6

Selective ignoring

Answer 6

-Purposely ignore someone that is behavining in a manner that is not considered

‘normal’ but may not be ‘off task’ E.G Special needs , High energy

-Talk to student after class quietly.

Question 7

Positive pinpointing

Answer 7

Tecaher picks out someone that is modeling the desired/requested behavior

and points them out to the class

More effective with younger people

Question 8

Learning names

Answer 8

Get a students attention by calling them across the hall by name

• Personal
• Builds rapport