Eastern Washington University
Students write how they are feeling that morning on the back of a sticky note (i.e. the side with the sticky on it), and stick it on the white board, so the face of the sticky note is blank and their feelings are kept anonymous on the back. This tool gives the teacher the ability to know how their students are feeling that morning and can kind of gauge how the day will go.
Morning talk name can be used every morning, when students come in, they are asked to have a seat in a circle on the floor. Then one by one they go around saying what their name is or what they would like to get called for the day. This gives the teacher a sense of how the student is feeling and what they might have going on.
This tool is a collection of paint chip cards which is used to keep track of student’s login information for school computers and accounts. Each student gets their own strip, and they will know where to find it so if they ever forget their login, they can easily check to remember.
Taking a couple minutes a day to have a meaningful conversation could change a person mood for not just a day but weeks. Sometimes even though it takes a lot of time, meeting with your students could really help them talk about their feelings.
Decluttering your classroom is getting all of your stacks of papers and items around the classroom that are not being used put away to where they are out of the students’ sight. It is used to make your classroom look more organized and give your students less distractions when trying to focus during class time.
CARES: C- Cooperation, A- Assertiveness, R- Responsibility, E- Empathy, and S- Self- control. If you want to develop a student-directed learning environment in which students develop self-regulation skills, collaborative social skills, and decision-making skills, the teacher will rely on student ownership, student choice, community, and conflict resolution.
Daily tasks are helpful in the classroom because they give students a sense of responsibility with tasks that can differ from day to day. It empowers students by holding them responsible for a given task, assigned by the teacher, which can range from passing out papers to taking attendance.
This tool allows students to choose how they want to greet their teacher every morning. They can point to pictures to choose a handshake, a high-five, a hug, or a dance move.
Classroom Curtains allows you to hide any shelves that have supplies or objects that are not in use at the moment. By hiding the materials, you prevent students from getting distracted during lessons and it helps prevent the students from using those supplies.
Creating classroom procedures together between the students and teacher is a helpful tool to implement in the classroom. It allows for students to share their voice of what they think should happen in the classroom and for the teacher to guide these procedures in a way they think is appropriate for their classroom to run effectively.
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