Tuesday & Wednesday I went to a training session - Classroom oragnization management & procedures aka COMP. It was so good. I picked up so many ideas and came back to the classroom ready to try out my new ideas.
One of the ideas is to give every student in the class a "job" such as line leader, in charge of putting up chairs at the end of the day, room cleaner..... I've done the "jobs" for two days now and it really works. The kids really like helping and they take more ownership of the classroom AND it teaches teamwork. What a great idea!!
One of my jobs I gave to a quiet, shy girl we'll call Susan was noise monitor. If I have to step away to answer the phone or while standing in line, she keeps the students in line.
While I was walking back from my phone back to the kids I see Susan snap her fingers at a student and say "NO!". I just stopped. I couldn't believe this quiet, shy girl just did that. She looked so empowered and in control. Also it was like looking at a mirror. Instead of stopping a lesson to call out someone's name, I snap my fingers to get a student's attention. She obviously had seen me do this and mimicked my behavior....scary.
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