I thought this was an interesting quote that helps us to see the impression, that we as teachers can leave on a child. We must not forget that whatever we teach, however simple, it is having some sort of an effect on students. It can affect students more than we will ever know. So keep teaching because it is having a positive effect on students’ lives without us even knowing.
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Controlling behaviour in the classroom
Over the past few weeks I have been looking through various blogs and websites for different ideas on controlling behaviour in the classroom. My students are still quite young so I thought a reward system could help promote good behaviour in the classroom. I created a behaviour reward chart based on a previous chart that a teacher created.
It appears to be working but I also use the idea of football cards alongside it. the students get a yellow card if they convey any negative or disruptive behaviour, if they get two yellows they instantly get a red card and cannot get a smiley face on their reward chart. Every student receives a green card at the start of the day and if they feel that they need a little break or will convey inappropriate behaviour they hold the green card up and they can take a time out….whether it is go for a short walk with the SNA, take a drink or read a book. With students who have mild general learning difficulties I think it is important to give them a break as their attention span can be quite short.
Over the break, I stumbled across https://www.classdojo.com/. I have decided to test it out with my class and see whether this could help replace my reward chart. It was really easy to set up and it allows you to create a class, personalize it, reward students and tell them what they need to improve on. I have only created it so I am not sure if it will be successful or not, but it is worth a try.
http://http://www.seomraranga.com/2011/09/guest-post-class-dojo/
Stay tuned for a review on Class Dojo when I get it up and running in the classroom.
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