Set and defend a high standard of correctness in your classroom.
What is RIGHT is RIGHT?
100
Plan and control the physical environment which should support the specific lesson goals for the day.
What is DRAW THE MAP?
100
When necessary, use a short, engaging introduction to excite students about their learning.
What is the HOOK?
100
It's the sparkle, the moment during class when you might observe some production values, music, drama, lights, dancing, magic.
What is VEGAS?
100
It's about making a habit out of what's efficient, productive, and scholarly after the greeting and as students take their seats and class begins.
What is ENTRY ROUTINE?
200
A sequence that begins with a student unable to answer a question should end with a student answering that question as often as possible.
What is NO OPT OUT?
200
What's the outcome you desire? How does this outcome relate to what you'll teach tomorrow and to what your students need to have learned to be ready for the 4th, 8th, or 10th grade?
What is BEGIN WITH THE END?
200
Model for students how to track the information they need to retain from your lessons, ensure that they have an exact copy of what they need.
What is BOARD = PAPER?
200
Set your students up for rigorous engagement by giving them the opportunity to reflect first in writing before discussing.
What is EVERYBODY WRITES?
200
Having quick and routine transitions that students can execute without extensive narration by the teacher.
What is TIGHT TRANSITIONS?
300
The sequence of learning does not end with a right answer; reward right answers with follow-up questions that extend knowledge and test for reliability. This technique is especially important for differentiating instruction.
What is STRETCH IT?
300
Too often teachers forget to plan what students will be doing each step of the way.
What is DOUBLE PLAN?
300
When possible, give students solution tools--specific steps by which to work or solve problems of the type you're presenting. This involves breaking down a complex task into specific steps.
What is NAME THE STEPS?
300
Delaying a few strategic seconds after you finish asking a question and before you ask a student to begin answering it.
What is WAIT TIME?
300
Being clear with students about what to be working on and eliminating the excuses that lead to distraction.
What is DO NOW?
400
Sometimes the way we talk about expectations inadvertently lowers them. If we're not on guard, we can unwittingly apologize for teaching worthy content and even the students themselves.
What is WITHOUT APOLOGY?
400
Manageable, Measurable, Made First, Most Important
What is 4Ms?
400
Move around the classroom to engage and hold students accountable.
What is CIRCULATE?
400
In order to make engaged participation, call on students regardless of whether or not they have raised their hands.
What is COLD CALL?
400
Sit up. Listen. Ask and answer questions. Nod your head. Track the speaker.
What is SLANT?
500
It's not just what students say that matters but how they communicate it. To succeed, students must take their knowledge and express it in the language of opportunity.
What is FORMAT MATTERS?
500
All other things being equal, the simplest explanation, or strategy is the best.
What is SHORTEST PATH?
500
One of the best ways to present material again is to break a problematic idea down into component parts.
What is BREAK IT DOWN?
500
A teacher tosses questions to a group of students quickly and they answer back. If it's right, she simply asks another question. If it's wrong, she asks the same question of another student (or same student). Fast-paced.
What is PEPPER?
500
Care enough about and demonstrate the importance of what you teach to build a system for the storage, organization, and recall of what your students have learned.