System 101
This term means a set of connected parts working together for a purpose.
What is a system
This is what each component in a system contributes to the whole.
What is a function
The four E's consist of?
Enter, Exist, Engage, Exit With Purpose
These are small positive recognitions you can earn daily.
What are participation points
In a system, rules are like this in a game.
What are the boundaries or guidelines
True or False: A school is an example of a system
What is True
In a classroom system, the teacher, students, and rules are examples of this.
Elements/ Components
True or False: You can touch the teacher’s personal items .
False - Never in your life!
What is the first step in the consequence ladder?
What is a warning
This classroom “system” allows students to share private concerns.
What is the mailbox system
Give one example of a natural system we discussed and one example of a human-made system
Answers Varied
The goal or end result a system works toward.
What is the purpose
This is our “No-Opt-Out” policy. Explain what it means.
What is Everyone participates, no skipping questions/assignments.
What happens if you lose or leave your Chromebook or textbook.
What is Zero
Why is the no-opt-out policy important for the classroom system?
What is it ensures everyone contributes to the system’s success
In systems thinking, each part has this type of relationship with the others.
What is interdependence
Name one way a classroom is similar to an ecosystem.
Both have roles, rules, interdependence, etc.
What happens after two warnings for rule-breaking?
What is Referral + Loss points & Merits
You can trade tickets for these three types of items.
What are snacks, supplies, and prizes
In systems thinking, this is the process of using results to improve the system. How does our classroom use it?
What is feedback/ formative assessment; we use participation points, tickets, and behavior notes to improve class performance.
Donella Meadows, in her work on systems, said systems have both a purpose and these two elements.
What are interconnected parts and function
This happens to a system when one key part is removed or stops functioning.
What is the system is disrupted or collapses
Name three incentives you can earn for positive participation.
What are stamped/signed tickets & Merits & Points
If you are consistently Respectful, prepared, and engaged, this system helps recognize you beyond merits.
What is the Stamp & Claim system
Compare a broken rule in class to a broken part in a system. What happens in each case? Why?
What is both cause the whole system to work less effectively or fail