READY FOR CLASS
What are the first three things you should do when you enter the classroom?
Walk in quietly, sit in your seat, and start your warm-up.
Complete the rule: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Ready, Be Safe, and ________.
Make Mistakes & Keep Thinking
Which Working Mode means complete silence?
Movie Theater Mode
How should your iPad arrive at school each day?
Charged
You're working when you hear:
"BULLDOGS!"
What do you do?
Respond "READY!" and follow READY expectations.
Name four supplies you should bring to math every day.
Any four: iPad, agenda, book, pencil pouch, binder, closed-top drink.
What does being responsible look like in this classroom?
Come prepared, follow directions, use time wisely, and own your choices.
In which mode may you whisper only when necessary, almost as if everyone around you is a stranger?
Coffee Shop Mode
Unless Mrs. Walton tells you otherwise, which direction should your iPad be positioned?
Apples up
You have a paper to turn in. Your friend says, "Just leave it on Mrs. Walton's table." What should you do?
Use the designated turn-in tray.
Your iPad is charged and you have your binder, but you left your agenda in your locker. Are you ready for class? Explain.
No. The agenda is one of the daily supplies.
Finish our class motto:
Mistakes Allow ____________.
Thinking to Happen.
Your group is completing a task together. Everyone should participate, and only people at your table should hear your conversation. Which mode?
Restaurant Mode
True or False: If you've finished your assignment, you may play a game or watch YouTube.
False
You're in Movie Theater Mode and don't understand a direction. Your friend beside you knows what to do. Should you ask them?
No. Raise your hand/ask the teacher according to the procedure because Movie Theater Mode is silent.
You finish your warm-up before everyone else. What should you have available instead of bothering someone who is still working?
Read a book
Mrs. Walton says "Bulldogs!" What do you say, and what should happen next?
"READY!" Then respond, eyes on teacher, voices off, devices/materials down, listen.
Which Working Mode allows you to walk around and interact with classmates at a normal volume?
Supermarket Mode
Your iPad is dead. Can you use your phone instead?
No.
You're working with your group in Restaurant Mode. Another group across the room has an answer you need. Can you walk over and ask them? Why or why not?
No. Restaurant Mode keeps interaction at your own table.
The bell is about to ring. You walk in loudly, stand beside your friend's desk talking, and then ask Mrs. Walton what you're supposed to be doing. Identify three things you should have done differently.
Walk in quietly, sit in assigned seat, begin the posted warm-up.
Why does our classroom have the rule "Make Mistakes & Keep Thinking"?
Because mistakes are part of learning; students should take risks, ask questions, learn from mistakes, and keep trying.
Mrs. Walton announces Restaurant Mode. Your team has 10 seconds to demonstrate exactly what Restaurant Mode should look and sound like.
Table-level conversation, everyone participating, working together, staying with their table.
Mrs. Walton gave you permission to use your iPad for an assignment. Your friend finishes early and opens YouTube while waiting. You finish next. What should YOU do?
Turn in your assignment to the turn in bin then read a book.
Class is almost over. Your area has scraps of paper on the floor, supplies are still out, and your chair isn't where it belongs. Your friend says, "It's not my mess." What should you do?
Help leave the classroom better than you found it. Clean the area, return materials, pick up trash, and follow dismissal procedures.