Positive Framing / Joy Factor
Instead of saying, "Stop looking out the window," the teacher says this.
What is, "I need your eyes forward"?
A gentle tap on a student's shoulder or a simple eyebrow raise to redirect their attention without saying a word.
What is a "Nonverbal cue"?
Scanning the room and ensure everyone is listening.
What is Radar and Be Seen Looking?
sign language t stands for
What is the bathroom signal?
Name this..."Ms. Evans briefly pauses her circulation and says, "I'm waiting on five students in the back corner to start tracking their own annotations right now."
What is Anonymous Group Correction?
Approaching behavior with a positive assumption.
What is "Assume the Best"?
A quick, quiet word whispered to a student while circulating the room.
What is a "Private Individual Correction" (PIC)?
The teacher does not move on to the next activity until every student is engaged in the requested task.
What is 100%? Shoutout to Julie
Focuses on accumulating facts, rules, and fundamental knowledge across subjects, utilizing memory, songs, and observation.
What is the grammar stage?
Name it - a technique for managing classroom behavior by employing a calm, confident, and authoritative tone and posture, rather than loudness.
What is strong voice? Shout out to Leah and Julie
The technique of intentionally building joy, enthusiasm, and a sense of belonging into the daily learning process to make education engaging, not just a task.
What is joy factor? Shoutout to Leah and Jera
The core philosophy of this strategy is to maximize teaching time and minimize "drama".
What is Least Invasive Intervention?
Praising students for following directions immediately ("I see Jasmine is ready, thank you, Juan") rather than focusing only on those who are not.
What is leveraging positive behavior?
C A R E S
What is cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self control?
Name it - technique designed to normalize errors and promote a "culture of error" in the classroom.
What is my favorite wrong answer?
Describing the desired world and drawing attention to the good things happening, such as "I see five, six, seven hands. Now ten hands are ready to start reading".
What is "Narrating the positive" (or "Building momentum")?
Rephrase this statement: "You know you're not supposed to sit there, fix it."
What is "Sit at a table or desk where you can pay attention to your work"?
Ensuring students follow the direction exactly as intended, not just "mostly".
What is avoid marginal compliance?
O-off tasks, B-blurt, L-language, P-physical
What is the schoolwide behavior tracker?
Name it - Sit up, Listen, Ask and Answer Questions, Nod your head, and Track the speaker.
What is SLANT?
True or False: When using joy factor students will want to achieve more and become more involved in the classroom.
What is TRUE?
True or False: When a student is off-task, the first step should be a public, verbal warning.
What is False?
The teacher should plan for these in advance by considering where students might get confused.
What are potential student misconceptions or misunderstandings?
When students look in the direction of the person talking and may even turn their body to look at the person speaking.
What is track the speaker? Shoutout to Jera
Name it - a classroom management strategy designed to gain students' attention quickly and quietly without yelling
What is above, pause, whisper?