When teachers take time to get to know their students they often see that students are more trusting and willing to do what the teacher asks. Getting to know what your students are interested or involved in can help you as a teacher get to know what will and will not work for them when it comes to learning.
Take the time to play a silly game every now and then and sit one on one and support them and discuss their goals and aspirations.
Expectations need to be set from day one of school!
Think of how you are going to get your classes attention, how they should behave when you teach, and what independent work looks like.Â
Personally, I like to use a "Give me 5" countdown. When I say "give me five," I raise my hand, stand up, and begin counting down. The expectation has been explicitly taught to students so they know before I get to one they should stop talking, look at me, and be ready to listen to what I have to say.
STOIC creates a guide for teachers to follow to ensure that expectations and routines are taught efficiently and are followed through on by the teacher.
Using the STOIC checklist and guiding questions, reflect on current practices and identify areas to improve on. This is a continuous cycle that can be used throughout the year.
Structure/Organize the classroom for success
Teach students how to behave responsibly in the classroom
Observe student behavior
Interact positively with students
Correct behavior fluently
CHAMPS is a PBIS strategy that helps create clarity for students and cut down on corrections for teachers. CHAMPS is used in every activity in the classroom and clarifies the main misconceptions students have.
It's easy to implement in your class!
Determine the parts of your class schedule. (For example, warm up, grammar, mini lesson, independent work)
Determine how your students should behave during each of these activities using the CHAMPS acronym (Conversation level, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation, Success)
Conversation Level
0 - silent
1 - whisper
2 - table talk
3 - presentation
Help
How should students ask for help? Potential options could be raise your hand, ask three then me, come see me.
Activity
What the students should be doing right now
Movement
Should students stay seated or can they move in the class?
This could be anything from no movement to move as needed.
Success
How will students know they are successful? This can be your success criteria, completing the assignment, or even trying their best.
Add CHAMPS posters to your classroom or to your slides for each day.
Explain what CHAMPS is to your class
Explicitly tell students what the CHAMPS are every single day, before every single transition.