I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Problem Solving and Consequences for Poor Choices

 

Problem Solving and Consequences for Poor Choices

Consequences in your classroom should help students learn and grow.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Austin's Butterfly - Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

Austin's Butterfly

Watch as Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer at EL Education demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells the story of Austin's Butterfly. 1st grade students helped Austin take a scientific illustration of a butterfly through multiple drafts toward a high-quality final product.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Critique and Feedback

Critique and Feedback

Learning the language of kind, specific, and helpful feedback supports student growth

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Anchor Charts

Anchor Charts

Use anchor charts to help students reinforce their process and content knowledge.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Group Work and Group Discussions

Group Work and Group Discussions

Structures, protocols, modeling, and guidance build students' collaboration and discussion skills.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Connecting Class Norms to Schoolwide Norms

Connecting Class Norms to Schoolwide Norms

Helping students seamlessly connec the norms of your classroom with those of the school builds community.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Managing Emotions

Managing Emotions

Keeping your cool helps de-escalate challengeing behavior

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Student-Led Guidelines for Using Materials and Space

Student-Led Guidelines for Using Materials and Space

Letting students explore and plan how to use materials and space effectively invests them in treating resources well.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Praise, Question, Suggestion

 

Praise, Question, Suggestion

The Praise, Question, Suggestion protocol establishes a peer feedback loop in advance of revising student writing. It helps students see the strengths of their written work and consider questions and suggestions that will lead to revision and improvement.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Interactive Word Wall

Interactive Word Wall

The purpose of an Interactive Word Wall is is to have students grapple with vocabulary that they are working on in class in an engaging and hands-on way.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Choice and Options for Students

Choice and Options for Students

Using the language of choice and giving students options builds maturity and ownership.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Science Talk

 

Science Talk

"Science Talk" isn't necessarily exclusive to science classes. Rather, it is an instructional practice that promotes inquiry and collaboration. Science talks allow all students to do exactly what scientists do: think about, wonder about, and talk about how things work, the origins of phenomena, and the essence of things. L

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Take a Stand

Take a Stand

Take a Stand is a protocol where students physically stand to express their opinions on a statement, then justify their stance with evidence.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Quiz Quiz Trade

Quiz Quiz Trade

This protocol is inclusive of all students and promotes collaboration and shared understanding as students either guess or share important words or concepts with their classmates in an interactive way.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Chalk Talk

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Chalk Talk

All students have an opportunity to share their thoughts in the Chalk Talk protocol, which allows them to have non-verbal "discussion."

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: First 5 Minutes/Last Five Minutes

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: First Five Minutes/Last Five Minutes

The beginning and end of every instructional period are critical instructional opportunities.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: GO-GO-MO

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: GO-GO-MO

Give One, Get One, Move On

Watch as Jill Znaczko's eighth-graders at the Expeditionary Learning Middle School in Syracuse, New York, use the Go Go Mo protocol to share and gain knowledge in preparation for an assessment.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Giving Clear Directions

 

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Giving Clear Directions

Delivering clear directions allows students to follow with accuracy and focus.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Body Language

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Body Language

Your physical presence in the classroom conveys powerful messages to students.

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Transitions

 

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager: Transitions

Efficient transitions save valuable time (and effort) and prepare students for learning.