The major issue I am facing during lead teaching is dealing with talking. Talking is a good thing, but at appropriate times and my students have no clue when the appropriate time is. I continue to use the "3 Check" system that my CT uses; 1st and 2nd check are warnings, 3rd check is a consequence. I have adopted this system to fit my style a little more. The 1st check will be a warning, the second the student will be sent to the hall to complete a set of questions called the "Plan of Action." Example questions students have to answer are: What happened?, What did Mr. Kay think happened?, What is your plan of action to return to class?, Next time in this situation I will...The third check is either going to be a call home from the student and myself or a trip down to the office.
I will be trying this out on Tuesday when we return to school, until then I am going to enjoy my snow day off and get some much needed work done.
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Hi I am in Cheryl's TE 402 Language Arts class right now. This post really intrigued me! Do some students take a long time in the hallway and miss important things inside the classroom? I guess that could be a natural consequence for the students. How has this procedure been working out for you? Thank you for sharing your blog!!
-Allison Mooney
I am also in Cheryl's 402 class. I was reading through some of your posts and was really interested in how you adapted the 3 Check system...My CT also uses this system. The first check is a warning and every check after that is a recess spent in. After the third is a call home and visit to the office. I really like that you have students go to the hall and complete a set of questions. Like Allison, I am wondering how well that is working for you. I imagine that your method seems to hold students more accountable than what my CT is doing. Do your students answer the questions thoughtfully and truthfully, or do they just write something down hastily so they can come back in the room? Do you go over what they wrote with them?
I really like your 3 check system. As well as the others have said, I wonder how well this is going for you and your students. I wish I could implement this into my classroom now because they seem to never listen to anyone, but I don't think the whole sending them into the hall would work for my first graders.
I do like how you also say they the student will call home too, because then they will actually get to talk to their parents and explain what happened. This is good for both you and your students.
Thanks for sharing your ideas! I am sure I will use this next year for more references.
Allison,
Transitioning in my class is way too long! There are no clocks in the hallways at my school which could be one reason, another could be that the students weren't told what the teacher expected from day one. In my classroom I want to lay down my expectations on the first day and follow through with those expectations. I have gone as far (when I was teaching full time in the classroom) to lock the door and have students that were late write reasons why they were late to me. I also have posted signs on the door that read "If you are early, you're on time, If you're on time, you're late." It took the kids a while to understand but I think they got the idea. I will definitely be setting expectations from day one in my future classroom.
Cambrie,
The three check system is something I will probably use in the future but I might use the "Plan of Action" differently. As of right now (or when I was teaching full time) after the second check I would have the student go immediately to the hallway and fill out the questions. At that point the students are angry and upset and dont really want to write about why they are in trouble. I think in the future I will record the reason why I gave the student the second check and wait until a later time to have them fill it out. This way the student is not upset and can write thoughtful responses.
Erin,
Thanks for the comment and I hope everything goes well for you too!
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