New Methods to Up Classroom Participation

This is a great website.  They list a lot of free resources; blog posts; downloads/ebooks etc.  If you click on the page below, they list all kinds of iPad resources etc.   

From SimpleK12: "A while ago, one of my teacher friends was struggling.  Her 

lesson plans were perfectly standard and acceptable by her
administration, but for whatever reason, her students
weren't involved and class participation was way down."

This is how she got her students engaged.

She started brainstorming.  She HAD to get her students more
involved. It turns out, she was able to do all of this with
just ONE tool.

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       This tool is online, FREE, and simple to use.
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Click here to watch a video tutorial of the tool.

      

Click HERE to see the original blog entry from SimpleK12.com

             

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The 5 R's of Logical Consequences

In the area of Classroom Management, Logical Consequences is one method from Albert (1996); Nelsen, Lott & Glenn (2000).  We have listed the 5 R's of Logical Consequences here for your resource:

Related:                          A consequence should be logically connected to the behavior. 
                                        The more closely related to the consequence, the more 
                                        valuable it is to the student.


Reasonable:                   A consequence should be equal in proportion and intensity 
                                       to the misbehavior. The purpose is for the students to see 
                                       the connection between behavior and consequences, 
                                       not to make them suffer.


Respectful:                    A consequence should be stated and carried out in a way 
                                      that preserves a student's self-esteem. It addresses the behavior, 
                                      not the character of the student.


Reliably Enforced:       A consequence should follow misbehavior. Threats without action
                                      are ineffective. Consistency is the key.


Revealed:                     A consequence should be revealed (known) in advance for 
                                      predictable behavior such as breaking class rules. When misbehavior 
                                     occurs that was not predicted, logical consequences connected to the 
                                     misbehavior should be established.