HAPPY MONDAY! UNCLE LUKE PRODUCTIONS. THRESHOLDING

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THRESHOLDING

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YOU’LL DO IT, AND

YOU’LL LIKE IT

DAT JIB THO…

THE THRESH, AND WHY YOU MUST HOLD IT

Definition: Threshold means meeting students at the door, setting your classroom culture expectations before they even enter the room. This is the single most important moment for setting those expectations. The threshold technique is part of establishing and maintaining strong, positive, disciplined systems and routines in your classroom (Lemov, 366).

RANK YOURSELF

Proficiency(0) I’m brand new to these ideas of Threshold…

(1) I’m in the practice stage, though I haven’t tried Threshold yet in class…

(2) I’m beginning to use Threshold…

(3) I use Threshold regularly…

O …and excited to try it.

O…but I know I can make it work.

O…and love how it works.

O…and add touches that my students love.

O…and undecided about my ability to pull it off.

O…because I still have questions about how to do it right.

O…with mixed results I need to evaluate.

O…but I may be over-doing it or taking too long.

O…and not sure it’s for me.

O…because I still doubt its value for my classroom.

O…but it doesn’t seem to work or suit me or my students.

O…but at times I let it slide.

• Stand where you can see the room and the hall

SEE BOTH SIDES/THE HARVEY DENT/TWO FACE

• Stand where you control movement in and out as much as possible; it’s your right and responsibility to control the pace of entry.

CONTROL THE FLOW/THE HOOVER DAM

• Builds a tone of civility and should cause each student to pause and make eye contact.

SHAKE HANDS/BRAD PITT IN TROY(?)

• Reset students who are in danger of slipping. A gentle reminder of your expectations will go a long way for struggling students.

RESET EXPECTATIONS/THE NINTENDO

• Build positive rapport and connections to students with brief personalized comments— “Nice tie, Juan!”

USE POSITIVE CHATTER/THE JETER

(A)Final Chapter of Dostoevsky’s Brothers K.

(B)Pericles’ Funeral Oration—The Peloponnesian War

(C) Final Page of Goodnight, Moon

(D) Movie Review of You’ve Got Mail!

LEARNING LUKE—MY FAVORITE SENTENCE

“Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan should win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.”—USA Today

(D)

CLIP 27

• What does Ms. Noel do and say in the course of each greeting?

• How much do the greetings vary in tone or other respects?

• What has Ms. Noel noticed in her greeting with the last student? How does she respond?

THINK. PAIR. SHARE.

(1)Random(2)Test day(3)Random(4)Acuity Day(5)Code Red

PRACTICE + FEEDBACK