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Create habits• Use Cue, Routine, Rewardi. Establish your cues e.g. Meet & Greetii. Establish your routines e.g. Seat signals, how to begin a lessoniii. Establish your rewards e.g. positive reinforcement
• Narrate the world you expect in “Mr X’s classroom”
• Ensure the classroom environment reinforces this
• Practice, practice, practice
In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg argues that “habits are at the root of how we behave. They can be changed, if we understand how they work.”
Talking in class• Use your body language• Apply the 100% rule: ‘I need 3 people..’• Use take-up time: Signal, pause, insist• Model calmness• Maximise vision:
Stay at the desk – students to youKeep a peripheral location
• 3B4 Me techniques to minimise teacher distraction
• Pick off talkers: at the desk, outside, quiet word
• Use positive dots for ‘on task’ work
Calling Out• Use the no hands up rule• Cultivate tactical deafness “clearly I
did not hear”• Use the tactical pause• Use the SLANT technique:
Sit up straightListen hardAsk and answer questionsNod sensiblyTrack the speaker
• Use seat signals. More ideas @Improving Teaching
Doug Lemov says, “no matter how great the lesson, if students aren’t alert, sitting up, and actively listening, teaching them is like pouring water into a leaky bucket.”
Being slow to start work or follow instructions
• Use a choral response• Have a Do Now task on the board• Ensure that instructions are clear and
do-able• Remember the 100% rule: I need 3
people• Create dynamic e.g. Countdowns• Establish quick routine movements
from place to place or activity to activity
• Have a ‘because you’re worth it’ philosophy
Lack of respect for others/ staff• Zero tolerance of lack of respect for
others: “We do not...Not OK”• What have I done...• [Comedy] reframe• Do it again and do it right
Lack of homework or equipment• Adopt a ‘because you’re worth it
philosophy• Focus on/ reinforce good behaviour• Incentivise: learning treats for those
bringing homework/ equipment – not rewarding the minimum but acknowledging compliance
• Have spare equipment, but not as nice as learning treats!
• Use the 68 Ways to get Homework in
Practice• Clarify: make habits specific and
concrete. For instance, model ‘SLANT’, don’t just tell students to ’concentrate’.
• Drill: make students practice routines until they can do them right.
• Autopilot: build habits so that students can do them on autopilot.
• Shorten the Feedback Loop: give immediate feedback
• Thumbs Up: identify what’s going right, help students to repeat it.
• Make It Fun to Practice: integrate elements of play, competition and surprise to make it enjoyable.
“Student culture makes sure students build the habits of mind and heart that allow their learning to fly. It is not built by motivational speeches or statements of value. It is formed by repeated practice: using every minute of every day to build good habits.” Bambrick-Santoyo
Questions, resources or advice
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