Our project concentrates on improving classroom

management.April 2011-July 2011

Montse Creus Pedrol

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Increasing attention span and engagement in the classroom

Pauline van Doorn(Netherlands) Murat Gürel (Turkey) Elita Kleinhofa Pruse (Latvia) Marta Fenoy (Spain- Catalonia) Montserrat Creus (Spain- Catalonia)

Graz, April 2011

IMPROVING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Taking into account all the work developed in Graz in Gaudí school we concentrated on:

THE QUIET ARM TECNIQUE THE AUTONOMY BLOCKS

QUIET ARM TECHNIQUE

It is a clear signal to get the attention of our student without raising our voice.

We use it when there is too much unnecessary noise in the class.

The quiet arm technique in Gaudí school

It is a very rewarding and easy technique to use.

The physical gesture helps them to speak in a lower voice.

When do we use it?It helps to evaluate the grade of attention of

our students.It is not just the teacher who starts it.

Blocks. (from ages 6 till 12)

They are used in the Netherlands for more than ten years.

AUTONOMY BLOCKS-Year 3

AUTONOMY BLOCKS –YEAR 3-Gaudí School

Autonomy blocks- Classroom management

During 2011-2012 Gaudí School team teaching is going to try these techniques in order to

improve classroom management and the attention of our students.

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