5 Teaching Ideas To Transform Your Classroom Now!

#5.     Exit Ticket

The Exit Ticket is a very short and quick way of checking students’ understanding right at the end of class.  It can be a single question or a couple of quick problems to solve.  The Exit Ticket should be used to guide instruction and inform the teacher if the class is ready to go on the next day or if there needs to be reteaching done first.

#4.     Cold Call

Cold Calling is when the teacher calls on all students, even if their hand is not up.  It is great for keeping student attention.  It can even be used to ask the same student multiple questions in a row.  I have had the most luck with this by having the entire class keep their hands down (which is suggested in the book).

#3.     100%

This is a necessity in all classrooms.  Unfortunately, many teachers don’t realize its importance.  100% is the minimum requirement of participation and cooperation in the classroom.  When I give a direction, I will wait until all students are following it before going on.  This shows the class that I will not tolerate any student choosing to disregard what I say.  This one little step makes a huge difference in classroom discipline.

#2.     Directions

Stand still when you are giving directions.  It gives them importance and makes the students focus on what you are saying instead of what you are doing.

#1.     Format Matters

This one encompasses quite a lot, so I will just go over my favorite parts.  When students are giving answers, require the correct format.  That may be requiring them to correct their grammar or requiring them to add the label to the number of a math problem.

I truly hope you get the chance to read this book.  I came away with a wealth of knowledge and have implemented quite a lot of the suggestions in my classroom with great success.  What teacher resource books have you found helpful?

Joy  🙂