Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Workshop Series Part 1 & 2 - Setting Objectives &Providing Feedback and Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition


Setting Objectives & Providing Feedback
Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition

* Teachers will identify tools and resources necessary for effectively setting objectives & providing feedback in their classroom.  Teachers will participate in activities that reinforce effort and provide recognition.

  • Review of the 9 Classroom Instruction That Works
  • Goals & Anxieties

Setting Objectives & Providing Feedback:
  • Verbal & Written
  • I can… Statements
  • Anchor Charts
  • Tasks Lists
  • Rubrics
  • Menus

Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition:

  • Class Dojo
  • Pause-Prompt-Praise
  • Rubrics
  • Prompt Posters (anchor charts)
  • Affirmation Cards




  • I am willing to try ______________________________________ to set objectives and provide feedback.

  • I am willing to try ______________________________________ to reinforce effort and provide recognition in my classroom.



Working Agenda:
  • Review all 9 strategies
  • Have teachers share goals and anxieties about CITW
  • Share/discuss items for Setting Obj
  • Review to agenda being a tasks list (How many of you have already started checking tasks off?)
  • Show example of menu and have teachers select activities they would choose if they were the student and had been given that menu.
  • Class Dojo should be up and running from start of class.
  • Share/discuss reinforcing effort & providing recogn. Items listed
  • Have teachers create a social skills prompt poster/anchor chart
  • Affirmation cards – who has the most dojo points gets set of affirmation cards.
    • Note about praise: abstract praise is more effective than tangible.  What ways is the campus providing concrete/tangible rewards?  Beginning level students need abstract praise more (through gestures, verbal, pantomime.  High level students want you to explain in detail their academic achievement.
  • Any questions? Continue giving points for anyone discussing or sharing posters/ideas, etc.
  • Conclusion statements – teachers complete.  As teachers complete, give dojo points. Who has most points – gets prize!



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