Providing+Recognition

Read and Reflect
Our program is based on social learning and the use of positive reinforcement so it is something we practice daily to give students a sense of success. I also practice the "pause, prompt and praise" technique when working individually or with the class as a whole, I recall from one of my education classes that it is important to validate any answer (response) from students even if it is the incorrect answer. For example, I may say to a student "you're on the right track, but what should you have done first?" This allows them to feel comfortable answering questions and gives me the opportunity to lead them in the right direction without making them look bad in front of peers. Once they respond correctly (with prompting) they receive verbal kudos or even a small reward written on their point sheets for parents to view.

Apply and Reflect



This poster/certificate can be sent to students who have achieved success in mastering an algorithm in math class that was extremely difficult for them and one that they put forth much effort to succeed.

I enjoyed this site, (big huge labs) and can envision many uses for creating posters, magazine covers etc. Although I am not quite sure how I could incorporate it into math at this point, I could see the reading teacher using it for students to design posters or magazine covers using photos/information from current reading books.