May 1, 2023·edited May 1, 2023Liked by Craig Barton
I really think that the atmosphere of the classroom makes a big difference with the Do Now. If the students buy in to doing the Do Now then they will come in and get on. I'm trying this week a silent walk in entry routine, to create the right atmosphere for learning. It makes obvious avoidance (eg talking off topic) harder and also makes less obvious 'busy tricking' harder to do because there's less cognitive load (noise) for me whilst checking student progress on the Do Now.
Thank you for this! I left teaching years ago and now homeschool my daughter. I could never understand why teachers would disrupt other teachers' classroom time. I had so many interruptions from people like the yearbook students over nonsense while I was teaching Shakespeare, I finally locked the door. The yearbook instructor was so irritated over me brushing her students off, she unlocked my door and barged into my room. It was unreal. I've never seen such disrespect for education in my life.
I really think that the atmosphere of the classroom makes a big difference with the Do Now. If the students buy in to doing the Do Now then they will come in and get on. I'm trying this week a silent walk in entry routine, to create the right atmosphere for learning. It makes obvious avoidance (eg talking off topic) harder and also makes less obvious 'busy tricking' harder to do because there's less cognitive load (noise) for me whilst checking student progress on the Do Now.
Thank you for this! I left teaching years ago and now homeschool my daughter. I could never understand why teachers would disrupt other teachers' classroom time. I had so many interruptions from people like the yearbook students over nonsense while I was teaching Shakespeare, I finally locked the door. The yearbook instructor was so irritated over me brushing her students off, she unlocked my door and barged into my room. It was unreal. I've never seen such disrespect for education in my life.