September 6, 2019

Thank you Diana Hines for sharing. This is a fun way for students to correct grammar mistakes. Students often find grammar boring because the content doesn’t relate to them. That’s why we generate questions from each student’s favorite celebrities, hobbies, TV shows, and friends. Imagine taking a quiz where your best friend’s name keeps popping up! It’s no surprise that students are engaged quickly. We believe that “playing with language” is an essential part of learning to write. That’s why we have students drag in commas, click words to capitalize them, throw out unwanted punctuation, and edit parts of sentences directly whenever possible. We also design exercises that have multiple correct answers, as there’s more than one way to write a sentence.

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Please remember we are a PBIS school. We HAVE to be handing out Caught You tickets. We have SO many students doing the right thing all the time! Let's make them feel good for making good decisions. Please make sure you have a system where you are collecting these in the classroom and have created in the classroom. Remember drawings have to be done weekly.

There is a lot of literature out there about the benefits of restorative practices in the classroom, but a great place for teachers to start is with proactive circles that build a sense of community and relationships in your classes. Remember also that Restorative Practices fit under the PBIS umbrella. This isn’t a stand alone thing or something that doesn’t fit within a PBIS system.  It's about building relationships, student accountability and repairing relationships.  These are cornerstones of any strong PBIS program.  Click on the link to see how this particular teacher wrapped in mindfulness and circles into her everyday morning routine.

Character Trait for September is Responsibility

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Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you for handing out caught you tickets during after school pick up. It makes a difference!!

Play: Make learning in your classroom engaging.

Choose your attitude: BE POSITIVE!!!

Make Their Day:   Send a student from your class to have lunch with me on Monday.