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Data is the so important to analyzed and used to help drive your instruction in your classroom. Data is also used to help build relationships with students and create a positive classroom culture. Standardized testing data can be helpful, but the data you collect throughout the year is much more valuable. The data you collect in your class each day will help influence the how, who, what, when, where, and why of your teaching. Data is like a road map. You have a final destination, and your journey to get there includes a few pitstops. These pitstops are your formative and summative assessments. The assessments will help you determine which direction you take, move ahead, take a detour, or even a u-turn. Here are a few ways to collect student data and use it in your lass: Using programs such as Mastery Connect, Quizizz, and Kahoot that gives immediate feedback is a great resource to collect data. When I was a math teacher, I always required students to show all work, this is an essential...

 A consequence is defined as a result or effect of an action or condition. We usually assigned a consequence to a student when he/she isn’t following expectations.  Consequences can be positive or negative. Usually positive consequences will reinforce a behavior or expectation you want to see. Negative consequences typically make a behavior or expectation less likely to happen.  Both types of consequences can be used in your classroom. The key is to use less negative consequences and more positive consequences.  It’s also important to make sure you are given negative consequences that relates to the expectation not being followed. They should be reasonable and logical.  When giving consequences remember: Don’t forget your teacher demeanor. Be calm, yet firm.  Give a warning to give the student time to fix the behavior. Unless the behavior warrants an immediate negative consequence.  Follow through! If you say you’re going to do it…do it.  Be fair ...

Distractions are the biggest issues in many classrooms. Distractions are anything that interrupts learning. From blurting out to getting out of seats during inappropriate times.  Distractions are contagious! When it happens, usually others will follow. So how do we stop or at least minimize them? First we need to identify the distractions you want to handle in your classroom. For example, for me it’s: Voice Levels Blurting Out Getting out of seats  Bathroom during instructional time Once you’ve identified the distractions now it’s time to put a plan in place to model what it looks like, maybe what it doesn’t look like, how to provide warnings (individual and class), or incentives, and logical consequences.  Let’s take Voice Levels In my class I have posters to help remind students of our voice levels. We have 0 - Silence, 1 - A Whisper , 2….. Model for students what each one sounds like.  Let me practice.  Play a game…Teacher vs Students Call out a Level and if ...