Classroom Community
Building & Maintaining Social/Personal Dimension
From Reading Apprenticeship
Social Dimension:
Draw on adolescents' interest in peer interaction
Create a safe environment for students to share confusion and difficultiesRecognize diverse perspectives and resources brought by each student
Encourage students to notice and appropriate others' great thinking and strategies
Personal Dimension:
Build on interests and skills students already have
Foster students' identity and self-awareness as a student in your subject area
Help students establish personal goals and purposes for learning
Getting Started
Beginning Survey - http://bit.ly/beginningsurvey
6 Word Memoirs - http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/teens/
Find Someone Who - http://bit.ly/findsomeonewho
Human Bingo - http://bit.ly/classroombingo
4 Corners - http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/FourCorners.html
Maintaining
Set a Routine
Minute Mysteries - http://bit.ly/minimysteries
Build the Vibe
Colored bracelets:
Students draw out of a bag for random groups.
Playing Cards:
Group students or separate the class in half or quarters.
Random Group Generator:
Make connections between content and student strengths and interests
Elicit feedback, foster self reflection, and build social skill
Use Exit Tickets:
Number Off:
Have students give a show of number by holding up fingers
Provide Stems: