Mark Your Calendar
Upcoming New Teacher Check in dates. All check ins will begin at 3:00pm
Stay tuned for the location. Most likely the Collaboration Room.
August 29
September 26
October 24
November 28
December 12
January 30
February 27
March 27
April 24
May 15
Voice Levels
Like so much of classroom management, the key to managing voice levels is to define for your students what you expect of them—and then hold them to it. Your students need to know during the school day whether it’s an allowable time to talk, who they’re free to talk with, and what volume level is appropriate. The idea is to standardize a few simple volume levels for your classroom, teach them to your students, and then clarify for each activity which level is appropriate. For example, before releasing your students to work on an art project, you might say simply, “We are working at a level two.” It’s important—and only fair—to thoroughly teach, model, and role-play each level before putting the strategy into practice. Show your students in a detailed way how to interact and behave within each level and then let them try it out. I created the below posters for use in my classroom. Feel free to use.
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Enjoy your weekend!
~Heather