Mastery A Training Guideline for Developing

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Mastery A Training Guideline for Developing Routines in the Classroom Meet and Greet Elbow greet and air high five every learner before entry into your class in the morning at school and start showing how pleased you are to see them Purpose It make them feel appreciated before they've even walked into your classroom, and you have every chance of having a lesson that is calm, and well-disciplined and well-managed In the first few minutes you are meeting, greeting, smiling, bumping elbows, being pleased to see them, (yes, even those who you might rather had stayed at home!) Early intervention is at the door You are marking the line between their social lives and the learning, between informality and formality First impressions count It’s YOU that can help them feel important, valued and appreciated before they even enter the room TONE Your non-verbal behaviours and words you use are crucial when creating the atmosphere conducive to learning. Smiling, friendly eye contact and open hand gestures lay the foundations for your tone of voice and words and phrases that follow. ‘Good Mornings’ ‘Thanks for being on Time’ ‘Uniform is looking good’ ‘Hello, it’s a lovely day’ Routines you expect learners to follow Learners need to have YOUR expectations for learning clearly explained and displayed prominently. It is not sufficient to assume or expect that learners know how to behave for you. To manage and improve behaviour you need to TEACH it. Don’t allow your learners to guess the rules for each activity or to simply adopt the same behaviours as they do in other subjects. When the RULES for each type of activity (watching a demonstration, silent independent work, packing away at the end) are clear to everyone, then the boundaries for conduct are properly set. Context: It takes time to teach the routines It start off as checklists that are run through laboriously before each new activity but when the learners have learned them well the signs disappear, the acknowledgement becomes discreet and a routine becomes automated. Task Your Routines Spend five minutes to write down all the formal routines you expect learners to follow. e.g. answering registers, watching a demonstration, peer assessment feedback, operating class resources (puzzles, paint, clay,) Then spend five minutes writing down all the informal routines you expect. e.g. packing away books, staying safe in the class, asking for permission to leave the room Structuring Classroom