Get Started, Stay on Track Tina Kunkler-Laake South Knox Middle-High School Freshmen English Teacher English Dept. Chair Academic Team Coach/ Coordinator

Two Part Presentation Get Started with the Daily Draw

Stay on Track with the

Daily Agenda

The Daily Draw Daily Preparedness Quiz Simple Brief Inexpensive Class Participation Student Contact

Daily Preparedness Quiz Students are expected to bring the

following materials to class with them daily to be prepared for classwork: Notebook or binder with paper Homework – completed, of course Textbook(s)/Handouts we are using that

day. Pen or Pencil School Planner – student hall pass if needed

How It Works Each day, a different student draws a

card from my deck. The cards are associated with one of the items on the previous slide. Notebook Face Cards Homework 8, 9, 10 Textbook 5, 6, 7 Pencil/Pen 2, 3, 4 Planner Ace

What it is worth Each student gets a point for having the

item on a given day. Students lose a point if they don’t have it. The points possible in a grading period

add up to about a test score. Absences do not count against a student.

Simple I shuffle the deck as I greet the class and walk

to the student whose turn it is to draw. The student draws and hands me the card. I show the card and ask students for the

required item. I keep a roster on my podium for each class. I

take attendance and record the draw results there.

Brief This takes a minute or two in the

beginning of class. This brings the class together to get

started on the day’s lessons, which I would do verbally otherwise.

Inexpensive The only cost is the

clipboard and a deck of cards.

I’m on my third set of cards in over 10 years of teaching.

Class Participation The Daily Draw encourages all students to

participate. Students participate individually as the

draw rotates around the classroom. Students participate daily by showing the

required item from the list.

Student Contact The Daily Draw fosters student-teacher

contact because I ask a different student each day to draw.

I also get a visual and written record of who is coming to class prepared each day.

The written record is helpful when I talk to parents about student performance.

Record Keeping Dot represents missing items. “A” represents an absent student. Checkmark at the top of the column means

all students had the required item. I occasionally decide to ask for homework

instead of drawing a card, especially in a class where homework completion has been a problem.

Tallying the scores at the end of the grading period is the most time consuming part.

Record Keeping

Results Students bring materials to class regularly

because they know it counts on their grade.

Students build the habit of coming to class prepared, a valuable skill in any career.

Interruptions from students who don’t have pencils, paper, book, etc. have been reduced significantly.

Alternate Options Daily Dice Roll Uno Card Deck or other set of cards Adapt the approach and items required

list to your classroom needs.

Questions?

Daily Agenda Self-Planning Student Planning Tracking Assignments Instructions and Due Dates in Writing Word of the Day Record of Daily Assignments

Self-Planning I prepare the Daily Agenda for the next

day at the end of the previous day. I post the Daily Agenda on my white wall

with my Epson “Smart” overhead projector so it is direct from my computer.

Since I teach the same class five times, the agenda helps me keep on track through the day so nothing is overlooked.

Student Planning Students see the agenda on the board

when they come in the room, and I refer back to it during the class.

Students can pull out the day’s assignments, record due dates for assignments, and mentally prepare for what will be happening in class.

It works much like a meeting agenda.

Tracking Assignments The Daily Agenda helps students keep

track of assignments coming up, due, and overdue.

Students are allowed to turn in work on the day it is due, one day late for a 10% deduction, or two days late for a 20% deduction. The agenda serves as a reminder to those who need to turn in late work.

Instructions and Due Dates in Writing We all know students need to receive

information in multiple ways. The Daily Agenda provides a visual element in

addition to the verbal instruction. Because I refer back to the Daily Agenda

multiple times in class, the information is shown repeatedly.

This also models the checklist method of task management.

Word of the Day The last thing on the Daily Agenda each

day is the Word of the Day. This varies from a vocabulary word related

to the day’s lesson, a current events word, or just a word from one of the test prep lists available.

We look that word up in Visual Thesaurus at the board also to get definitions, synonyms, work roots, pictures, etc.

Visual Thesaurus

Record of Daily Assignments I can keep track of notes on lessons each day

in a Word document. The Agenda can be printed out for students

who have missed a day or two. It can also be emailed to absent students so

they can keep up with work. This was a significant time saver when the flu

hit and I got 4-5 lesson requests some days. I used to hand write notes for each student.

Aiding a Substitute Teacher The Daily Agenda can also serve as an

aid for my substitute teachers. When I set up sub plans, I also create the

Daily Agenda and post it. Because their assignments are all on the

board, students see the notes I leave behind without me or my sub having to write out notes by hand or rely on verbal instructions.

Daily Agenda for my last sick day

Questions?

Contact Information Tina Kunkler-Laake

Email – tkunklerlaake@sknox.k12.in.us Phone - 812-726-4450 Address - 6136 E. State Road 61, Vincennes,

IN 47591

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