Mo#va#ngYourStudentswithRules,Rou#nes,andRewards

Thissessionwilldefineclassroomrules,rou#nes,andrewardsintheEnglishlanguageclassroom,theirroleinwell-managedclasses,andhowtheircrea#onandeffec#veuseleads

tolearnerengagement.

Duringthispresenta.on,wewill:•  considerwaystoachievebuy-infromstudentsforclassroomrules•  iden#fysuccessfulrou#nesfordifferentlessonstages•  exploretheuseoftangibleandintangiblerewards•  examinerelevantac#vi#esthatcanbeimplementedinarangeofclasses,takingintoaccountdifferingages,languagelevels,sizesofclasses,andtechnologyaccess

LisaMorganandSaraDenne-Bolton

LisaisaTESOLconsultantandare#redU.S.DepartmentofStateRegionalEnglishLanguageOfficer(RELO).SheisaformerprofessoranddirectorofauniversityTESOLprogram,PeaceCorpsvolunteer,EnglishLanguageFellow,FulbrightScholartoBelarus,andhascarriedoutnineteenEnglishLanguageSpecialistprograms.ShehasalsotaughtEnglishatanAmericanuniversityandinadultandintensivelanguageprograms.

SaraisaTESOLconsultantandformerRELO.ShehasconductedTEFLtrainingin26countries.IntheUnitedStates,shetaughtEnglishtointerna#onalstudents,immigrants,andrefugees;deliveredTESOLCer#ficatecourses;trainedin-serviceteachers;andcoordinatedcorporatelanguageprograms.ShewasanEnglishLanguageFellowinRwandaandCroa#aandhascompletedelevenEnglishLanguageSpecialistprograms.

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Mo.va.ngYourLearnerswithRules,Rou.nes,andRewards

LisaMorganandSaraDenne-Bolton

OurRoadmap:The3Rs

1.  Rules2.  Rou#nes3.  Rewards

...Leadtomo#va#on!

OurRoadmap:The3Rs

1.  Rules2.  Rou#nes3.  Rewards

...Leadtomo#va#on!

Let’sHearFromYou!

Howdorulessupportlearning

intheELTclassroom?

ReasonsforRules

Rulessupportlanguagelearningbecausethey:

ü Createawell-managedandorganizedclass

ü Providestudentswithneededstructureü Maketheclassroomasafeplace

ü Givestudentslimitsorframetheirchoices•  Limitswithoutchoices

•  Choiceswithlimits

MakingClassroomRules

ü Setatthebeginningofschoolterm

ü Limitthenumberto4-6

ü Usesimplewording;easiertorememberandfollow

ü Useposi#velanguageInsteadof:Don’tinterruptclassmates.Tryusing: Listentoeachother. Waitforyourturntospeak.

UsingClassroomRules

ü Putrulesonalargeposteronthewalltorefertoü Modeltherulebehaviorthatisexpected

ü Havestudentdemonstraterules

ü Revisitorreteachrules

Let’sHearFromYou!

Whomakestheclassroomrules?

LetLearnersMakeClassRules

• Groupsbrainstormrules• Groupspostlists• Studentsandteacherdiscussideasonalllists

• Togethercreatefinallistofrules

PosterExamples

1.ClassroomRulesPoster

2.ClassroomRulesPoster

3.ClassroomRulesPoster

OurRoadmap:The3Rs

1.  Rules2.  Rou#nes3.  Rewards

...Leadtomo#va#on!

Let’sHearFromYou!

Whendoyouuserou#nes

inyourclasses?

Effec.veClassroomRou.nes

• Createarecognizablepa^ernfordailyclasses• Giveclearopenings,middles,andclosings

• Arefamiliartolearners

• Happenregularlyatdifferentpointsinthelesson

WhyDoWeNeedRou.nes?

•  Smoothtransi#onsallowmore#meforlearning•  Providesecurityandbuildlearnerconfidence

Let’sHearFromYou!

Whatdoyoudoatthestartof

everyclass?

OpeningRou.ne1:DailyQuote

•  Theteacherwritesaquoteontheboard•  Learnerswritewhattheythinkaboutit

Examples:“Mindsarelikeaparachutes;theyonlyfunc.onwhenopen.”

-ThomasDewer

“ThereisnothinginacaterpillarthattellsyouitisgoingtobeabuNerfly.”

-BuckminsterFuller

OpeningRou.ne2:ShareOneWord

Learnersthinkofonewordtodescribetheirmood–thensaytheirwordquicklyinturn

OpeningRou.ne:3.QuickWrite

Theteachergivesawri#ngprompt.Learnersdon’thavetoworryaboutgrammar,punctua#on,orspelling,butmustKEEPTHEPENONTHEPAGEANDKEEPWRITING!

Example:OpeningRou.nesSchedule

Let’sHearFromYou!

Howdoyoustopyour

learnersfromgeengbored?

IntheMiddle:TakeMini-Breaks!

• Physicalbrainbreaks

• Think,Pair,Sharetorefocus

• Varyac#vi#es

Let’sHearFromYou!

Whatdoyoudoattheendof

everyclass?

ClosingRou.ne1:PairRecapInpairs,learnersverballysummarizewhattheylearnedinclassthatday

ClosingRou.ne2:GrabaGoal!

Learnerswriteagoalforwhattheywanttolearnorachieveduringthenextdayofclass

ExampleGoalChecklistforLowerLevels

Tomorrow,Iwill…

Askaques.oninmygroup ü Sharpenmypencilbeforeclass

Writedownthehomework

ClosingRou.ne3:ExitTickets

Beforetheycanleave,learnerswritetwothingstheylearnedandoneques#ontheys#llhave

OurRoadmap:The3Rs

1.  Rules2.  Rou#nes3.  Rewards

...Leadtomo#va#on!

Mo.va.ons

ExtrinsicMo.va.onLearnersaremo#vatedtolearn,dowell,behavebymee#nghighexpecta#onsofothers,suchasparentsorteachers.

Characterizedbyfactorsexternaltotheself

IntrinsicMo.va.onLearnershavehighexpecta#onsforthemselves,aremo#vatedtolearn,dowell,andbehavebecauseofpersonalinterestinthesubjectandlearningforlearning’ssake.

Characterizedbyfactorsinternaltotheself

Let’sHearFromYou!

DoyourlearnerstryhardtolearnEnglishforextrinsicor

intrinsicreasons?

TangibleRewards

Materialincen#ves

Physicalrewardsyoucanseeortouch

Forexample:toys,balloons,s#ckers,awards,candy

IntangibleRewards

Praise,asmile,apublicacknowledgement,orspecialprivileges

Posi.veRewarding(adapted)

� �SayThis �NotThis

�Posi.veandNon-

Judgmental

�Thanksforraisingyourhandandwai#ngtobecalledon.

�Thanksforfinallyfollowingclassroomrulesandnotshou#ng

youranswer.

�Specific�Youdidareallynicejobstayinginyourseatandkeepingyourhandsandfeetto

yourself.

�Thanksfornotdisrup#ngtheclasstoday.

�Sincere�Awesomejobtakingturnsduringrecesstoday.Itlookedlikeyouwerehavinga

great#mewithyourfriends.

�You'rethenicest!

�ImmediateandNearStudent

[Whispered]Thanksforusinganinsidevoice.Keepupthegoodwork.

[Fromacrosstheclassroom]Goodjoblastweekwithyourinside

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Instruc#ons:-Numberyourpaper1to5-PutaTforTangibleoranIforIntangiblenexttoeachnumber,ifyouthinkthestatedrewardisTangibleorIntangible

TangibleorIntangibleRewardsQuiz

PRACTICEQUESTION

1.Learnerallowedtositnexttoafriendforthenextlesson

IsitTangibleorIntangible?

2.  Learnerreceivesapieceofcandyeach#meheorshebehaveswellduringgroupwork

3.  Learnerchoosesapoem,bookorlyricsofasongtoreadaloudinclass

4.  Learnerisawardedacer#ficateofrecogni#onforgoodbehavior

5.  Learnergetspermissiontovolunteer#meinaclassroomofyoungerchildrenlearningEnglish

TangibleorIntangibleRewardsQuiz

2.  Learnerreceivesapieceofcandyeach#meheorshebehaveswellduringgroupwork-TANGIBLE

3.  Learnerchoosesapoem,bookorlyricsofasongtoreadaloudinclass-INTANGIBLE

4.  Learnerisawardedacer#ficateofrecogni#onforgoodbehavior-TANGIBLE

5.  Learnergetspermissiontovolunteer#meinaclassroomofyoungerchildrenlearningEnglish-INTANGIBLE

RewardsQuiz-ANSWERS

Let’sHearFromYou!

Whatrewardsdoyougiveforhardwork,excellentgrades,

orgoodbehavior?

MarbleJar-RewardGame

•  Givesvisualrepresenta#ontomo#vatelearners

•  Awaytorecognizewholeclasseffortandbuildclasscohesion

•  Whenjarisfull,classgetsrewardoftheirchoicefromteacher’slist

ExitTicket:AQues.ontoConsider

Whichac.vityfromthis3Rs—Rules,Rou.nes,andRewards—webinarwouldmo.vateyourstudentsandYOU?

MarbleJarGameExitTickets

GrabaGoal

MiniBreaks

DailyQuote

RulesPosterCrea#onQuickWrite

Pos#veRewardingTechniques

MakingRuleswithStudents

References

•  WhattodoWhenKidsBreaktheRulesh^ps://www.scholas#c.com/teachers/ar#cles/teaching-content/what-do-when-kids-break-rules/

•  OpeningandClosingRou#nesh^ps://www.edutopia.org/blog/6-opening-and-closing-rou#nes-new-teachers-rebecca-alber

•  MarbleJarRewardGame

h^p://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/marble-jar-rewards-system

•  RewardSystemsThatWork:WhattoGiveandWhentoGiveIt!h^ps://www.educa#onworld.com/a_curr/curr301.shtml

ImageANribu.ons

•  Rules:Crea#veCommons3“Rules”CCBY-SA3.0NickYoungsonh^p://www.nyphotographic.com/h^p://www.thebluediamondgallery.com/wooden-#le/r/rules.html

•  ManThinkingwithPencil:ManThinkingClipArt,openclipart.org

•  Clock:WallAnalogClock,Publicdomain,openclipart

•  Parachute:FieldManual31-19,SpecialForcersMilitaryFree-FallParachu#ng1977,DepartmentofU.S.Army,PublicDomain

•  Brain:CCBY-NC4.0License,<ahref=h^p://getdrawings.com/psychologicaldrawing”>PsychologicalDrawing</a>

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