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Technique 45: Warm / Strict
At exactly the same time, be both warm (caring, funny, concerned, nurturing) and strict (by the book, relentless, and sometimes inflexible).
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Warmth and strictness are not opposites: explain to students why you are doing what you Understands that they are held to very high standards that will be enforced by someone who
are doing; distinguish between the behavior and the person; demonstrate that a
genuinely cares about them.
consequence is temporary, once over it is immediately in the past; use warm, nonverbal
behavior
Technique 49: Normalize Error
Getting it wrong and then getting it right is the fundamental process of schooling; respond to both parts of the sequence as if they were totally and completely normal.
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Since wrong answers are a normal and healthy part of the learning process, avoid chastening Experiences an incentive to take on challenges and take risks because being wrong is ok.
wrong answers. Avoid spending a lot of time talking about wrongness and get down to fixing. They are acknowledged for hard work and being correct and wrong answers are normal part
Acknowledge correct or hard work and then move on; don’t flatter or fuss.
of their learning.
All Hands
Shift rapidly among and involving a wide array of participants
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Shifting among participants creates a reference point which signals that something has Feels engaged along with other students in the classroom
changed, something has begun or ended.
Manage questions, requests, and comments that are off task or persist on a topic you are
ready to dispense with
Hit Rate
The rate at which students answer the teacher’s questions correctly (or adequately and thoroughly if there’s no firm right answer)
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If the hit rate is 100%, it’s probably time to ask harder questions (unless you’ve just wrapped Is challenged with questions that are not too hard or unfair, but are not too easy either
up a review) and if it is below 2 out of 3 (67%) there is a problem with how you presented Stretches their thinking without being impossible; students are bored with easy content
material or how aligned your questions are to that material.