Practice Sixteen – Implementation Ideas

Practice 16 Implementation Ideas

1. Classroom Jobs - Developing the Life Principle of Responsibility with a list of potential student jobs with descriptions - includes activities for teaching interview skills and common questions adaptable for ALL GRADES
   • Job Interview Activity - 4x4 Task Card
   • Common Interview Questions - 4x4 Task Card
   • Job Application - printable form to be used for learners to apply for jobs
2. How It’s Said in Action - 7 Activities for exploring the importance of tone of voice, body language, etc.
3. “Tone of Voice” - Author Unknown - poem
4. Different Voices Activity – May be used with “Tone of Voice” poem
5. “I Don’t Think So!” strategy plus one more, “It’s all in the way you say it!” Great to demonstrate the importance of tone of voice, inflections, and body language
6. Ideas at the Door - Multiple strategies for use throughout the educational environment
7. How to Introduce Yourself in an Email
8. 25 Tips for Perfecting Your Email Etiquette
9. Emails That Get Read - Tips on writing Emails
10. 15 Email Etiquette Rules Every Professional Should Follow
11. Texting Etiquette: A Brief Guide to Polite Messaging
12. Texting Manners - 13 Guidelines from Emily Post
13. Great Expectations Strategies to Eliminate Bullying - Offers three specific strategies for creating a systematic change in a classroom, a school, or a district.
14. Hand and Verbal Skills for Classroom Management
15. Posters:
    1. “The Test of Three” story & Poster
    2. Before You Speak - T.H.I.N.K.
    3. The Seven Ups Poster
16. Six Ways to Improve Communication - Tips and strategies for improving communication through feedback, quotes and more
17. Creating Positive Dialogue by Redirecting with Quotes - Strategies for the use of Quotes including a variety of practical examples and printable quote posters.
18. Leadership opportunities - List of options for leadership in the school environment
19. Student Ambassadors - Outline for establishing a school Ambassador program
20. Preventive Discipline - Multiple strategies for establishing and supporting desired behaviors
21. Feedback Resources - strategies for offering support and feedback
22. Self-reflection Strategies - includes reflection writing stems, poster, a One-Minute Feedback strategy, etc. - All Age Levels
23. Enthusiasm and Encouraging Attitude Resources - Includes a mind map, lesson strategies, quotes, etc.
24. Hand and verbal skills for classroom management - strategies to use immediately to positively affect the classroom
25. Storytelling - A Classroom Teaching Strategy - an article with ideas for using stories to personalize instruction.
26. Take time to speak with each learner every day and allow learners’ time to interact with each other. Build positive relationships with all shareholders to provide support and create an awareness that each is a vital and valuable part of the learning community.
    • Expectation One - We will value one another as unique and special individuals. Includes strategies, lessons, quotes, music, videos, etc.
    • “Our Personal Best” Poster - Strategy to create visual showing talents/services of students
    • Diversity Sand Activity - The activity is under Suggested Activities. There are also links to music, poetry, vocabulary, and other resources on diversity.
    • Building Esprit de Corps - A Community Building Activity focusing on appreciation of diversity - includes a complete lesson plan, music, and videos
    • ‘We're ALL Stars’ Activity - for grades 3-12) Activity to recognize and affirm individual strengths
      • Star Activity Pattern - Star pattern to be used with lower elementary
      • How to make a 5 pointed star - How-to-fold a 5 point origami star
      • How to Make a 5 point star video - 1:17 min.
27. D – Develop Positive Relationships – Lesson Materials include Activities, literature, videos, quotes, vocabulary, and music.
    Click on the appropriate level.
    • Elementary
    • Middle School
    • High School
28. Life Application Lessons for Life Principles - 4 lesson strategies for applying any life principle
29. Eight Proactive Classroom Management Tips - Edutopia article giving classroom management strategies to boost academic engagement and reduce disruptive behavior such as ‘Greeting kids at the door’.
30. Quality work - Definition, Resources, and Examples
31. Set goals for individual quality work. Lesson Plan for Introducing Choice and Goal Setting - 2 lesson plans with extensive resources for introducing choice/goal setting at all grade levels and for use with discipline through setting behavior/academic goals. Includes specific examples for the educational setting and 6 Powerpoints.
32. Strategies for Use of the Magic Triad