{"id":1158,"date":"2017-04-23T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paddyeger.com\/educatingamerica\/blog\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:06:50","slug":"5-hints-to-get-students-started-on-their-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2017\/04\/23\/5-hints-to-get-students-started-on-their-work\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hints to Get Students Started on Their Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1185\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paddyeger.com\/educatingamerica\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/studenthinking2-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"studenthinking2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>Use these 5 techniques to help students get started on classroom work, small group work AND at home during homework hour:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Active Listening<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work with students at their eye level. Establish eye contact. Ask follow-up questions to indicate you know what was said. Develop a habit of valuing all questions asked.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Questioning Strategies<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask &#8220;What&#8221; and &#8220;Why&#8221; questions to engage student thinking and stimulate discussions.\u00a0 Vary the way you ask questions. Use open questions. In classroom settings call on students randomly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Wait Time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When leading a group or workingn wiith one studetnt remember to wait <em>at aleast<\/em> 5-10 seconds <em>before <\/em>you accept any answers. This allows students additional time to formulate ideas\u00a0 and develops more thoughtful answers. It also keeps reluctant students engaged by providingthem extra think time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manage Behavior <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Provide a calm setting. Before you start helping a student, ask: &#8220;What do <em>you think<\/em> needs to be done?&#8221; Follow a consistent procedure that allows students to share their concerns and frustrations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Closure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>End your activityoor work time with a brief (3-5 minute) review of the tasks being worked on.\u00a0 Discuss both successes and problems: <em>What went well?\u00a0\u00a0 What would you change next time?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Was this quality work?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use these 5 techniques to help students get started on classroom work, small group work AND at home during homework hour: Active Listening Work with students at their eye level. Establish eye contact. Ask follow-up questions to indicate you know what was said. 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