{"id":2123,"date":"2020-02-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2020-01-27T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:09:28","slug":"how-to-lead-a-small-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2020\/02\/02\/how-to-lead-a-small-group\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Lead a Small Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"Come to the classroom prepared<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Understand the specific task to be done.<\/li>\n
    • Arrive on time.<\/li>\n
    • Collect and organize needed materials.<\/li>\n
    • Know where to meet and work with the students.<\/li>\n
    • Bring energy and a calm demeanor to leading the group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>Seat yourself strategically within the group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Sit in the best position for control and positive interaction<\/li>\n
        • Avoid sitting at the \u201chead\u201d of the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong>Establish yourself as leader of the group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Model and share your expectations.<\/li>\n
            • Explain your signals for student participation.<\/li>\n
            • Give students clear directions.<\/li>\n
            • Use \u201cwait time\u201d and open-ended questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0<\/strong>Keep students focused during activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Confirm student understanding of the task after 5 minutes.<\/li>\n
                • Check student progress throughout the work period.<\/li>\n
                • Modify work to match student abilities.<\/li>\n
                • Keep track of students leaving your group (restroom, etc.).<\/li>\n
                • Praise quality work; encourage personal best.<\/li>\n
                • Plan a movement or refocusing activity if the group is restless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  End the activity on time and in control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Stop 5 minutes before the end of the activity to begin clean-up.<\/li>\n
                    • Direct students in the way you want clean-up handled.<\/li>\n
                    • Create an expectation of students leaving the group quietly.<\/li>\n
                    • Monitor student behavior as they leave the group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Complete adult clean-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        • Put all materials away.<\/li>\n
                        • Wipe down tables and clean floor areas if needed.<\/li>\n
                        • Check student work and turn in to teacher.<\/li>\n
                        • Fill out the teacher\u2019s evaluation form for small groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          \u00a0<\/strong>Prepare for your next session before leaving.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                            • Look over the next task.<\/li>\n
                            • Gather special materials and stow for next time.<\/li>\n
                            • Know that you are appreciated and thanked even if no one tessl you that as you leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,20,25,47,16,327],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assistant-tips","category-engaging-students","category-expectations-misbehavior-communication-clarifying-monitoring","category-para-educators","category-teacher-tips","category-volunteer-suggestions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions\/2162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}