Providing+Recognition

=Read and Reflect=

Providing Recognition

Providing recognition means that I recognize when a student works hard at accomplishing the goals or objectives in the classroom.

At times, I have rewarded students with praise or symbolic tokens, such as free homework passes, for completing a difficult task such as writing a paper completely in Spanish. I have also given them candy for accomplishing goals such as no missing work or returning assignment completed and on time, when that was a problem in my classroom. I believe that effective recognition should be specific and timely. It should also be used for recognizing hard work and effort on difficult assignments. Ineffective recognition happens when there isn’t a specific goal attached and is simply for participation, rather than for effort.

I liked reading over the guidelines for praise on page 110 in the //Handbook for Classroom instruction that Works// book. It cleared up many questions about praise and recognition. In this section of the book, I realized that I need to work on more recognition in the classroom. Many students are learning and applying the concepts learned in the classroom and they need to be recognized for their effort. I learned I need to be specific about their effort and abilities.

=Apply and Reflect=

Big Huge Labs

This is another website I was not aware of. I love the idea of using it as a recognition tool and posting recognition on the class website or printing it and posting it on the classroom walls. This is an example of a magazine cover with my daughter! I can see creating a 100% club, where students who have mastered all vocabulary words in the trimester can get a magazine cover or a billboard with their names on it. I also liked the map maker for countries that we have visited and studied. These can easily be posted on the class website.