Behavioral engagement has been one of my weaker spots: I always feel bad having to ask for my students' attention rather than simply capture my students' interests. During this summer, I tried to implement some good teaching strategies, such as allowing students to create at their own pace, to affectively engage my students (Kissel, 2017). However, I realized that these strategies would not be as effective without clear instructions and good classroom management. Throughout this summer, I begin to get more comfortable asking for students' attention, but I also have a lot of room for improvement. During the summer, I still would forget to engage the students behaviorally until the second or third day of the week, and I intend to work on remembering to behaviorally engage my students as my next step. 

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Which techniques worked well:

• Randomly calling students to answer questions

• Setting examples of working

• Providing clear instructions

 

What I could work on next:

• I am still working on setting up routines early and conversing my expectations with my students, and I will focus on this in my near-future teaching-learning experience. I plan on getting used to introducing attention-getters early, making sure that I teach the attention-getters I intend to use within the first hour of entering a classroom. I also plan on reminding myself in my lesson plans about always providing clear instructions before allowing students to dive into their projects.