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I believe that attention getters are an important part of classroom management. They are time effective, fun, and truly brings the classroom back together for when important information needs to be shared, or when students need to be redirected. In my current internship classroom, I had only seen one attention getter which was "class class.. yes yes." Though this was effective, I felt as if introducing more into the classroom would have been beneficial as it would increase the variation. Additionally, I believe that if an attention getter is overused, it begins to lose its effect, as students may become tired of it. I began with trying this attention strategy that my CT uses. I then got her approval to introduce new ones. As seen in the video, I introduced the "dun da da dun dun," attention getter, which the students absolutely loved. I can tell that they thought it was fun, and it has done its job of redirecting, refocusing and getting the attention of all students every time it has been used. I also introduced, "One to three, (eyes on me)" which has also been effective and enjoyed by the students. I plan to continue to try new ones, and determine which ones are the best fit for the students.
In my behavioral management class, we learned about different cheers and praising strategies that were coined together by Kagan. These were very creative and I believe the students in my classroom would be engaged and appreciate them. I plan to introduce some of these every few weeks, in order to keep things new and exciting. Though these are not exactly attention getters, I believe that they work to keep students on task, and also build a sense of community within the classroom.
In my behavioral management class, we learned about different cheers and praising strategies that were coined together by Kagan. These were very creative and I believe the students in my classroom would be engaged and appreciate them. I plan to introduce some of these every few weeks, in order to keep things new and exciting. Though these are not exactly attention getters, I believe that they work to keep students on task, and also build a sense of community within the classroom.