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Acknowledging Moves Sometimes students are inattentive for reasons that have nothing to do with what’s going on in class or how skillful the teacher is. Some outside event is weighing on them (or exciting them)—for example, their best friend refused to sit next to them on the bus this morning, their parents have just separated, […]

Enlisting Moves We call the third category enlisting moves because their purpose is to enlist, or sign up, an individual student’s, or an entire group’s voluntary engagement in curriculum activities. These moves (listed in Table 5.3) are intended to capti- vate students and sweep them away in the interest or excitement of the activ- ity.

Alerting Moves Alerting moves are aimed at keeping students on their toes. Most of them, listed in Table 5.2, function as moves intended to minimize distraction and attention dropout and maximize participation and engagement. As with desist- ing moves, the various alerting moves differ in the degree of force expressed in the move. Place Your

Random Order Because sarcasm always involves some degree of personal derision—and be- cause teachers are such powerful role models for students during these impres- sionable years—we have taken the philosophical position that it shouldn’t be used in any context. We believe the use of sarcasm is too costly to the overall psychological and emotional climate

Equal opportunity The teacher establishes some sort of system (calling sticks or name cards, for example) so that students know they will each be called on sooner or later, and perhaps at any time. Students also know that they’re not off the hook once they are called on and could be called on again at

Incomplete sentences “. . . and so, as we all know, the thing that we put at the end of a sentence is a—” This might be accompanied by open hands and raised eyebrows at the group or hand gestures encouraging someone to respond. Place Your Order Here!

Looking at one, talking to another Prealert “That’s right. Take the next one, Dwayne. Check him, Holly, and be ready to step in if he calls for assistance.” (This is aimed at keeping Holly on her toes.) 5. Unison “6 times 6 is—Jane? That’s right. 8 times 8 is—everybody?” The goal is to get all

How would you finish what Wendy is saying? Redirecting partial answer Wendy has begun to answer, and you say: “Take it from there, Andrew. How would you finish what Wendy is saying?” Place Your Order Here!

Who then would become president? Using student’s name in instructional example “President Kiesha Royston sits impeached and convicted. Who then would become president? And we thought life was tough under Kiesha! Now Vice President Christiane Baker becomes president. It’s time to pack our bags and move to Canada!” Place Your Order Here!

Why do you suppose Jefferson felt that way about Hamilton? Thirteen Alerting Moves Move Sounds or Looks Like 1. Startle Doing something out of the ordinary or surprising to capture attention. Noticing that attention is wandering as a group listens to a recording, the teacher abruptly hits the Stop button and pops a question: “Why