4th, Oct, 2014 My success story

Coach B.'s warm welcome during Monday's livestream gave me some superpowers and here I put my video about my scoreboard success. 

Underneath you'll find some info about scoreboard.

The Scoreboard

When your students are well acknowledged with Class!Yes! and Teach!OK! it's high time for the scoreboard.

How? you have to be a really careful observer and notice every single positive behaviour during your class. On the other hand you have to be a careful punisher when sth goes wrong. 

Rules? Yes. Remember to keep the points close, so if you have 3 smileys keep frowneys at about 4 or 5 level.

The purpose is simple, keep them engaged but not discuraged by too many points for bad things.
The best fun is when points are given one by one, on both sides eg. point for quick disposing the papers but point aside for doing it not as quickly as you would like to.
Anything else? Of course! DON'T give points for bad behaviour to one person. Do it when a group is distracting your attention or more than one student is disturbing. However, you can GIVE good points to a single person. Don't scold individuals! praise them! so that everyone would like to be alike.

Remember: you are the scorekeeper. They have to keep you happy and you decide WHEN and FOR WHAT you give points.
It may happen that students will tell you: "Oh Miss! we should be given a point" then you may answer "That's right but this is my class and I decide how many points you get, don't hurry me because it doesn't keep me happy" (this is the time for you to give a frowney ;) You don't have to tell them "Now I give you a smiley/frowney for this and that" just do it and don't comment too much.

Coach B. recommends to make a sound when giving a smiley (mighty Oh yeah!)or groan when giving a frowney - but my Middle school students don't feel comfortable about it. So I'll wait until they feel safe. In my class no sounds are made when scoring.

That's it!
Easy-beezy-lemon-squeezy! Fingers crossed and good luck!