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Opening Class: Expectations

Setting Expectations Shows the beginning of class and how Carolyn sets expectations for her students by having her students use their laptops for a warm up activity each day.


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Carolyn Singley, a Language Arts teacher at MacArthur High School, talks about how she sets expectations at the beginning of class.


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Key Points ::

bullet Warm up activity
bullet Students know to come in and log on
bullet Carolyn provides immediate feedback on the warm up activity by quickly moving from student to student
bullet Carolyn prepares the students for possible glitches during class due to virus problems

 
More Information ::
Activities designed to get students' attention, to help them put aside distracting thoughts, and to get them ready to focus individually and as groups on whatever activities follow.





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