{"id":4463,"date":"2012-01-25T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=4463"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:27:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:27:22","slug":"classroom-management-techniques-using-cues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/classroom-management-techniques-using-cues\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Management Techniques: Using Cues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Check<\/a> \"\"<\/a>Using cues is a one of many effective classroom management techniques. To initiate directions or signal for students to shift their focus from one state of attention to 100% attention, it is necessary to use some attention cues.<\/p>\n

We can use any word, signal or sound to signify that we need our students to be 100% attentive. However, over time the cue comes to represent all that is involved within the expectation, related to what it means to demonstrate quality attention and to take on the demeanor of a participant within a culture of listening.<\/p>\n

For younger students, clapping a rhythm and having the students respond with the same rhythm can be very effective. In a physical education setting, a whistle can be a good choice. Some teachers find that silently raising their hand can act as an effective cue.<\/p>\n

At the secondary level, a simple cue word is typically effective. There are many types of cues that are used to good effect. Find one that works for the needs of your students and you.<\/p>\n

An effective attention cue is one of the best classroom management techniques as it elicits a response that is as much on the level of the unconscious as it is on the conscious mind. Therefore, it should possess autonomic as well as behavioral qualities.<\/p>\n

Autonomic Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

There should be a behaviorally conditioned response to your cue. Students should respond in large part because it is automatic and unconscious, and less because they are making a situational choice.<\/p>\n

Behavioral Qualities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most effective cues are those that exist symbolically (a word, a sound, or a signal) and\/or behaviorally (an automatic response such as clapping a response or chanting a refrain), not as verbal information (Elias & Schwab, 2006). They should not occupy conscious energy in the students’ minds. They trigger within the students an internal mechanism in which they raise the class’s level of attention, focus, and awareness.<\/p>\n

What are some attention cues that would be appropriate in your classroom?<\/p>\n

From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers:<\/strong><\/em> Transformative Classroom Management \u2013 Strategies to Engage Positive Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Using cues is a one of many effective classroom management techniques. To initiate directions or signal for students to shift their focus from one state of attention to 100% attention, it is necessary to use some attention cues.
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