I chose to implement the academic intervention called Help Signal. I am going to implement this with my entire team taught class.
My team taught class is comprised of 20 students who are special education students and/or struggling learners. There are two teachers in the room, myself and a special education teacher. It is great to have two teachers during work time as we can get to and help twice as many students. While we work hard and try to check in with every student every day, I am hoping that utilizing the help signal will help students communicate their level of need in a non-threatening way instead of us interrupting them to check in.
I am going to use it with the entire class as I feel this is an intervention that could help every student in the class. If everyone is using it, no one would feel signaled out. I am choosing this intervention because sometimes students do not know the best way to ask for help. Some are very shy and uncomfortable raising their hand, and some demand attention right away.
My team taught class is comprised of 20 students who are special education students and/or struggling learners. There are two teachers in the room, myself and a special education teacher. It is great to have two teachers during work time as we can get to and help twice as many students. While we work hard and try to check in with every student every day, I am hoping that utilizing the help signal will help students communicate their level of need in a non-threatening way instead of us interrupting them to check in.
I am going to use it with the entire class as I feel this is an intervention that could help every student in the class. If everyone is using it, no one would feel signaled out. I am choosing this intervention because sometimes students do not know the best way to ask for help. Some are very shy and uncomfortable raising their hand, and some demand attention right away.
I am going to use a two sided piece of laminated cardstock. One side will be red, and this will be the side to turn up if you are stuck and need help. The other side will be green, and this side turned up will indicate I am doing ok and do not need help. This year I am really stressing that I need to see some evidence that you tried before I will help. That means something needs to be on your paper - the important numbers from the problem, your idea to get started, how you tried it once.. I am planning to introduce the Help Signal this week.
Help Signal
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