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Student Responsibility Forms - The Teacher Toolkit

Student Responsibility Forms - The Teacher Toolkit is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Collect and place the form in the student’s file or in a filing system of your choice.
  2. Student Responsibility Forms Students receive a form when they do not meet a classroom expectation, such as following directions after a teacher request.
  3. Create the Student Responsibility Form Decide what behaviors you will want to address with your form.
  4. Some teachers use forms for missed homework assignments only.
  5. Other teachers choose to use them for certain types of off-task behavior.
  6. If you choose to use the Student Responsibility Form for more than one behavior, list the possibilities on the form.
  7. Check off the behavior before you hand the form to the student.
  8. Make a place for the student to explain why he or she demonstrated the behavior and a place for the student to sign the slip, indicating they acknowledge the infraction.
  9. Set expectations Once students have been taught procedures and expectations, they should be taught about the Student Responsibility Form procedure.
  10. Not following the set expectations means receiving a notification, just like students would receive when they have a job.
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Collect and place the form in the student’s file or in a filing system of your choice.

Student Responsibility Forms Students receive a form when they do not meet a classroom expectation, such as following directions after a teacher request.

Create the Student Responsibility Form Decide what behaviors you will want to address with your form.

Some teachers use forms for missed homework assignments only.

Other teachers choose to use them for certain types of off-task behavior.

If you choose to use the Student Responsibility Form for more than one behavior, list the possibilities on the form.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Student Responsibility Forms - The Teacher Toolkit. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Collect and place the form in the student’s file or in a filing system of your choice.; Student Responsibility Forms Students receive a form when they do not meet a classroom expectation, such as following directions after a teacher request.; Create the Student Responsibility Form Decide what behaviors you will want to address with your form.; Some teachers use forms for missed homework assignments only.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: The Teacher Toolkit. (1 source observed, including The Teacher Toolkit.)
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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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