NTI Strategies have been a life saver....

I have attempted several items from our NTI summer class; they include but are not limited to:

1. Placing my desk in the back of the room (a fellow math teacher also used this strategy, because of her class size) New computers were installed this week in the back of the room...still waiting for internet.

2. I’ve used Jig sawing and small groups to teach the class about the “procedures and guidelines for the class”

3. The students are selecting our initial classroom managers/supervisors. (Work in progress)

4. I’m also using the Parking lot. (work in progress)

5. When I close the class, we discuss information learned, what we're doing the next day and any deliverables for the next class (i.e. bathroom passes)

6. Thanks to one of my NTI classmates, I’m housing the student binders in the class (Work in progress)

7. Instead of being such a strict disciplinarian, I’ve allowed the students an opportunity to make choices and provided a little humor with it…(i.e. do you really want to spend Friday afternoon 3:30 to 4:00 pm in “teacher’s detention” for chewing gum?)

8. It is easy to continue; however, I've found handling papers is a challenge, so I'm using an "in-box" and students are placing items in their class bins...maybe I need more bins? (WORK IN PROGRESS)