Ep 004: The Ultimate Exit Routine... It's All About Team
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Whilst Pritesh exemplifies each element of a classroom exit routine this week, Neena leans into her alliteration addiction: 'pack up and praise'; 'authority and anticipation'; 'power of pause'. Somebody stop her, please.
Teachers often rush their exit routine. The bell goes. The teacher abruptly ends the lesson. Kids fly out of the door in a mad rush. Pritesh and Neena explore strategies to change the rush at the end of lessons into not only something calmer, but also something that builds a joyful sense of team in the class. 'Culture building never stops, never sleeps'.
Timestamps
0:02 Best Classroom Gifts You Have Ever Received
4:40 Scenario: How Can We Not Rush an Exit Routine?
6:04 Setting Alarms
7:54 Narrating the Story of the Lesson
11:49 Instruction Sandwich
19:14 Goldilocks Countdowns
21:52 Model Instruction Sandwich
25:48 Scenario for Next Week: Seductive Ideas
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- 0:02Best Classroom Gifts You Have Ever Received
- 0:02Magical Gift Stories
- 4:40Scenario: How Can We Not Rush an Exit Routine?
- 6:04Setting Alarms
- 7:54Narrating the Story of the Lesson
- 11:49Instruction Sandwich
- 19:14Goldilocks Countdowns
- 21:52Model Instruction Sandwich
- 25:48Scenario for Next Week: Seductive Ideas