Skill Cluster 1: Classroom Structure to Discourage Misbehavior: Jones believes teachers should create a classroom structure that works to prevent behavior problems. It is important to set up the classroom structure in the first weeks of school. Two methods are:
Room Arrangement - Teachers must minimize the physical distance between themselves and their students. Jones believes that teachers should be constantly moving among their students. He suggests creating an "interior loop" so teachers can move easily among the classroom.
Opening Routines - Teachers must open each class with bell work that does not require active instruction from the teacher. Jones suggests that students should start working the moment they enter the classroom. The bell work should consume about the first five minutes of class, which helps to eliminate the problem of students settling in. (Source)
Others include:
Classroom Chores
Classroom Rules
Skill Cluster 2: Limit-Setting through Body Language: Jones says that teachers must discipline through the use of body language rather than with words, which use up teaching time. “The ultimate goal of limit setting is to prompt students to get back to work.” (Source) Jones also stresses the importance of a teacher's body language as a factor in determining students’ good behavior in class. It is important for teachers to remain calm and use body language to set limits. One method is:
Physical Proximity - By moving closer to a misbehaving student, teachers can stop the misbehavior, avoid verbal confrontation and can continue with instruction.
Others include:
Proper breathing
Eye contact
Body carriage
Skill Cluster 3: Using Say, See, Do Teaching: "Say, See, Do Teaching is another essential tool for teachers. It structures the lesson into a series of "Say, See, Do Cycles" which cause students to continually learn by doing. It becomes the students' job to actively engage in learning activities while the teacher checks for understanding." (Source)
Say, See, Do Teaching - During a lesson, teachers must tell students what to do, show them what to do, and then have them do it before having time to forget it. Throughout the lesson, this process is repeated as teachers provide information to the students in short intervals. Teachers must have students learn by doing, one step at a time. Jones states that it is important to focus on students’ correct performance rather than remembering what was said. (Source)
The process looks like: teacher input -> student output -> teacher input -> student output -> teacher input -> student output