| Many people began the school year hopeful that their special ideas for the classroom were going to be funded by grants through Donors Choose and Chevron. There are a large number of classrooms that benefited tremendously from this grant. The Canyons Education Foundation also has generously supported many teacher-driven innovations as well. Due to funding limitations, there are also some grants that have not received the support teachers were hoping to have. We want to let teachers and schools know that hope is not lost . There are still ways to apply for funding. Check out this video podcast that discusses some things you can do! Find out more on our Grants page. Thanks to Katie Dewey, Danae Reff, and Jared Ward for the creation of this video podcast! |
 Class Dojo is a completely free tool that makes managing classroom behavior easy and fun! If you have used it before, they recently made some great improvements. Teachers need to create a free account, enter student names and customize behavior expectations before using with their class. Dojo assigns an avatar to each student that will be displayed next to their name and behavior points. Class Dojo can be controled from a computer by accessing the website, from an iPad, iPod or iPhone by downloading the app, or on an android device. Teachers award students positive or negative points based on behavior.
This tool made difficult behavior situations in my classroom manageable, and changed the classroom culture. I found that students were more aware, and loved seeing the positive feedback. Give it a try!
Janae Hunt |
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