Data Notebook

Date

Task

9/14/16

Engageme
nt activity

9/28-29

Using
hand
signals

Procedures
- Numbered
every desk 1
23
- Told the
children
they were
required to
focus and
take active
part in
learning
because I
would be
calling on
them based
off a number
generator
and the
number on
their desk

Tried the
give me 5
hand
gesture on
my students
and waited
for them to
refocus
attention on
me. Used
the give me
five gesture
then started
to count
down to 1.

Data
collected
- All but 2
children were
so engaged
they were
reminding me
who as
already gone.
-most
everyone
seemed more
interested.
-number
generator
chose a
couple
numbers
more than
once.
(children
found that
unfair)

Time it takes
students to
focus on
teacher with
the give me
5 and the
give me 5
and count
down.

What I
learned
Children
seemed more
involved when
they thought
they would
potentially be
called on. The
number
generator
chose many
numbers more
than once.
Perhaps color
coded popsicle
sticks would
work better?
(secret color
coding will
allow me to
know what
students to
choose for read
alouds, math
problems,
science, etc.)
Students
refocus their
attention to the
teacher quicker
when you start
to count down.

10/5/16

Focus
Student
(D)

Spoke with
D for about
2-3 minutes
in the hall
way about
his family
and birthday

10/12

Focus
Student

Spoke with
focus
student
during
teacher P.E
for about 4
minutes.

Notes about
D.

D Lives with his

foster parents,
very excited
about his
birthday
coming up,
wants to go to
a hibachi place
for his birthday.
Loves to play
video games.
Had a huge
smile on his
face when we
entered the
room after our
talk that my CT
noted. I
thought it went
well, however I
over heard D
tell another
teacher, I hate
you.
Learned
Based off what
about what he he told be we
did for his
ended up
birthday,
moving his seat
what he got
because of the
(presents) he arguing
likes the
between him
video games
and his
he got. His
shoulder
brother likes
partner. I had
to play with
to report him
them too. He
after he told
informed me
me that he
he didnt like
could release
sitting where
his stress by
he was in the blowing up the
class because school. While I
of the people
know he said
around him.
he wasnt
serious and I
appreciated
that he is

confiding in
me, that
comment went
too far.
10/12

Attention
getting
strategy

10/13

Attention
getting
strategy

10/19

Focus
student

Implemente
d give me
five
attention
getter then
tried it with
counting
down to 1
method to
see if the
children
reacted
different.
Tried simply
raising my
hand to get
the attention
of the class.

Children
responded
faster again
with the count
down method.

It seems over
the last couple
of weeks that
the students
consistently
respond faster
when you start
to count down.

Slower at first
to respond

Talked to D
about his
day and
what he
thought of
his new
behavioral
plan

Notes from
conversation

The students
took a while in
the morning to
all have their
hands raised
like mine and
have their
attention
redirected
towards me. I
did however
notice the more
often I did it
the quicker
they responded
and started
watching me
closer.
Notes:
*He was very
pleased with
himself about
his great
behavior today
after his
homeroom
teacher

10/20/1
9

Date

Focus
student

Task

We talked
today about
how he has
been and
what kind of
incentives
he is looking
forward to
with his new
behavior
chart

Procedur
es

Notes from
conversation

implemented
his new
behavior plan.
* He was very
happy that I
used his
homework
today and was
very involved
in the
classroom
discussion and
worked
collaboratively
with his group
members
He was very
excited about
getting to earn
time on the
computer. After
a run in with
another child in
his class he
made a bad
choice and lost
his computer
time for the
day. I told him
that sometimes
that will
happen and
that tomorrow
he will get
another chance
to earn his
computer time.

Data
Collected

What I
Learned

9/17/16

10/11/1
6

Welcome
parents as
partners

Website
(welcome
parents as
partners)

Research on
what to add
to a
classroom
websites,
spoke to CT
about her
old
website
what
works/what
doesnt?

Notes from CT
conversations
, notes from
resources on
efficient
website tips.

Observed that
my English
Language
Learners and
their parents
Added a new were not
tab (English
represented
Language
on the
Learners)
website