Cold Calling

When teachers are trying to problem-solve a situation, we often find a tip or strategy and apply it to all students. I want to encourage you to think it through, think about YOUR class of kiddos.  Will it work with every student?

Here’s my example: Cold calling.  According to Doug Lemov of Teach Like a Champion and Paul Bambrick Santoyo of Get Better Faster-Cold calling is an action step designed to engage all students and to discourage students from  tuning out  

Things to consider: Your relationship with each student.  Students are easily embarrassed among peers when they can’t answer a question.  I’ve seen students as young as five, shrink down in their seats when they can’t answer a question.  Children read the room from a young age.  They know where they fall in the range of high and low students.  Those frantically waving their hand, and those sitting quietly trying to understand what was asked.   A few too many questions given to re-engage a student who isn’t able to answer can slow down relationship building.  

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