Student Engagement Goal

Purpose and Process

Name:BriBahr

SMART(Specific,Measurable,Attainable,RelevantandTimely)Goal:

Byusingindividualsignals,thefourstudentswillbecomeawareoftheirblurtingand
begintoselfregulate.

Goal: Tohelpafewstudentsreducetheamountoftimesthattheyareblurtingor
distractingtherestoftheclassduringcoreandguidedtimes.

Why: Theirblurtingisdistractingothersandnotallowingtheirpeerstoprocess
andthinkaboutobjectivesontheirown.

Measurement Recording,tallychart
Tool:

Strategytried: Signalling.Eachofthefourstudentswillhavedifferentsignal.(touchingmy
nose,ear,chin,andeyebrow).Whenthestudentblurtsoriscreatinga
distractionIwillgivethemtheirsignal.Then,IwillrecordhowmanytimesI
hadtogivethemtheirsignaleachday.Wewillstartwithonlysignalling
duringcoremathandreading.

Data: Mon:chin4nose3ear1eye1
Tue:chin3nose3ear1eye2
Wed:chin1nose2ear0eye0
Thur:chin2nose1ear0eye1
Fri:chin0nose0ear0eye0

Strategytried: Signalling.Eachofthefourstudentswillhavedifferentsignal.(touchingmy
nose,ear,chin,andeyebrow).Whenthestudentblurtsoriscreatinga
distractionIwillgivethemtheirsignal.Then,IwillrecordhowmanytimesI
hadtogivethemtheirsignaleachday.Inadditiontosignallingduringcore
mathandreading,wewilladdguidedmathandreading.

Data: Mon:chin1nose1ear1eye1
Tue:chin0nose0ear0eye0
Wed:chin1nose1ear0eye0
Thur:chin0nose2ear1eye0
Fri:chin1nose1ear0eye1

Results: Thesignalsseemedtomakeadramaticimpactrightoffthebat.The
 studentsreallyrespondedtotheconversationwehadpriortostartingthe
signalsaboutworkingontheirabilitytogiveotherstheopportunityto
processandlearn.Thenthefirstdaystheygotafewsignalshereandthere
andyoucouldtellthattheyalmostwerentawaretheywerecausinga
disruptionuntilIsignalledthem.Thesignalsallowedthemtocatch
themselvesandveryquicklytheywereabletostartselfregulating.We
wouldhaveaconversationattheendofeachweekandtalkaboutthe
results.

Reflection: Lovedthisintervention.Itseemedabitfluffyatfirst,wasntsureiftheywere
goingtopickuponitandreflectonit.However,theyreallyrespondedtoit!
Icould100%telltheywerefinallystartingtobecomemoreselfaware.

Nextsteps: Continuesignaling,acrossallsubjectsandeventsgoingonatschool.