teachers, even if I disagree with their approach, some things are just,=20
well, wrong. Young teachers in particular need the guidance we can=20
provide. A token economy, regardless of the capability of the child, =20
not only falls apart ultimately, but it tends to increase undesirable=20
behaviors when tokens are not present. Rather than looking for a=20
technology solution, this would be a great time to gently counsel the=20
teacher and suggest other ways of helping her achieve her goals with her=20
students.
Derrel Fincher
Director of Information and Communication Technology
Graded - The American School of S=E3o Paulo
(Associa=E7=E3o Escola Graduada de S=E3o Paulo)
http://www.graded.br
(55 11) 3747-4800 x160 | Fax (55 11) 3742-9358
On 10/14/2009 10:02 AM, Laurie Yalem wrote:
> A teacher has an idea for a positive reinforcement system in her
> classroom: students would receive a token throughout class for
> displaying?various "good" behaviors or for answering questions correctl=
y.
> At the end of class they would tally the clips they received that day. =
She
> would enter their name that many times into the "chance" pool, then one
> name would be chosen as the "winner."
> Is there anything you've ever heard of that would do that automatically=
on
> the computer/Smartobard? Trying to save labor and time----------and it
> sounds like something the kids would think is cool. Thanks in advance.
>
> :) Laurie
>
> Laurie Yalem
> Technology Coordinator
> Churchill Center& School for Learning Disabilities
> 1021 Municipal Center Dr.
> Town& Country, MO 63131
> 314-997-4343
> lyalem@churchillstl.org
> www.churchillstl.org
> =20
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