Fred Jones

Modern Educational Philosopher by Danny Cole and Jillian Black

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

1. Conserve Time:
Recommended classroom structure with rules and procedures. Incentives and 30 second transition periods can save 10 minutes in a 50 minute class period.

2. Arrange Seating:
Move around when doing independent work Arrange the room in a "V" type formation, allowing you to "work the crowd"

3. Set Responsibilities:
Offer incentives to help with responsibility training.

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

4. Purpose of Discipline
Allows for rules and procedures Responsibilities Efficiency

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

5. Bell Work:
Begin immediately upon entering the classroom to focus attention Answer review questions, doing warm-up problems, reading silently, writing in journals

6. Actively Engaged:
Activities occurring often and at short intervals Say, See, Do Teaching

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

7. Visual Instructional Plans
Graphics as guides when completing activities during independent work Displayed around the room for students to consult for guidance before raising their hands Simple and Clear

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

8. Body Language
Proper breathing- Can help with annoying
situations and can keep you calm when stressed. Eye Contact- Very effective physical act that conveys impression of control. Physical Proximity- Another effective physical act, proximity also can give the impression of control. Body Carriage- Posture and how you carry yourself can also show control. Facial Expressions- Allow the teacher to demonstrate personal connections, humor and other basic emotions. Backup Systems- A backup plan for serious situations.

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

9. Increase Motivation and Responsibility
Setting rules and procedures will help to increase responsibility Genuine incentives- allow for students to choose a good incentive if they complete desired work. Grandma's rule: First eat your veggies, then you can have your desert. Responsibility can stem from cooperation.

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

10. Help During Independent Work
Goes along with the room arrangement. Move about and aid the "helpless handraisers"

11 Steps to Effective Teaching

11. Stronger Backup Systems:
Refusal to comply with rules or directions Describe and show students how you will handle behavior Small disruptions= minimal consequences

5 Problems
1. Massive Time Wasting
Talking, goofing off, daydreaming, and moving about the room were found in 95% of classroom disruptions. 2.5 minutes on average each.

2. Aimlessness
Students know what is expected of them, but generally disregard the expectations. Standards and procedures typically get disregarded as well, wasting more time.

5 Problems
3. Student Passivity
Students tend to be passive rather than active. Sometimes when students are passive they become more inattentive. When this happens "Helpless handraisers" tend to show themselves.

5 Problems
4. Helpless Hand-raising
Occurs once the teacher transitions from teacher input to independent seat work Incomplete student understanding

5. Ineffective Nagging
Nag-nag syndrome Effective through body language

Fred Jones Model

Fred Jones Approach to Discipline Jones's Overarching Strategy
Keep Students Actively and Purposely Involved

Fred Jones Model

Jones Principal Tactics

Jones's Principal Tactics

Use Say, See, Do Teaching Work the Crowd (Interact w/ students) Use Body Language Effectively Use Visual Instructional Plans Use Preferred Activity Time to Motivate

Fred Jones Model

Common Goal of All Approaches to Discipline Responsible
Responsible: Paying Attention Strong Effort Doing without being told Civil: Respectful Polite Cordial Well-mannered

Conclusion:
How to follow Fred Jones' model of classroom discipline.

1. Follow steps to effective teaching. 2. Identify the top five problems in your classroom. 3. Hold students accountable and keep them active.