Domain 6: Management of Time, Classroom, and Behavior
10:20-11:10 a.m.

Elaboration:
Today during math today I was having a really hard time getting the students to listen. We were going over how to do their homework. I felt not a single student was listening. So I stopped what I was doing and I told them that I was not up here doing this for my own practice, it was to help them on their homework. If they didn't want to listen, I wasn't going to teach. I went to the side of the room and after a few seconds of being shocked, most of the students stopped talking and faced forward. One student raised his hand and asked if I would please come back and try again. I then finished the lesson and almost all of the students followed along carefully.

Analysis:
While this is not a method I would always use to gain my students attention, I did find it effective. I felt it might have been slightly manipulative, however, I also think students often fail to understand that teachers are there to help them. I am not doing these lessons because I want to, it is because I want to help my students. I think I may try doing a different saying or something with my math class to get their attention. I also am going to start a new behavior management plan with my homeroom because they just moved into table groups. Hopefully, I will be able to find more positive ways to keep encouraging my classes to stay on task and listen.