ECOMP 6106 Friends,
Here is my prototype. I have struggled to decide on the "one" to do it over because there were SO many ideas for classroom management to choose from. Several I have tried or I felt were age appropriate for my junior high students. I finally settled on something I recently started doing, student choice assignments. This has several names and ideas all over Pinterest, where I first encountered this idea. I was hindered by the amount of time I felt it would take to do but now that I am less than 1 month away from ending my first year, I have lots of opportunity for review and allow students to make that choice. I have found it easiest to implement by writing up 2 choices of book work they can do. I always start with a "Do" assignment. This assignment they are required to do first, then they have the opportunity to choose which assignment they may do next. We are having our State testing in 3 weeks, so this has become a great way for the students to choose which units or chapter they need to spend more time on.
