[nobe-l] proctoring large rooms of students

[Brian J. Quintana]

Hi,

I have taught 6th grade for ten years in a public school with as many as 35 
students. Here are a few suggestions.
1. Continually walk around the room, just as with any teacher, proximity is 
key to ensuring on-task behavior.
2. Check in with students one-on-one and ask them to tell you what exact 
problem or question they are working on and provide feedback as needed. You 
will quickly determine if they are faking working, or are actually doing the 
work.
3. If you are able, choose one student to help you monitor, in the sense 
that if you are working with him/her, and you hear noise in another part of 
the room, you can ask who it is talking, make sure to do it quietly. Then go 
to that part of the room and speak the student about what he/she needs, why 
he/she is talking etc.
4. Keep them busy enough they don't have time to go off task.

Just a few suggestions,
Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgie S. via NOBE-L" <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
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Cc: "Georgie S." <sydnorhg at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 12:48 PM
Subject: [nobe-l] proctoring large rooms of students


> Hi there. Can anyone can give me some advice on proctoring a large
> room of students, visually monitoring them to insure they're on-task
> and behaved? I normally work with students in small groups, where I
> find it easy to keep them hard at work, but my schedule has shifted,
> so that now I'll be monitoring a group of 25 students for a 75-minute
> period of independent work, where students are expected to work
> silently and independently the entire time. In case you're curious,
> these students are sixth-graders and sighted. I'm working with one
> other teacher who is sighted. I'm worried I won't be able to catch the
> students and redirect them when they start acting silly, because I
> will not see it from across the room. I also see some possibility that
> students will realize this and take advantage of it.
> I'm sure many people on here have proctored. I'd love to hear from you
> about your experience and any strategies you may have developed.
> Thanks,
> Georgie
>
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