Assignment task:
Jessica is a first-year teacher working in first-grade who has 21 students in her class. During reading time, she has divided the class into three groups. Parent volunteers assist her with the two groups she is not working with. She struggles to keep the students focused. There is at least one group that is always arguing or being disrespectful to the parent volunteers. One student in particular has been sent to the office on a weekly basis due to her outbursts and a lack of respect.
1) What strategies might Jessica use to regain control of this time of day?
2) What type of data might she use to measure improvement?