Providing+Recognition

Providi ng Recognition

**Read and Reflect**

**Recognition means addressing students' success with a tangible reward or verbal praise.**

**Currently I use:**
 * **lottery tickets and have drawings.**
 * **a monthly monetary checks and balance system for assignments, homework, and behavior.**
 * **lunch with the principal**

Here is one way I differentiate recognition in math.. For some kids I may provide recognition on a daily basis as to the effort they are putting in on their assignmnent. For example, you tried two problems before you asked for help. Or for other kids I may reward them with an opportunity to do their math facts on the computer for thier hard work in math for the previous week. Finally, I may adapt assignments for students. I may let some kids know that yesterday I saw how long and hard they worked on their regrouping so today I'm going to have them do half the page and then they can go to math centers. Effective Verses Ineffective Recognition

timely ver**ses indirect** **consistent verses inconsistent** **meaningful verses unmeaningful** **managable verses unmanagable**

**I would like to know if there are effective research based ways to best utilize reward based systems?**

**Apply and Reflect** Big Huge Labs is not like any tool I've used in the past to provide recognition to students. It will take additional time and effort to use it on a regular basis. I like the variety it offers to show students as "Stars" of their own performance. I will begin using this tool in the next week, as it pertains to my current best practice goal, I am striving to achieve.