TLAC Online contains 24 modules across 11 techniques, grouped into three categories: Behavior and Culture, Planning for Achievement, and Engaging Academics. Click on a technique name below (in blue) to see the supporting modules.
Behavior and Culture
Non-Verbal Interventions
Help students get back on track by redirecting misbehaviors without using wordsTwo Key Verbal Interventions
Help students get back on track with minimally invasive redirections that highlight the desired behaviorPrivate Individual Correction
Keep your one-on-one redirections as private as possibleBuilding Radar
Set the stage for success by giving observable directions and scanning the roomBe Seen Looking
Communicate to students that you're a careful observerEstablish Formal Register
Adjust your speech and body language to signal that what you are saying is importantDo Not Talk Over
If what is being said is worthy of attention, ensure every listener can hear itEconomy of Language & Quiet Power
Emphasize the importance of your words by paying attention to what you say and how you say itPlanning and Delivery
Set students up for success with directions that tell them clearly and simply what to doPlanning for Achievement
Three Types of Prompts
Use the discipline of writing a single sentence to help students think and write with greater precisionLesson and Materials
Plan what you and your students will be doing at each point in the lessonDesign Criteria
Design an end-of-lesson assessment that provides formative data on student learningAnalyze & Act
Use end-of-lesson assessment data to inform tomorrow's teachingAnticipate Student Error
Do the intellectual work of anticipating student error when planning your lessonsBreak It Down
Respond to incorrect answers in a way that helps students get to "right"Engaging Academics
Introducing Cold Call
Invest students in Cold Call with a brief, positively-framed introduction to the techniquePositive Cold Call Culture
Invest students in Cold Call by ensuring that it is warm, regular, and universal.Time The Name
Maximize participation by asking your question before Cold Calling a student to answerUnbundle & Follow On
Call on students in a way that increases participation and encourages careful listeningSlow Call
Slow down your Cold Call to encourage students to think more deeplyShow Call with Purpose
Be strategic about the student work you show and when you show itPositive Show Call Culture
Build a culture in which students want to have their work shownAnalysis & Application
Help students to analyze each other's work and to apply what they've learnedDirective and Non-Directive
Reward “right” answers with more challenging questionsNeed help deciding? Have questions?
