For my intervention, I chose to talk about CW FIT. I think it’s something that I would try in my classroom. My clinical teacher that I’m observing this semester uses it, and from what I can see has great success with it.
The main goal of CW FIT is for students to follow directions the first time and to save time in the classroom. Students are divided into teams and their goal is to get so many points throguhout the day. To recieve a point, the group has to be on-task and follow directions. In my clinical class, the teacher has her studenets in groups of 4 and each group gets to come up with their own fun team name. Team names vary from Unicorns to Centaurs. Establishing a theme and letting students come up with their own fun name can help too. When I first went in to observe, each group was named after Harry Potter houses.
At the beginning of the day or the lesson, the teacher tells the students what the reward for the team that reaches the amount of points receives. The amount of points varies. In the class I am observing, the first team to 10 points win. Students are motivated to get points because of the reward for the winning team. Some rewards that I have seen include extra Chromebook time at the end of the day and a dance session at the end of the day.
Some of the things that really stick out to me for this intervention is the implementation of a game. Anytime a teacher can make something fun or something new, students are more likely to work harder. Students also have to be responsible for their actions and their teammate’s. If your teammate is talking when the teacher is teaching, you might want to let them know to be back on task so your team can get the reward. Another great thing about the intervention is that there isn’t a lot of setting up or extra work for the teacher. You can keep track of points on the marker board and every teacher uses a timer throughout the day. I think CW FIT is something that I will want to try so I can get student’s working together and having fun while doing it.
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