Cueing

"Cueing is the use of signals to indicate that a certain behavior is desired or that a certain behavior should stop" (Ormrod, 517). Quickly and in an unnoticeable manor cue students about appropriate and inappropriate behaviors through body language, physical proximity, or short verbal reminders. A teacher should start off with their cue early in the year, this allows the students to get familiar with the specific cue and to know you aren't joking around; so they'll take you seriously. I noticed a cue in the teachers I observe; when a student gets out of hand he shoots them a certain look they know they're doing something wrong and need to stop. If the "look" doesn't work he raises his voice a little but the children don't necessarily like that; knowing this next time they will stop at the "look." I will definitely use this in my teaching but I also think that you come off too nice to start it's going to be hard to keep control of your classroom; so start off a little more stern and loosen up just a bit as the year goes on, as you grow relationships.