Brittany Johnson’s classroom management presentation was filled with incredibly useful management techniques that she uses herself. I really enjoyed her presentation as it included techniques, I am familiar with but also new ways I have never seen or heard of before. Her morning start routine used social emotional learning check ins. I know many teachers that use morning check ins for their students. I find they are useful, so the teacher has a deeper understanding of how each student is doing on that day. I really liked her discussion of the I do, we do, you do strategy. This strategy is a great way to introduce new projects, ideas and topics to students by having the teacher model, then model as a class and then have the students do it on their own.
Two new things from the presentation were the digital portfolio/ fresh grades and the hug machine. The digital portfolio is something new to me. I think this is a great way to share class work with parents or guardians. Also, this is a great way to start conversations at home about a school day as mentioned in class. The hug machine is not something I have ever seen before. It is a very interesting contraption, but I believe it would be very beneficial for students, and I would love to look further into it.
Here is a website regarding the hug machine that I found interesting! There is a video within explain it.