Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Messy Classroom I have successfully included students experiencing phenomena and engaging in inquiry in my classes. My students are engaged and seem to enjoy my class. Unfortunately, even when I remember to have students clean up at the end of each period, I still seem to have to clean up the lab area for at least a half hour at the end of each day. Any help? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I believe that it would be useful to assign students jobs in the the beginning of the week. For instance, you can assign a desk cleaner, floor monitor, materials gatherer, and lab technician. For clarification, a lab technician can properly shut down the technology that is used. Jobs can be modified to help your needs. They can also be rotated. In addition, if you have groups, each member can be assign a role. I would provide students with 15 minutes at the end of the class to clean up their classroom. If needed, an incentive/privilege can be given to students who complete their assigned roles correctly.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: February 12, 2013 6:12 pm Rated By: vaLury                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think this is a great solution to her problem. I will most definitely be using this technique in my classroom. I also like that the roles rotate every week, so the kids don't get bored doing the same job all year long. That will keep things interesting! Rated On: February 15, 2013 10:59 am Rated By: Lauren Turner                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: February 15, 2013 3:18 pm Rated By: Jepupy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: February 22, 2013 3:37 pm Rated By: ypedeD