http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/reducing-classroom-noise-to-increase-classroom-learning/ Teaching strategies and tips for secondary educators Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:54:12 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/reducing-classroom-noise-to-increase-classroom-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Dianne Dussold Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.insidetheschool.com/?p=2200#comment-1846 I am a loud talker in the classroom. I don't hear very well so that is my excuse. I worked with a co-teacher and tried parallel teaching for a unit. We split the classroom by ability level and was able to practice the low-talk method. I did it! I talked loud enough just for my 10 students to hear me. They were engaged and had to lean in just a little bit. This was at the end of the year. I will start the year off next year with a low voice or hope that I can continue to practice to have a quiet classroom. I know kids need a quiet classroom in order to learn thank you for reminding me of that. I am a loud talker in the classroom. I don’t hear very well so that is my excuse. I worked with a co-teacher and tried parallel teaching for a unit. We split the classroom by ability level and was able to practice the low-talk method. I did it! I talked loud enough just for my 10 students to hear me. They were engaged and had to lean in just a little bit. This was at the end of the year. I will start the year off next year with a low voice or hope that I can continue to practice to have a quiet classroom. I know kids need a quiet classroom in order to learn thank you for reminding me of that.

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