{"id":7126,"date":"2015-05-21T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/?p=7126"},"modified":"2022-02-01T04:38:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T09:38:01","slug":"8-ways-to-redirect-off-task-behavior-without-stopping-your-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/8-ways-to-redirect-off-task-behavior-without-stopping-your-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"8 ways to redirect off-task behavior without stopping your lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Do you continually have to stop your\u00a0lessons due to a group of off-task students?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Are you frustrated because you&#8217;re losing too much class time to addressing disruptions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are 8 ways to redirect\u00a0off-task behavior without interrupting your lesson or allowing your entire lesson to be derailed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/off-task-tall-333x500.png\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" data-pin-description=\"You know you got your classroom management game on point when you can redirect off task behavior with success. So here are 8 intervention strategies to help your student refocus without stopping your lesson.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/off-task-tall-333x500.png 333w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/off-task-tall-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/off-task-tall.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. \u00a0Use fewer words and less emotion.<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to drift into lengthy\u00a0lecturing, nagging,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/2014\/08\/5-ridiculously-unhelpful-things-ive-said-students.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yelling questions we don\u2019t want to hear the answers to<\/a>. So, train yourself to start using a handful of phrases that are short and to the point. I like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I need you to __.<\/li>\n<li>Please ___.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s stay focused.<\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t like that.<\/li>\n<li>Not appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Stay with us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the first redirection to the class or an individual student, I usually keep it light. I\u2019ll say, \u201cStay with us\u201d\u00a0\u00a0with an encouraging smile that communicates:\u00a0This is going to be good\u2013don\u2019t miss out!<\/p>\n<p>For the second redirection, I\u2019ll say, \u201cI need you to follow along\u201d with wide eyes, raised eyebrows, and nodding to communicate:\u00a0You\u2019re going to work with me here, people, right? Come on, you can do this!<\/p>\n<p>For the third redirection, I\u2019ll give a cold stare and a blank, expressionless face, and say in a monotone voice, \u201cNot appropriate. We\u2019re reading the text right now\u201d to communicate:\u00a0This behavior is not okay, and you know it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important not to show anger, as that often escalates or feeds disruptive behavior and will immediately get the attention of students who were engaged but now want to watch the drama unfold. Don\u2019t match the intensity of students\u2019 behavior: tone yourself down, which encourages them to tone down. Showing quiet disappointment or disapproval in your facial expression and tone is enough to communicate a strong message without distracting the students who are on-task.<\/p>\n<h3>2. \u00a0Teach kids specific non-verbal directives, like\u00a0hand signals or\u00a0sign language.<\/h3>\n<p>Show\u00a0your students the signs for please, thank you, sit down, quiet, stand up, line up, yes, no, etc. This way, you can give reminders and directives without having to stop your lesson, repeat yourself, or nag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.syllabuy.co\/american-sign-language-asl-signs-for-classroom-management\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sign-language-for-classroom-management-e1432215952807.jpg\" width=\"451\" height=\"351\" data-pin-description=\"You know you got your classroom management game on point when you can redirect off task behavior with success. So here are 8 intervention strategies to help your student refocus without stopping your lesson.\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also work with specific students to create individual hand signals.\u00a0For example, a student might want to have a hand signal she or he can give you to indicate, \u201cI\u2019m getting really frustrated and need a break\u201d and you might want a signal that says, \u201cYou\u2019re doing __ again and you\u2019re supposed to ___,\u00a0remember?\u201d \u00a0These hand signals are generally meaningless to the rest of the class\u2013if anyone asks, just say, \u201cThat\u2019s a special sign between me and her. She knows what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>3. \u00a0Stand near the off-task kids but keep eye contact with the on-task kids.<\/h3>\n<p>As you\u2019re teaching, walk over to where the off-task behavior is occurring. Don\u2019t look at the kids who are being disruptive or acknowledge them, as that will shift the gaze of the rest of the class, too. Continue looking at and talking to the kids who are on-task; just stand closer to the students\u00a0who are off-task.<\/p>\n<p>If a kid doesn\u2019t get the hint,\u00a0rest your hand on the edge of his or her\u00a0desk\u00a0while you continue to teach.\u00a0When the student gets\u00a0quiet again, walk away without ever making eye contact or acknowledging the misbehavior. This works very well with about 90% of students, in my experience. If needed, lean down and whisper a short instruction ( \u201cI need you to ___\u201d) and then walk away. Don\u2019t wait for the child to stop acting out, because that can turn into a power struggle. Say it with confidence, and then walk away so the child has a few moments to self-correct.<\/p>\n<h3>4. \u00a0Pair up a 3 second freeze\u00a0with The Teacher Look.<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve established a strong rapport with kids, you can be confident the ice cold stare (aka the \u201cAre you kidding me?\u201d look) will stop most misbehavior immediately. Generally, kids who truly like and respect their teachers don\u2019t want to be on the receiving end of the teacher\u2019s disapproval.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20328\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-teacher-look1-600x281.jpg\" width=\"647\" height=\"303\" data-pin-description=\"You know you got your classroom management game on point when you can redirect off task behavior with success. So here are 8 intervention strategies to help your student refocus without stopping your lesson.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My teacher look is a cross between these two, depending on how obnoxious the off-task behavior is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve heard many teachers say that\u00a0The Teacher Look doesn\u2019t work for them, because the kids who need to see it aren\u2019t looking at the teacher. Here\u2019s what you do: during your lesson,\u00a0stop yourself dramatically mid-sentence and freeze\/glare, like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[Talk to the class in a normal voice and look at the students who are on-task] \u201cSo, I want to hear your thoughts on\u2026[quickly cut your eyes over to the kids having side conversations; freeze and glare at them for 3 seconds in dead silence, then look back at the on-task students]\u2026the different strategies your group shared just now. Raise your hand if\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then continue on with the lesson as normal. The off-task students will usually notice that the room suddenly fell silent, and you don\u2019t have to interrupt the rest of the class\u2019 train of thought by saying a word. If the engaged students are furiously taking notes or otherwise involved in the activity, they often won\u2019t even notice the freeze\/look.<\/p>\n<p>When the off-task behavior is really disruptive and distracting the whole class, the freeze\/look is very effective at not only letting the kids who are off-task know that you notice what they\u2019re doing, but also letting\u00a0rest of the class know you\u2019re aware of the misbehavior and you\u2019re not going to tolerate it. If the kids don\u2019t get back on-task, you don\u2019t have to stop your whole lesson. You can keep right on teaching without fear of losing respect of the rest of the class, because you have acknowledged the problem. Then you can\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>5. \u00a0Create a natural break in the lesson to talk privately with students who are being disruptive.<\/h3>\n<p>Ask the class to do a quick pair\/share, turn-and-talk, quick guided practice activity, or solve a sample problem independently. Then use that moment to quietly walk over to the kids who are misbehaving. You can give a quick correction (one of your go-to phrases from strategy #1, perhaps) or talk with them about their choices.<\/p>\n<h3>6. \u00a0Ask simple questions that prompt students to self-correct.<\/h3>\n<p>Try asking\u00a0<a href=\"\/2014\/03\/a-bright-idea-for-breaking-the-nagging-cycle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions that require the child to think about what she or he is doing<\/a> and help the child determine a more appropriate behavior. This strategy works well because you don\u2019t have to give\u00a0command to kids which they might then rebel against, and you don\u2019t force them into a position where they have to give in\u00a0because they were never told what to do.<\/p>\n<p>What should you be doing right now?\u00a0is my absolute favorite question for promoting self-correction, and it works in just about any situation. You can also try replacing your teacher-direct commands with problem-solving prompts, like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/breaking-the-nagging-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"8 ways to redirect off-task behavior without stopping your lesson: using questions that prompt kids to self-correct\" width=\"529\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Usually when I ask these types of questions, students will pause, think, and then self-correct without any problems.\u00a0They\u2019re effective because\u00a0students determine the solution and choose a different behavior, and instead of wearing us both down with more nagging, I get to say something positive and encouraging afterward (\u201cThank you\u201d or \u201cThat\u2019s exactly right.\u201d)<\/p>\n<h3>7. \u00a0Involve students in the lesson\u00a0to engage, not embarrass.<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s great to call on off-task students during a lesson, but only\u00a0for the purpose of drawing them back into the lesson, not for shaming\u00a0them for not following along. If you ask a question you know the student won\u2019t be able to answer, that does nothing to keep up the lesson momentum or help the\u00a0child successfully participate. It creates frustration for everyone involved when\u00a0the entire class is staring impatiently at someone who has no idea what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-lemur-look.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" data-pin-description=\"You know you got your classroom management game on point when you can redirect off task behavior with success. So here are 8 intervention strategies to help your student refocus without stopping your lesson.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instead, say, \u201c[Off-task student], I\u2019m going to call on you in one minute to demonstrate how to solve #4.\u00a0[On-task student], would you solve #3 for us right now?\u201d That gives the student a chance to prepare and also figure out what\u2019s going on before being put on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>You can also draw the off-task student into the activity through a task that doesn\u2019t require him or her to have been paying attention. It could be as simple as:\u00a0\u00a0\u201c___, what color highlighter should I use to mark our sight\u00a0words here?\u201d That gives the child some ownership over what\u2019s happening in the lesson and allows him or her to begin participating again. You can also ask the off-task student to hold the book up as you read, pass out materials, come up to the board and take notes for the class as you explain something, and so on.<\/p>\n<h3>8. \u00a0 Provide support until the students experience success.<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes\u00a0your attempts to engage kids in the lesson work only for minute or two. If you see that a student is getting off-task again right after a subtle redirection or attempt to engage, you may need to be more persistent.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t lecture or nag, just walk over to the off-task students\u00a0and say, \u201cSo we\u2019re discussing #8 right now with partners. Can you two share how you got your answers?\u201d Stay there for a few moments to make sure the students understand what they need to be doing and are experiencing success. Give a compliment before you walk away to end the exchange on a positive note: \u201cI knew you could do it!\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s exactly right, thanks\u201d or \u201cThat\u2019s it\u2013keep it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Those are some strategies that have worked for me. How do you redirect students who are off-task without interrupting your lesson?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you continually have to stop your\u00a0lessons due to a group of off-task students? Are you frustrated because you&#8217;re losing too much class time to addressing disruptions? Here are 8 ways to redirect\u00a0off-task behavior without interrupting your lesson or allowing your entire lesson to be derailed. 1. \u00a0Use fewer words and less emotion. 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