I may not have a black belt in karate, but I am a mentor in Class Dojo. For those who may not know about this wonderful classroom management app/web 2.0 site, Class Dojo offers an engaging method to track student behaviour. Students are assigned a small avatar they can edit and teachers are provided a list of behaviours, both positive and negative, that they can use to track students behaviours. Students are awarded points based their actions in class. The behaviours are able to be fully modified to each classes need. An ongoing report is provided to parents that sign up for the free service. Also, teachers are able to message parents directly through the app/website.
My students start the year by defining the Learning Skills (Responsibility, Self-Regulation, Collaboration, Independent Work, etc), they then brainstorm what are positive and negative examples for each of these learning skills. Students and parents are able to keep track of their strengths and areas for improvement.
This is a fantastic website and I am proud to be considered a Dojo Mentor.
Here is a list of resources to help introduce it to your students and parent community.
