Gold

This is a page where I will keep nuggets of wisdom I come across.  Not tools for my toolbox, but gold nuggets for my treasure chest.  (Swapping one lame metaphor for another.)  Feel free to share some of your own!

• Stand still when you are giving directions.  "Building a Better Teacher"
• Positive Framing: Correct misbehavior with "vision of positive outcome" Zimmerli
• Give nicknames to students to make a connection "Building a Better Teacher"
• Have vocab words in sealed envelopes to build suspense "Building a Better Teacher", samjshah
• Use collaborative flow proofs. Every idea goes on the board, and only the connected and supported ones survive. (idea from Joe Kennedy)

Short list so far, but I'd like to systematically make these part of my natural teaching style.