Unit 1 Vocab

Clear and consistent structures in a classroom that help students execute recurring activities correctly and efficiently.

• Systems and Routines

• Pace

• Double Planned

• Cut It Short

The environment and tone of a classroom that impacts how students feel during instruction. Classroom culture includes clear and consistent routines, as well as a sense of safety and belonging for all students.

• Time on Task

• Sequential

• Classroom culture

• Student Ownership

A focusing task for students to complete at the beginning of class.

• Procedure

• Bellringer

• Cadence

• Buy-In

The amount of class time spent in active learning.

• Scan

• Pre-empt

• Tone

• Time on Task

An instructional strategy during which the teacher demonstrates a new skill or behavior for students.

• Pitch

• Modeling

• Engineer Efficiency

• System Cue

The step-by-step process for completing a recurring action in the classroom.

• Systems and Routines

• Roll-Out Speech

• Double Planned

• Procedure

Procedures and systems that are automatic and habitual.

• Bellringer

• Routine

• Volume

• Scan

A set of related procedures that helps a classroom run smoothly and efficiently.

• System

• Reinforce

• Tone

• Classroom Culture

The space and time between instructional activities during which teachers and students make a shift from one activity to another.

• Procedure

• Pace

• Cut It Short

• Transition

Occurring in a specific order.

• Random
• Simultaneous
• Chaotic
• Sequential