Consider that many teachers expect kids to also use the bathroom during the lunch / recess break, so that there is not endless demand for the bathroom pass and a steady parade back and
forth during instructional time.
Ideally, before a behavioral incident occurs, teachers should tell their students that they will rarely interrupt class to give a consequence or otherwise deal with a misbehaving
student during instructional time.
A committee, comprised largely of lawmakers, voted Wednesday to push legislation that would throw out a series of outdated laws, including one that barred students from using their Smart phones, laptop computers and other high - tech
devices during instructional time.
MDRC's Foundations of Learning (FOL, 2009) found evidence that intervention strategies, mirroring those of Lesson One, where classroom consultation and modeling is
provided during instructional time are linked with the following benefits:
«If folks really want instructional tests, then my advice is to build only tests for
administration during instructional times with no test security conditions, and not to use those tests for measuring the results of instruction.»
«I advise them that they can allow phones if they wish, but to limit their use; there should be no
use during instructional time, they are a disruption to instruction and the school atmosphere.
At the same time, CABE is making it clear to school districts that cell phones should not be visible or used
during instructional time.