Transitioning From Tech or Making to Other Classes (Yoga Perhaps?)

When students are in my room it is loud.  I don't have the hang-ups that some have about having a quiet working environment and I encourage communication and group work.  On the other hand I appreciate different teaching styles and I believe that students learn from every kind of teacher.  As students line up to leave my room I remind them to take a deep breath (not a funny one) and take a moment to think about where they are walking and what lesson they are doing next.  By taking a moment to talk about what transitioning means to elementary students and modeling transitions my peer educators have also mentioned that this works in other settings.  Students have recognized that playing a game (even a noble coding game where they are thinking deep strategy) requires detox in order to move to the next class in the day.  When we are in a making environment students are encouraged to shout out ideas and no one is really sitting in the chairs that are available because they are roaming the room looking for materials for their inventions.  Some of my peer educators have found success in using some of the yoga sessions on https://www.gonoodle.com/ (which are fairly short)  because the students are using tech, being interactive with the Smartboard, and taking a moment to reflect on what is next in their day.

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