Proximity control, elementary example

Narrator: Proximity control, elementary school example and non-example. Mrs. D. expects her students to pay attention during classroom instruction. Jeremiah, however, is instead reading his journal. In this example, Mrs. D. seamlessly implements proximity control to get him back on track. Take special note of how she addresses Jeremiah ‘s behavior without interrupting the flow of her lesson.

Mrs. D.: So good to see everyone again. Today we’re going to actually go into an area that talks about words. And one of these areas is titled “adjective.” Does anyone think that they know the definition of the word “adjective”? Oh, wonderful hands! Wonderful hands! Yes, Ms. Kaycee.

Kaycee: A word that describes another word.

Mrs. D: A word that describes another word. I love it! That is awesome!

Narrator: To review, the teacher implemented proximity control correctly. She scanned the classroom to determine the level of student engagement, identified and moved toward a disengaged student, stood in close proximity to the student for a few seconds while maintaining the pace and flow of her instruction, and walked away from the student while continuing to scan the classroom.

Proximity control, elementary non-example

Narrator: When Mrs. D. notices that Jeremiah is not engaged during classroom instruction, she attempts to implement proximity control. In this non-example, note how Mrs. D.’s instruction is interrupted when she engages with Jeremiah.

Mrs. D.: So today we are going to deal with an area or a part of speech called “adjectives.” Can anyone tell me what an adjective is?

Could anyone tell me what an adjective is?

Narrator: To review, the teacher did not correctly implement proximity control. Although she did move in close proximity to the student, she engaged with the student by closing his book, failed to maintain the pace and flow of her instruction, and lost her train of thought and struggled to resume the lesson.

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