Many of you will remember that the Diamond Rule first came out last fall: Look at the one who is teaching. This was a very important rule because in Whole Brain Teaching it is often the students who teach each other. If you would like to know more about this rule, please see the separate post that I have written on this topic.
After almost a year of implementation, we all began to realize that there was something missing and this rule could be made even better. The problem with the old Diamond Rule is that we don't always want our students' focus to be on the teacher or another student. Sometimes we want them looking at a chart, a book, or a power point. This is what led to the new and improved Diamond Rule:
Keep your eyes on the target.
Now when we ask or gesture for the Diamond Rule, our students will know that their eyes are expected to be on the target, whatever that target might be at the time. I am excited to begin the school year with the new and improved Diamond Rule. I hope that you will be too.
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