Techniques involving the actual structuring of clean-up itself might be
useful. If a more 'controlled' atmosphere is necessary, assigning specific
tasks to specific students might be helpful, or even rotating the clean-up
from one groups of students to another on a regular basis. Other
possibilities might involved the re-organization of instructional time so
that the studio portion of the class ends earlier and some less time /
energy intensive activity takes place prior to the end of the period. Not
always possible, but this might be a good way to make the time in class less
predictable and keep students a bit more focused on what they needed to do.
Kevan Nitzberg
Fine Arts Facilitator
Anoka-Hennepin School District #11
