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Absolute silence. Every day. The first one that talks, homework. Due the next class day. Every minute they waste in class is time they must spend on work at home. I bet you will get parents responding then - to complain about either the amount of homework or their child’s grade. If no one else cares, admin will care - they will ask why your students are failing and you can say that they wanted you to handle it without them, so you implemented a “minutes lost in class=minutes spent at home” policy. Just an idea…
Ask questions about past lessons and give points for correct answers. Allow various students to review the answers to a previous TEST and let them know a bonus will be one of the review questions. You are talking too much. Be careful to begin with answers that they SHOULD KNOW and USE THE LEADERS (talkative) to ask questions first. REMEMBER STUDENTS NEED TO HEAR IT, SEE IT, and SAY IT. THEY will perform for their peers. Students co-teaching works. This works for all grades. Students must have rewards and keep the rewards posted AND updated often. Also if one bully resists keep him/her after class or during a break and talk one to one. Not about behavior just what is your favorite TV SHOW, color, class last year, best song, etc. You must form relationships and keep them busy TALKING TO YOU AND THE CLASS.
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This is great advice! Thank you so much!
Try to harness it. "Turn and talk" can be a powerful way to let kids discuss something as a way of digging a little deeper, then the pairs or teams report out.
Try to balance out (or at least understand) how much time you have them listening to you, working quietly, listening to each other, talking to their neighbors, moving around to get their sillies out, etc.
During certain types of work I allow quiet talking as long as the work is getting done.
I have a poster with the numbers 1 to 5 on it, showing levels of sound. I would use it to indicate what the acceptable noise level was for this time in class (silence, quiet consultation, group work, etc)
Use class presentations as evaluations when possible. It plays to their strengths and gives them an idea of what is like to have to wait for quiet. You obviously shush the class for them, but it feels different when you're facing the class rather than being in the class
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All great and helpful advice! Thank you so much!