classroom management project
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Running head: Student-Centered Classroom Management System
Student-Centered Classroom Management
System
Molly Cypert
Educ 5143
August 1, 2010
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Section I:
According to Harry Wong, “Teachers universally say they go into teaching
to make a difference, you more than make a difference. You ARE the
difference,” {2009 p. 8). This student centered classroom management plan is
designed to promote an active learning environment that enhances students
education and enriches their lives. Teachers universally make a different, but
they need an effective classroom management plan that is based on teacher
responsibilities student responsibilities, incentives, intervention techniques,
effective classroom procedures and specific classroom arrangements. This will
be my student centered classroom management plan that I implement in my
teaching career. It is designed to make me an effective teacher and support my
philosophy of student-centered learning. It is based on a variety of discipline
techniques and teaching strategies that will allow me to facilitate an effective
learning environment and promote active learning. It will help me model
appropriate behavior and motivate my students to succeed. This student-
centered management plan will help me implement life-long learning tools my
students will need to reach their goals.
Student classroom management belief statement
I believe the teacher should model success and appropriate behavior for
the students. I will lead by example and strive to motivate the students to the
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best of their ability. To accomplish this, I will establish high expectations for my
students at the beginning of the year and encourage them to achieve these goals
throughout the school year. I believe all students can learn and I am responsible
for providing the students with a positive and enriching learning environment. My
classroom management will be consistent and the students will understand what
is expected of them. I will offer my students incentives to work hard on their
assignments and create a classroom environment that is organized and
promotes active learning. Cooperative learning, student centered learning, and
teacher-directed instruction will be a part of my curriculum. I believe teachers
should practice a combination of relationship-listening, confronting-contracting,
and rules-consequences for effective classroom discipline. Positive and negative
reinforcement will be a part of my classroom management. I believe I am
responsible for providing my students with a high-quality education and will make
every effort to motivate my students to succeed.
Commitment to ethical principles statement
I will present and conduct myself in an ethical and professional manner. I
will be familiar with Chapter 37 in the Texas Education Code and the Code of
Ethics for Texas Educators, which will enable me to appropriately exercise due
diligence over students, keep students from being exposed to intentional
embarrassment or disparagement, and keep student information confidential
unless disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required by law.
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Before I am hired by a school district, I will review my contract carefully and
completely understand the school districts policies on student privacy, philosophy
on education, and discipline procedures. I will also understand how schools are
funded and make sure the funds are used adequately to enhance the student’s
education. I will make certain the school district exercises due diligence over
students in a legal and ethical manner. Exercising appropriate due diligence
over my students will be a top priority because it enables me to protect my
students from unreasonable harm, embarrassment, and avoidable discrepancies
in the educational system. I will keep all student records confidential and not
share information with either students or teachers unless extenuating
circumstances grounded in law make it imperative to do so. This will protect my
students from being exposed to intentional embarrassment or disparagement. I
will not disclose any information of any kind if a student confides in me about a
personal issue, unless it is required by law. For example, if the student confides
in me about being abused, I must report the issue because it is my job to protect
the student, regardless of embarrassment or disparagement. However, if the
student has done poorly on an assignment or doesn’t understand what we are
learning, I will keep the information confidential and not share the information
with other students or colleagues. Part of protecting students from intentional
embarrassment or disparagement is being a positive role model in society. I will
only portray myself in a positive light and not contribute to any embarrassment
my students may feel about me if I am conducting myself in an unprofessional
manner. The Code of Ethics for Texas Educators ensures my students’
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information will be confidential unless disclosure serves a compelling
professional purpose or is required by law. I will follow the enforceable standards
in the Code of Ethics for Texas Educators to insure my students’ information is
kept confidential and their privacy is protected by all outside parties. This
includes, but is not limited to; keeping student’s record private and not discussing
the personal information with anyone, not discussing my students with other
colleagues, keeping student’s academic achievements confidential, and not
revealing any personal heath problems the student may have. If I am required by
law to break my student’s confidentiality, I will do my best to ensure the student is
respected and present any information required in an extremely professional
manner and only share the information with necessary parties. Exercising due
diligence, protecting student confidentiality, and keeping students from being
exposed to intentional embarrassment are ethical and legal standards that I will
strongly enforce in my teaching career.
Teacher Responsibilities
My teacher responsibilities will be consistently followed and incorporated
in my classroom on a daily basis. I will establish rules and consequences at the
beginning of the year to enforce high expectations and standards for my students
to follow. It is my responsibility to motivate my students to achieve top standards
and succeed. I will be compassionate, empathetic and respectful towards my
students and other endeavors related to school. Some of my teaching
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responsibilities will be influenced by a teacher effectiveness training model. I will
be responsible for using “I” messages with my students, which will allow me to
explain why their behavior is effecting others. Door openers or questioning
techniques that are thought-provoking, teaching self-control, and providing
students with multiple opportunities to voice their opinions or discuss their
feelings will be part of my responsibility as their teacher and implemented in my
classroom. Another teaching responsibility that was influenced by a teacher
effectiveness training model will include being an active and critical listener
towards my student’s behaviors and feelings. This will help establish trust and a
good relationship with my students. Love and logic approaches will also be
utilized in my teaching responsibilities. I will be responsible for being respectful
of the choices my students decide to make and never disciplining with threats.
Addressing students’ behavior with a positive attitude and relating to their
feelings in an understanding or caring manner will be my responsibility. I will also
praise and reward my students for good behavior on an as needed basis. There
will also be some assertive discipline techniques that I will be responsible for
implementing in my classroom. My students will be given direct commands and
corrective feedback that is supportive and redirects their behavior. Warnings and
consequences will be established, which is consistent with assertive discipline
techniques and a factor in my teaching responsibilities. It is extremely important
for me to redirect any misbehavior to keep a smooth and productive classroom. I
am responsible for monitoring and evaluating students work or collaborating with
other teachers to insure my students receive the best type of instruction that
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meets their need and enhances their education. My teaching responsibilities will
help establish a good relationship and cater to my students’ individual needs.
Above all, I will model appropriate behavior and be an active motivator in my
students’ education. My teaching responsibilities that I facilitate in my classroom
will increase my students’ chance for success and enhance their education. It
will help them reach academic goals and support my goal of becoming and
effective teacher.
Student Responsibilities
There will be many student responsibilities that will be expected of my
students. The student responsibilities will be influenced by different types of
behavior models that support assertive discipline, teacher effectiveness training,
and disciplining with dignity techniques. Students are responsible for
understanding classroom procedures, rules, and consequences, which should be
consistently followed and accepted. My students are expected to be responsible
and in control of their actions. They should take ownerships for some disruptions
in class and follow directions the first time they are given. Active listening and
critical listening skills should be implemented by my students. They will be
expected not to waste anytime during class and encourage each other to
maximize their learning potential. My students will be responsible for practicing
problem-solving skills and self-discipline techniques in their education and social
behaviors. They should model appropriate behavior for me and their peers. All
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of my students will be responsible for being respectful and empathetic towards
others. They should be supportive of each others individual needs and express
appropriate feelings. Punctuality, staying on-task, and talking only at the
appropriate times will be a student responsibility and an important part of
instruction. My students should also make efforts to pay attention and focus in
class because their student responsibilities are for their benefit and help support
my teaching techniques. When students accept all of their responsibilities it will
maximize their learning potential and facilitate active learning in a positive
environment. Their responsibilities are crucial in their learning experience and
will establish life-long skills needed for their growth and development.
Incentives
Student incentives will be used for a variety of reasons and will vary
depending on each student. The incentives will be developed to help motivate
students to reach high classroom expectations and academic achievements in
school. They will be school-wide and used throughout their education. The
following are some incentives that will be implemented in my classroom:
• Individual rewards based on student’s interests
• Positive reinforcement and acknowledgement of good behavior
• Praise (daily)
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• Positive notes home (random)
• Movie and popcorn party (class reward)
• Lunch with the teacher
Each of these rewards will be important to implement and will depend on each
students behavior. Individual rewards that are based on student’s interests are a
love and logic approach that will teach students to make choices based on their
own likes and dislikes. For example, one student may choose to pick a baseball
card from the classroom treasure box verses gel pens. Positive reinforcement
and acknowledgement of good behavior will be given to every student and a daily
part of their education. It will teach the students that sometimes the reward is
just acknowledgement for a good deed and not an actually prize. Daily praise
will be given to each student to build trust and boost their self-esteem. Positive
notes home will be an incentive that is given randomly, depending on each
student. It will help communicate with parents and establish a good relationship
with them, while recognizing student achievements. It will be a great incentive
for students who are emotional disturbed and need the extra attention or
personal gratification. Movie and popcorn parties will be classroom incentives
and rewards. They will be allowed once every six weeks and will depend on the
behavior as a class. This will encourage students to work together as a team to
achieve a classroom goal. Lunch with the teacher will also be in incentive I will
use with my students. They will be allowed to pick one friend and eat lunch with
me in the classroom. It will help me to get to my students on a more personal
level and develop an understanding of their personal background. Students may
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also be given various other rewards throughout the school year, which can be
chosen by the student or as a class. For example, students can vote on a pizza
party or to have lunch outside. Individually, students may choose to receive a
first in line coupon, pass to use colored chalk, extra computer time, or another
special activity of their choice. My incentives will be motivational techniques that
will help create a positive learning environment and increase students drive for
learning. They will be rewarded for good behavior and encouraged to
continually model appropriate behavior. Overall, incentives will be utilized in my
classroom to provide my students with self-gratification and a sense of
accomplishment.
Interventions
I will implement many different types of intervention techniques. Each
intervention will depend on the individual need of each student. The following
are some intervention techniques that I will implement with my students to
improve their classroom behavior:
• Individual Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) – This type of intervention will
be an assertive discipline technique. Students will create individual action
plans and they will answer:
o What’s the problem?
o What’s causing the problem?
o What plan will you use to solve the problem?
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They will be expected to sign their action plan and follow the plan. This
will encourage students to accept responsibility for their behavior and
motivate them to change their behavior based on ownership skills. This
technique will teach students self-discipline and problem-solving skills.
• “Who Squad” letters – This is an assertive discipline technique and will
be utilized for my emotional disturbed or violent students. It will help
protect all of my students and support me in my classroom discipline
procedures. One student may take the who squad letter to the office and
administrators will know how to handle the situation.
• Choices – This intervention technique will help students feel in control of
their behavior and teach them to make the appropriate choices. They will
feel less threatened if I allow the student to make a choice for their
behavior and will be inclined to listen if they feel respected.
• Speak individually with students to address behavior problems – This
technique will help me determine what is causing the students behavior
problem and will help me establish a possible solution. It will provide the
student with a chance to express their feelings or opinion and open the
door for an opportunity to discuss and serious issues.
• Parent conferences- This important technique will keep communication
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lines open with parents or legal guardians. I will be able to communicate
any extra help the student may need at home and work with the parents
on discipline techniques for their student. This will also be used as a time
to communicate good behavior and positive attributes about their child.
• Communicate with principals, school counselors, and appropriate
administrators or social services- This is an important intervention
technique that will support my discipline procedures. This love and logic
approach will help me communicate with the appropriate administrators if I
feel it will benefit the student.
• Eye contact or the “evil” eye and “Let’s talk about this later”- This
intervention technique will be a love and logic approach and will teach
students to behave based on others feelings or needs.
• Use active and critical listening skills – These skills are based on teacher
effectiveness training and will be used as intervention techniques in my
class. Students will be able to use their active and critical listening skills to
redirect their behavior without me having to stop class to implement
consequences. They will not need me to take action for their misbehavior
because it will fixed by them or while working with other students to solve
the problem.
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• “I” messages – This teacher effectiveness training intervention technique
will help explain why the behavior is problem. It teaches students self-
discipline and ownership for their misbehavior without teacher directed
consequences or actions.
• No-lose conflict resolution methods- Everyone will win with this
intervention technique. Students should be inspired to change their
behavior based on their personal desire to fix the situation. It is influenced
by personal feelings and value of others. It will also teach problem-solving
skills.
• Student strengths or weaknesses- This intervention technique will be
used based upon student’s individual behavioral strengths or weaknesses.
It will improve behavior problems and catered around each student’s
individual need. This type of intervention will depend on each student and
formed around them.
Referral Guidelines
My office referral procedures are standardized and implemented by all the
teachers and faculty in my school. This will create a well-organized student
discipline system and an effective classroom management plan for all teachers.
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My office referral procedures would be based on a tally system and each student
will have five chances and if they obtain five tally marks throughout the day, they
will be sent to the office and given an office referral.
•The first tally will be a verbal warning and 5 minutes of independent
physical activity at recess.
•The second tally will be 10 minutes of independent physical activity at
recess.
•The third tally will be a time-out with the teacher.
•The fourth tally will be a phone-call home.
•The fifth tally will be the office referral, phone call home, visit to the
principal and teacher-time out during recess.
Conclusion
It is important to weave personal, professional, and theoretical attributes into
the teacher because these factors effect how a person is perceived and correlate
with their personal philosophy of teaching. Teachers must possess strong
attributes that will make a positive impact in student’s lives and encourage active
learning. Our fictional teacher’s personal, professional, and theoretical attributes
will expand student’s knowledge and provide students with an enriching
education. The different attributes should demonstrate positive role-model
qualities and model appropriate behavior. This will allow our fictional teacher to
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create a respectful learning environment that supports a discipline with dignity
classroom.
We were able to correlate personal, professional and theoretical attributes
through effective teaching strategies and by creating a teacher with a unique
personal background. Our group created a teacher that incorporated her unique
abilities into a classroom and applied them to her teaching career. This helped
our group create a successful learning environment that facilitates active
learning. We were able to accomplish creating an effective teacher that
possessed qualities of leadership, confidence, and strong motivation. She has a
strong passion for teaching and strives to insure that her students achieve
success. Her passion for children is shown through her work experience,
teaching style, and education philosophies. Her personal interests and hobbies
prove she is goal-driven, ambitious, and lives an active lifestyle. For example,
Ms. Applebee enjoys photography, working out, reading and sailing. She will be
able to apply these skills in the classroom and communicate to students the
importance of having goals and ambitions in life. This will help her connect with
students and motivate them to learn. Her work experience proves she is
qualified and dedicated to her career because she has taught or volunteered in
various teaching settings. This work experience has helped her develop the
skills necessary to be an effective educator. Our fictional teacher, Ms. Applebee
understands the importance of applying different teaching strategies in the
classroom. We were able to accomplish active learning techniques through
cooperative learning, student-centered learning and teacher-directed instruction.
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This professional attribute helps students achieve success and promotes high
expectations. Connecting personal, professional, and theoretical attributes
enabled our group to establish a teacher that is highly motivated and leads by
example.
Our three attributes helped establish high expectations and create an active
learning environment. The different attributes help shape an effective teacher
and incorporated a variety of instructional strategies to facilitate student
achievements. Her personal goals supported her ambitious and positive role-
model qualities. Ms. Applebee’s professional attributes enabled her to be an
effective educator and empowered her with knowledge that created a successful
classroom. Her experience in suburban districts, urban districts, special needs
camps, and in general education classrooms has expanded her classroom
knowledge. It has helped shape her perception of learning, different teaching
strategies and educational goals. This diverse work experience enabled her to
create a classroom environment that supports diversity and caters to individual
student needs. Theoretically, Ms. Applebee has all the necessary skills that
allow her to take on the role of a facilitator and design a classroom based upon
student centered instruction. Each attribute plays a significant role in a students
learning process and in our fictional teacher’s career. In general, the personal,
professional, and theoretical attributes should compliment each other to create
an effective educator with valuable teaching qualities.
I believe that I hold similar classroom management beliefs, concepts, and
teaching strategies with our fictional teacher. I am goal-driven, highly motivated,
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and have a passion for children. I believe teaching means helping all students
recognize their unique abilities and personal goals. You should always model
appropriate behavior and treat students with dignity and respect. Teachers are
responsible for creating a supportive learning environment that is thought-
provoking and challenging. I believe, incorporating a variety of teaching
strategies in the classroom that will provide students with multiple learning
opportunities and encourage academic success. For example, cooperative
learning, student-centered instruction, and teacher-directed instruction are
concepts applied by our fictional teacher and strategies that I will incorporate into
my classroom. My career related work experience is similar to our fictional
teacher. I have worked in various after-school programs and substitute taught for
a year. It has taught me the importance of establishing a classroom that
supports diversity and supports the belief of establishing good relationships with
you’re students. I also have similar beliefs about disciplining students and
believe in a love and logic behavior approach. My rules and consequences will
be the same and implemented at the beginning of the year. Students should be
respected, empathetic, and given choices for individual behavior. Our fictional
teacher supports these values and they are effective techniques for disciplining
with dignity. The action plan created by Harry Wong that is apart of Ms.
Applebee’s interventions will be implemented in my classroom. It will establish a
good social contract and teach important behavior skills. It will reinforce
responsibility, problem-solving, and self-discipline skills. I support a classroom
that follows a discipline with dignity student-behavior management model, but I
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will also include assertive discipline and teacher effectiveness training techniques
in my classroom. In my opinion, it is important that students understand
corrective actions will follow if directions are not followed. They should
understand their limitations and the consequences for bad behavior. I believe
assertive discipline teaches this concept the best because there are systematic
warnings and supportive feedback for student behavior. A behavior tally system
with supportive and corrective feedback will be included in my student behavior
management plan, which supports my belief in assertive discipline. Teacher
effectiveness training will be implemented in my classroom to reinforce self-
discipline, ownership and problem-solving skills. This discipline plan will cater
towards some of my emotionally disturbed students. In my opinion, the main
reason for implementing this behavior plan in my classroom will be to teach the
students that you will not always receive a reward for positive behavior. It will
establish self-motivation techniques and encourage students to learn for ones
self and not for alternative reasons. Overall, I strongly agree with our fictional
teacher’s behavior strategies, classroom management techniques, and the other
concepts that are consistent with the love and logic approach.
This assignment affected the way I view teaching in a variety of ways. It
helped me realize the importance of disciplining with love and logic, the
importance of working together, and the magnitude a diverse work experience
can have on my teaching career. Cooperative learning and working together is
crucial in student’s learning environment, but it is also important for teachers to
collaborate with other teachers. This will model appropriate behavior and
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facilitate an effective learning environment. This assignment affected the way I
view my work experience. I realized that a diverse work experience will help me
become more cultured and knowledgeable in my teaching career. I will be able
to apply better teaching strategies and be more effective if I have different types
of work experience. I also realized that one discipline plan is not the best
approach for an effective classroom. The discipline with dignity approach is a
great behavior management concept, but it is more effective if you implement a
variety of student behavior plans in a classroom. This assignment affected my
perception of teaching in a positive way. It taught me that teaching students
does not end in the classroom. Teaching is a continuous process and it is my
responsibility to help my students reach their goals and recognize their individual
abilities. This can be hobbies and interests that are not related to school or
individual learning differences that affect each student differently. Overall, it is
my job to teach students the skills necessary to maximize their potential and be
an active facilitator in their education.
References
Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective
Teacher (4 ed.). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.
Section Two:
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The Classroom Architect Classroom Layout: Classroom Organization
My classroom will be arranged in a way that will allow me to easily monitor
the students during all the lessons. I will have five groups of four desks and one
outlier desk that will be for my student who is distracted easily. I will have one
circular table which will be utilized in my classroom for small group instruction
and cooperative learning groups. On the right side of my room, next to the
circular table I will have three computers. This will be for learning centers and
incorporating technology in my classroom. My desk and phone will be located in
the back right corner of my room. This allows me to see my entire room and
work efficiently. I will have small bookshelves on the back wall. The shelves will
have trays where students will turn in homework and the shelves will organize my
literacy library. This back wall is full of windows and brightens my room. In the
back corner of my room near my desk I will have all of my filing records. These
are important filing cabinets that store student’s records and work. It needs to be
kept confidential, which is why it’s behind my desk. The outlier desk is next to
my desk because this will help the student stay on task. The rest of the five
groups of four desks will be located in the center of the room. I will also have an
area in the back left corner of my room that will be used for learning centers or a
quiet area for the children to read. My projector board will be on my left wall in
the center. This allows every student to be able to see the board easily. I will
also have white board on my wall near the circular table. This whiteboard will be
an area where students can see homework assignments or special information.
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The pencil sharpener and other storage cabinets will be near the entrance to my
classroom. The storage cabinets will hold classroom supplies and games. The
front of the room a convenient place for the cabinets and pencil sharpener,
because the students will be able to grab their supplies or sharpen their pencils
as soon as they enter the room. I will have three trash cans throughout my room.
They will be placed by the doors, the circular table and near my desk. Overall, I
feel this is an excellent room arrangement. It allows me to maximize instruction
time and make use of every corner in my room.
Rules/Procedures
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Classroom rules and procedures are necessary for effective classroom
management and an essential part of students learning environment. The
following rules and procedures will be implemented in my classroom on daily
basis.
Classroom Rules:
1. Follow directions the first time they are given and thereafter.
2. Raise your hand and wait for permission to speak.
3. Stay in your seat unless you have permission to do otherwise.
4. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
5. RESPECT yourself and others!
My classroom procedures will be:
Use of Room: Learning Centers
It is important to follow this procedure because we need to keep
class running smoothly.
1. Follow the appropriate instructions and safety procedures.
2. If it is group work, make sure you work together and use 6-
inch voices.
3. Listen for the verbal announcement of five minutes left
before switching centers.
4. When you hear the timer, stop what you are doing and clean
up your area.
5. Gather your materials and stand quietly by your center.
6. Listen for teacher instruction.
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Use of School Areas: Cafeteria/Lunch
It is important to follow these procedures because we need to
demonstrate proper lunch etiquette.
1. Stand quietly in the lunch line.
2. Follow correct cafeteria flow from serving counter to table
and from table to trash to exit.
3. Talk quietly in the lunchroom, unless you hear otherwise.
4. Practice good manners.
5. Throw away all trash in your area before leaving.
6. Treat EVERYONE with respect in the cafeteria.
Beginning the School Day/Starting class: "Warm-ups" being
class work:
We need to follow this procedure because it is important to start our
day smoothly and get started as soon as we enter the room.
1. Enter the room quietly.
2. Put your things away.
3. Quietly begin working on the bell work assignment on your
own.
4. Work until you finish or the teacher has asked you to stop.
5. If you finish early, remain quietly in your seat and read a
book or write in your journal.
Ending the School Day/Class Dismissal Expected student
behavior upon class dismissal:
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If is important to follow this procedure because it is important to
keep our classroom clean and safe.
1. Pick up trash around your desk and gather materials for your
locker.
2. Push in your chair and stand quietly to signal you are ready
to go.
3. Remain standing behind your chair, until instructed to line up
to go to your lockers.
4. Go to your locker quietly, and then line up in the hallway.
5. When the dismissal bell rings, remain in an orderly line and
quiet until I dismiss you.
Instruction/Whole-Class Activities/Seat-work Asking for
assistance with class work:
It is important to follow this procedure because we need to keep
class running smoothly.
1. Sit quietly at your desk.
2. Place your "Please help/Please keep working" sign on your
desk.
3. If I am instructing, write your question down.
4. If I am working with another student or speaking to another
teacher, write your question down or skip that question and
move on to the next one.
5. Please continue working.
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Small-Group Activities: Expected behavior of student in small groups.
It is important to follow this procedure because it is important to be
respectful of our classmates and collaborate effectively.
1. Treat everyone with respect.
2. Be an active listener and actively involved.
3. If you have a question, ask your group for help first.
4. Help each other when asked.
5. You may ask the teacher for help when the group agrees on
the same question.
6. Have one group member place their "Please help!/Please
keep working" sign on the desk.
Student Work/Assignments: Where to turn in assignments:
It is important to follow this procedure because it is important to turn
in papers in an orderly fashion.
1. Make sure your name and class number is on the top of your
paper.
2. Work completed in class should be placed neatly, in the
middle of the group table.
3. One student will be assigned the job of collecting the papers
from each desk and placing them in the finished work
basket.
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4. Homework should be turned in before the tardy bell rings, in
the appropriate tray.
5. Late work is not accepted.
Overall, classroom rules and procedures should be designed to keep a smooth
running classroom that promotes active learning. It should be based on positive
reinforcement techniques that cater to classroom instruction. They should be
aligned with the schools goals and implemented on a daily basis. Classroom
rules and procedures create an organized learning environment and establish
consistency. These rules and procedures will promote high expectations and
support me in becoming an effective teacher and motivator for my students.
SCMS Matrix
SCMS-Cypert.xls
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