Classroom Management Procedures, Guidelines, and Set-Up

First Day Procedures and Expectations -Consistent with school policy -Reasonable to students -Fair and consistently enforced -Present only the minimum amount of expectations -Procedures rather than rules; Consequences rather than punishment

Procedural Matters Purpose? Learning names or preventing conflict Seating Charts Control noise and confusion Proactive in deciding who speaks Raising Hands Teachers, not bells or clocks, excuse students Easy to lose control and time Entering/Leaving Classroom Material Use and Care Where, when, and how to store, retrieve, and care for items

Nondisruptive -Chatting with a neighbor -Being off task -Whispering -Daydreaming Disruptive -Talking out of turn -Roaming around the room -Throwing objects -Clowning around Defiance/Cheating/Lying/Stealing -Temporary or permanent removal -One-on-one or group conferencing Bullying/Violence/Sexual Misconduct -Don’t do it alone, ask for help -Leads to suspension or expulsion Inappropriate Behavior Hostile Assertive Nonassertive

1 st Offense- Direct (usually nonverbal), reminder to the student 2 nd Offense- Private, direct (verbal) reminder of expected behavior and consequences 3 rd Offense- Student placed in a supervised isolation area followed by a private teacher/student conference 4 th Offense- Suspension from class until student-parent/guardian-teacher conference 5 th Offense- Student is referred to appropriate administrator or counselor, could lead to suspension of explusion

How will students signal they need help? How do you call on students to give answers? How and when do students enter and exit classroom? How do students obtain materials for instruction? How should students store their personal items? Procedures for drinking fountain or bathroom? Procedures during classroom interruptions? Procedures and actions towards inappropriate behavior.

Take the physical features of your classroom into account when planning 1. Keep computers facing away from windows to keep glare from sunlight off the screens 2. Make sure that all students will have an unrestricted view of the chalkboard. 3. Your desk should be out of the way, but in an area where you can view the entire classroom. Set aside an off-limits zone for your records and supplies. 4. Will your classroom have desks in rows, desks in groups, group tables etc.? (Think what would be best for your content area and why)

-Desks in rows -Teachers Desk in Front -More teacher control -Teachers desk in the back of the room -Students facing each other -Teachers desk in back of room -Fosters discussion -Everybody can see everybody else -Setup to include different specific AREAS of a classroom

Classroom Setup Tips Desks should be arranged to promote teacher mobility. Setup should allow teacher to move from one student on one side of the room to another on the other side in the fewest steps. Move the teacher's desk from the front of the room. That's the worst place. Move it to the side or in the back If using horizontal rows sit in a seat and slouch down with feet out in aisle. Add two feet. That's how wide the aisle should be Whatever arrangement you settle on, proximity - your bod - and how close you get to students will prevent most discipline problems from starting in the first place. "Distance is safety. Proximity is accountability." - FJ.