1. What should an NVMI Classroom Look Like?
School Year

2. Clean, neat, and orderly *Free from trash and mess
*Space for T, Sts, and visitors to move around freely and safely

3. A Place for Everything and Everything in its place

4. Attractive Bulletin Boards Connected to Academic Content Standards

5. Ideally desks in groups, teams, squads

6. Groups/Teams/Squads Using Study Team Strategies and/or Total Participation Techniques

20. Whiteboards or pre-printed posters with the following for each course taught…
TODAY’S OBJECTIVE: (in first person kid-friendly language)
AGENDA:
Bell Work
IN YOUR PLANNER:

21. LOTS OF CURRENT STUDENT WORK
Within last two weeks
Graded properly with commentary by teacher

22. Evidence of Planner and Notebook Use

23. Evidence of Routines, Rituals, and Rules

24. The Four Modes
Stand & Deliver
Team Work

25. Mode Standards Explained Explicitly EACH TIME
STANDARDS FOR QUIET WORK:
I am listening to the teacher.
I am not talking.
I am taking notes or doing other silent work as directed.
I am paying complete attention to the teacher.

26. During Open Discussion Mode
I contribute my ideas to class discussion.
I listen to others when they are speaking.
I wait for the appropriate time to contribute my ideas.
I am polite in my interactions with other students and the teacher.

27. During Stand and Deliver Mode
I go quickly to the white board when it is my turn.
I print my name on the white board neatly and complete the assigned task on the white board.
I complete the problem as a notebook entry if it is not my turn to be at the board.
I stand at attention to show my teacher when I am done and requesting permission to be seated.
I address the teacher as “sir” or “ma’am”.
I ask or answer a question in a clear, loud voice.

28. During Team Work Mode
I work cooperatively with my team members to accomplish a particular goal by:
Performing assigned tasks/roles
Listening to my team members
Respecting the ideas of others
Being a helpful contributor to the team.

29. Use of the Class Leader

30. Entry Protocol: Required for ALL First Three steps optional in Grades 10-12
REST prior to tardy bell (means it is OK to talk and move around) IN LINE
TARDY BELL RINGS – Class Leader calls class to ATTENTION
File from right/left (column left/right) MARCH
At ATTENTION by side of desk
Take SEATS – Per Ardua Ad Astra
Work on starter

31. Exit Protocol: Required in ALL
3 minute warning from class leader
Planner check by class leader (homework must be recorded for each class period today)
Check of classroom cleanliness and return of any borrowed materials
SECURE YOUR GEAR
Class, ATTENTION
Dismissal by group

32. Notebooks, Stamps, and Punches Required in Grades 6-9 Optional in grades 10-12

33. Starters, Objectives, and How I Will Be Assessed Required in ALL
Starter in every class every day
About 1-2 minutes to complete
Ready go on PPT or board when they walk in
No significant time to review
Objectives in student friendly language “I will be able to….” or “I will know…”
Reviewed orally
Used by class leader for visitors
Answerable for Mark
How will I be assessed on what I learn today?
Answerable when Mark comes in to observe

34. Rewards and Consequences ALL CLASSROOMS
Merits
Our Token Economy
99 to 1 ratio of merits to demerits
Regular input
Demerits
Use Level 1 interventions prior if practical
It’s OK to have some “no warnings given” (gum, out of uniform, etc)
Record permanents in planners

35. Schoolwide EL Strategies

36. WORD WALL THAT IS USED

37. Talk to the Text/Annotating/Close Reading

38. Citing Evidence

39. Cornell Notes

40. Graphic Organizers

41. Visual Aids

42. Guided Notes

44. Emergency Rosters and Black Backpacks
On clipboard
Updated monthly
Will remind you in staff bulletin to print out form PowerSchool for all classes in that classroom
Take the clipboard and backpack with you during an evacuation

45. Lesson Plan Binders RED
Have in a spot like your desk I can access without disrupting you
CPM Chapter plans for math are fine for the binder
EngageNY unit plans are fine for the binder
Use daily NVMI form otherwise

46. Lesson Plan Form

48. Websites
Intent: A student or parent can immediately go to your website and get the CLASSWORK and HOMEWORK if they missed it due to an absence or need to review it
Ways to achieve the intent vary:
Link to or copy of actual lesson plan document
Link to or copy of the daily agenda
Outline of the day

49. Gradebooks Visible to parents and students
Updated at minimum once a week; ideally 2-3 times a week
Record automatically as ZEROs any student who does not turn in an assignment on the due date (rather than leaving it blank)
Every three weeks is a progress report, beginning August 26

50. CLASSROOM OBSERVATION FORM ONLINE