Classroom Management Plan SECOND EDITION :JENNIFER NELSON 10TH GRADE ENGLISH FOREST HILL HIGH SCHOOL JACKSON, MS Classroom Management Plan SECOND EDITION


Definition of Classroom Management :Definition of Classroom Management Classroom management is the way a teacher runs a classroom, in order to: maximize student learning, through time management and making the material interesting TIP: write times on your LPs! make the classroom a calm and positive working environment, and minimize disrupted and wasted time. TIP: daily routines reduce time-wasting


Philosophy of Classroom Management :Philosophy of Classroom Management When a teacher is an effective classroom manager, her students know exactly what is expected of them and how to succeed. Classroom management is driven by the teacher’s preparedness, responsiveness to students’ learning needs, and rewards system. Good classroom management requires a large investment of time and energy by the teacher and students up-front, but pays off later. Once in place, classroom management takes care of itself in automatic, daily classroom routines and procedures.


Slide 4:When a teacher is an effective classroom manager, her students know exactly what is expected of them and how to succeed. Classroom management is driven by the teacher’s preparedness, responsiveness to students’ learning needs, and rewards system. Good classroom management requires a large investment of time and energy by the teacher and students up-front, but pays off later. Once in place, classroom management takes care of itself in automatic, daily classroom routines and procedures. REVISED Philosophy of Classroom Mngmnt


Slide 5:An effective classroom manager: has students who know exactly what is expected of them behaviorally. values preparedness as much as persistence in following through on consequences during all points of the school year. Knows when to be responsive to students’ learning needs, and when over-responsiveness hurts the cause. requires a fluctuating amount of time and energy, and sometimes pays off. CM is not an insurance policy or a one-time investment; it’s rolling. REVISED Philosophy of Classroom Mngmnt


Positive Learning Environment :Positive Learning Environment Students should be deeply involved in their work. TIP: authentic assessments rule! i.e., vocabulary projects, drafting to publishing units Students should have opportunities to work together every class period; monotonous instruction is bound to cause boredom and disengagement, and thus a negative learning environment. The teacher should engage students, and students should engage each other. The teacher should have high expectations of all students, and verbalize those expectations regularly. The teacher should give verbal and written praise to the student when s/he participates or improves.


Positive Learning Environment, cont. :Positive Learning Environment, cont. The teacher should be attentive to students who learn at a faster pace than others, and always have supplemental materials on hand for them. TIP: differentiated instruction (i.e., HL book selection) TTW encourage tangential questions, “teachable moments,” and student-led learning, even if they deviate somewhat from the teacher’s own lesson plan. TTW provide a box in which students can drop ideas for lessons. TSW be motivated to participate, speak and share their thoughts and ideas in class. Creativity is encouraged by displayed student work.


REVISED Positive Learning Environment :REVISED Positive Learning Environment Students should have opportunities to work together every class period; monotonous instruction is bound to cause boredom and disengagement, and thus a negative learning environment. Rather, maintaining an almost purely individual or pair work environment turned out the most active learning. I never did get to… TTW provide a box in which students can drop ideas for lessons. TSW be motivated to participate, speak and share their thoughts and ideas in class.


Classroom Rules :Classroom Rules Raise your hand to speak or stand. When entering the classroom, immediately sit in your desk. Be prepared for class before the bell rings. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself Respect your teacher, your classmates and yourself.


REVISED Classroom Rules :REVISED Classroom Rules Raise your hand to speak or stand. When entering the classroom, immediately sit in your desk. Be prepared for class before the bell rings. Next year, I will demonstrate more explicitly what constitutes prepared and what constitutes tardy. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself Respect your teacher, your classmates and yourself. add: No throwing of any objects


Consequences :Consequences Verbal warning Writing Assignment: Copy a dictionary page Writing Assignment 2, letter home to parent Detention – “you waste my time, and I will waste yours.” Referral TTW keep track of warnings by writing student names on the board


REVISED Consequences :REVISED Consequences Verbal warning Writing Assignment: Copy a dictionary page Writing Assignment 2, letter home to parent Writing assignment 3 (progresses from 3,6, to 9 paragraphs) Detention Referral TTW keep track of warnings by writing student names on the board using my attendance book as a behavioral chart, to track tardies, warnings, writing assignments


Example Behavior Chart :Example Behavior Chart


Rewards :Rewards Verbal praise Tickets Student of the Week First person dismissed from class Handwritten thank-you notes, written praise on student work The two high scorers on the previous test and exceptional student work are posted. Student Managers (to distribute and collect stuff)


REVISED Rewards :REVISED Rewards Verbal praise Tickets Student of the Month (prize: homework prize, certificate signed by principal, student agenda, student managers) First row dismissed from class Handwritten thank-you notes, written praise on student work The two high scorers on the previous test and exceptional student work are posted. Rather, sometimes I announce the highest scorer. Student Managers (to distribute and collect stuff)


Procedures :Procedures No bathroom during class Late policy: -5 points per day, 70% credit after first week Make-up work: keep a blog with assignment links (student can print out their own), and a piece of butcher paper on the wall with weekly work. Passing in papers: Assign numbers to students, which they write on their work, and have papers passed in in numeric order. Arriving to class: students go quietly and directly go to their seats and begin their warm-up work (D.O.L.) immediately.


Procedures, cont. :Procedures, cont. What to do when finished early: read (bookshelf in classroom) Dismissal: by rows, with teacher’s permission


REVISED Procedures :REVISED Procedures No bathroom during class Late policy: -5 points per day, 70% credit after first week Make-up work: keep a blog with assignment links (student can print out their own), and a piece of butcher paper on the wall with weekly work with papers in each section. In addition, Journal topics are posted and an example binder are openly available for absent students when they return. Fill in personal Assignment Log sheets daily. Passing in papers: Assign numbers to students, which they write on their work, and have papers passed in in numeric order. Pass up rows. Arriving to class: students go quietly and directly go to their seats and begin their warm-up work (D.O.L.) immediately.


REVISED Procedures, cont. :REVISED Procedures, cont. What to do when finished early: read (bookshelf in classroom) students grade multiple-choice reading quizzes, hole punch or staple papers or index cards Dismissal: by rows, with teacher’s permission the bell (students do wait if I am announcing something)


Parental Involvement :Parental Involvement TTW send home a rules and expectations contract, which parents will sign and send back to the teacher TTW send home letters to parents when their kids have reached their 3rd consequence or have failing grades. In the former case, TSW draft the letter about their misbehavior. TTW sign it, the parent will sign it, the principal may sign it, and it will be returned to the teacher the next day. These letters will be consistent and start early in the 9-weeks. Phone calls for both + and – behavior and achievement. Phone logs will be kept. Parent / Teacher conferences TTW go to sporting events and church, where parents are likely to be found!


REVISED Parental Involvement :REVISED Parental Involvement TTW send home a rules and expectations contract, which parents will sign and send back to the teacher TTW call home at midterm if student has a failing grade in the course. Phone calls for both + and – behavior and achievement. Phone logs will be kept. Parent / Teacher conferences only occurred during the two official times of the year (October and February). Parent-requested conferences were often nerve-wracking and unpleasant; be-prepared for some aggressive parents. TTW go to sporting events and church, local stores and recreation spots where parents are likely to be found!


The End! :The End!