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Elizabeth Walton’s Classroom Management Plan: Elizabeth Walton’s Classroom Management Plan
What is Classroom Management?: What is Classroom Management? Definition: Classroom management is a proactive plan that promotes and supports a positive, orderly and consistent learning environment. This involves the students, administration, teacher and the classroom.
Philosophy of Classroom Management: Philosophy of Classroom Management In order to learn, the students must have a safe, positive learning environment in which they know the expectations and how to meet them
Every day starts new
Doesn’t matter if everything else today is crazy for my students
What is a Positive Learning Environment?: What is a Positive Learning Environment? Physical classroom, students, teacher, other environmental factors
Facilitates learning with consistency
**Safety from harm**
Engaging for students
Ms. Walton’s (Old) Rules!: Ms. Walton’s (Old) Rules! Arrive prepared daily!
Participate in class!
Respect your teacher, classmates and self!
Engage in math activity only!
Ms. Walton’s New Rules!: Ms. Walton’s New Rules!
Be respectful at ALL times!
Remain in your seat or assigned location!
Remain silent unless granted permission!
If you follow the rules…: If you follow the rules… Class rewards:
Praise
Fun learning alternative
Friday option time
Individual rewards:
Praise
Phone call/note home
Student of the (Block) Week
Ticket Jar
If you DON’T follow the rules…: If you DON’T follow the rules… Warning
(Detention with Ms. Walton)/Copying Assignment
Parent phone call
School Detention
Office Referral
*Severe clause: Level of consequence will match level of behavior
Entering the room…: Entering the room… Calmly, quietly and ready to work
Sit down, clear the aisles
(Take out homework and place on the corner of the desk)
Keep binder accessible
Begin today’s bell work
Absent Make-up Work…: Absent Make-up Work… Excused: three days to make up (includes bell work, notes, and homework) for full credit
Unexcused: three days to make up but counted late
Make up work will be placed in the (absent bin) binder by designated student
Dismissal…: Dismissal… You are dismissed by Ms. Walton
Instruction complete, bell rings, students prepared to leave
Taking Notes…: Taking Notes… Binder
Write everything
Heading
Separate
Asking questions…: Asking questions… Students are encouraged to participate during class in an appropriate manner
Write question down
Inappropriate questions?
Housekeeping questions?
Parental Involvement: Parental Involvement Obtain parent contact info
Contact all initially
Best contact method
Parent Night
Conferences