Keeping Them Engaged and Motivated Starts with Procedures

Find Your Match• Tootsie Roll• Peppermint Patty• Chocolate Chip• Krispy Kreme• Hot Fudge Sundae• Fruity Pebbles• Cherry Limeade• Hot Tamale• Diet Coke• Peanut M&M• Flip Flop• Tuna Fish• PB & J• Super Man• Mocha Frappe’

3 Areas of Classroom Management

• Instruction• Motivation• Discipline

Organization…

Routines and Procedures for Instruction

Step one…Arrange schedule of activities for each class period to maximize instructional time…

Typical 50 minute class suggestion…

2 minutes Independent warm-up activity 5 minutes Teacher-directed review of previous concepts10 minutes Teacher-directed introduction of new concepts8 minutes Teacher-directed guided practice, working on assignment20 minutes Independent work or cooperative tasks5 minutes Teacher-directed corrections and guided practice to help

students identify errors or misunderstandings

Typical 90 Minute block suggested

2 minutes Independent warm-up exercise6 minutes Teacher-directed review of previous concepts10 minutes Teacher-directed introduction of new concepts10 minutes Teacher-directed guided practice, working on assignments15 minutes Independent work5 minutes Teacher-directed correcting and clarifying5 minutes Introduction to cooperative exercise15 minutes Cooperative Group Task10 minutes Independent Work5 minutes Teacher-directed introduction to homework

• Step 2• Arrange Your

Physical Space

Arranging the Classroom

Arranging the classroom

Things to consider: 1. Where will your desk be? 2. How many student classroom desks do you need? 3. What classroom seating arrangement of the desks will you use; for example, groups,rows, U shapes, rows but in groups,etc? 4. Will you have any classroom computers? Where will you put the classroom computer tables? 5. Will you have an area, away from the students' desks, where you can all come together for classroom meetings,etc.? 6. What other additional classroom furniture such as filing cabinets, bookshelves,working tables will there be? 7. How many classroom bulletin boards will you have? 8. What other classroom display ideas are swimming around in your head?

Object of Classroom setups is to create walkways…

http://www.lpainc.com/design/project/93/Valley_Christian_High_School

Seating Arrangements

Reasons for a Seating Chart…

1.Facilitates roll taking

2.Aids name memorization

3.Separates potential problem students

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/

Step 3

Decide on a Signal

Step 4 Procedures to Start and End

Class Rules

Two Types of Rules

• General– Respect others– Take care of your school– Be polite and helpful– Keep the room clean– Behave in hallway

• Specific – Be in class on time– Keep your hands, feet,

and objects to yourself– Listen to instructions– Do not use offensive

language– Have all materials ready

when the bell rings

My Three Rules of “DO”

•Do your best•Do what’s right

•Do treat others as you want to be

treated

First Day of School

• Greet Students in hallway• Have something prepared for when they enter• 10 min Welcome, goals, and rules• 10 min Grading, Homework, Procedures• 15 min Activity for background knowledge

check for my subject• 10 min Tips for being successful in class• 5 min Wrap-up and dismissal

AlphaBlocks

Fly Away Home

• Colors mentioned in book

• Narrator’s name• How old is narrator?

SOAP

Admit and Exit Slip