Mr. Chris Snyder

High School Dean of Students

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTAND

DISCIPLINE

LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1) How does an effective teacher begin the school year?

2) How does an effective teacher deal with a student who has broken a rule?

The keys to a well-managed classroom

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT:1) Take two minutes and write five

sentences describing the beginning of your first class on the first day of school.

2) Take two minutes and discuss your sentences with the person seated next to you.

MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN 19951) Students sat where they wanted2) Read the class roster aloud and took attendance

orally3) Ask students to stand up and come to front of room4) Assigned seats to students in alphabetical order5) Passed out textbooks and recorded textbook numbers6) Asked students to open their books and began

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In a study reviewing 11,000 pieces of research that spanned 50 years, three researchers determined that there are 28 factors that influence student learning and placed them in rank order

The most important factor governing student learning is classroom management.

A WELL-MANAGED CLASSROOM1) Task-oriented

2) Clear expectations

3) Little wasted time or disruption

4) Relaxed and pleasant

THE CLASSROOM1) Room Arrangement – in rows facing the

teacher to begin year2) Wall Space – classroom rules,

assignments, Word Wall, fire exit map, school map, space for student work

3) Teacher Area – proximity to students and teaching materials; well-organized

INTRODUCE YOURSELF1) Send letter / email home

2) Post sign on door – name, room #, subject

3) Place index cards with students’ names on desks where they sit

4) Have an assignment posted on the board

5) Greet students at door

SEATING ARRANGEMENTS1) Make seating chart before first day

2) Have all seats facing teacher on first day

3) Assign seats on first day (notecards)

4) Make groups and seating chart for cooperative learning activities

BEGINNING OF CLASS1) Post lesson essential question(s) and

activating strategy before students enter room

2) Post both in same place every day

3) Assignment should activate prior knowledge

4) Take attendance while students work

GRADING1) Explain grading system to students and

parents

2) Maintain accurate records

3) Grade student work promptly

4) Ask questions about gradebook software

DISCIPLINE PLAN1) Make 3 – 5 rules (examples on pg. 152)

2) Rules address behavior, not academic work

3) Rules have consequences – rewards and penalties

4) Teach the plan to your students

5) Enforce the plan consistently

MY FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL IN 20091) Generated seating chart for every class2) Spent two days teaching discipline plan3) Students took written discipline plan home for

parent to read and sign4) Students brought signed discipline plan back

into school for homework grade5) Gave students a quiz on the discipline plan

Ideas for dealing with disruptive students

DISCIPLINE

ASSIGNMENT:Read the appropriate scenario and decide how you would act.

Discuss your answer with the person seated next to you.

High School / Middle School Scenario

1) Students whispering to one another while teacher is teaching

2) Student secretly texting during class

Elementary School Scenario

1) Student throws temper tantrum in class

2) Student pushes another student on the playground

ISSUES TEACHER SHOULD ADDRESS1) Minor classroom disruptions2) Failure to follow instructions3) No pencil, paper, book, binder4) Talking in class5) Sleeping in class6) Tardy to class

ISSUES ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD ADDRESS

1) Insubordination2) Swearing3) Bullying4) Fighting5) Electronic devices6) Tobacco, alcohol, drugs

IF A STUDENT BREAKS A RULE1) Do not ignore it; point out which rule has

been broken 2) Give the student a warning; explain what will

happen the next time the rule is broken3) Assign an appropriate consequence the next

time the rule is broken4) Enforce the rules consistently with all

students

PROCEDURE FOR DISCIPLINE1) Make eye contact with student2) Move closer to student3) Involve student in lesson4) Talk to student during class5) Meet with student after class6) Contact parent7) Contact administrator

QUESTIONS?• Do not hesitate to ask questions

• Talk to your mentor

• Talk to someone in your department / team

• Contact me at csnyder@ccsd.cc or Tom Sharrow at tsharrow@ccsd.cc