Classroom Management 6-12

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Classroom Management 6-12

• Presented by
• TriValley Teacher Induction Project
• Melissa Lorenz, TVTIP Coach
• Teacher Academy
• August 22, 2006

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Objectives

• Participants will
• Create and prioritize rules and consequences
• Have a plan for teaching clearly defined
  procedures

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What is Effective Classroom Management?

• What does it look like?
• What does it sound like?

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Essential Components of Effective Classroom
Management

1. Explicit Rules and Procedures
2. Consistent and Fair Consequences
3. Engaging Lessons!!!!

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Procedures vs RulesWhat is the difference?

• Rules are expected norms regarding behavior
• Procedures concern how things get done in the
  classroom.

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Procedures are the railroad tracks Content is
the train.-Rick Smith
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Procedures

• Key Steps to Teaching Procedures
• Explain
• Practice
• Give Feedback
• Re-teach

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A teacher is one who makes herself progressively
unnecessary. -Thomas Carruthers
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Rules

• Guidelines for Creating Rules
• Limit to 5 or 6
• Specific is better
• Consistent with school rules
• Understandable
• Manageable
• Always Applicable
• Positive
• Consistent with Teachers Philosophy

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ConsequencesBe proactive, not reactive. Fred
Jones

• Consequences should be
• Logical and comfortable for the teacher
• Be specific and concrete
• Set up in a hierarchy small to big
• Avoid consequences that remove students from the
  learning environment unless absolutely necessary

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Consequences

• With your table partner, highlight 3 or 4
  consequences from each section on the handout
  that you would feel comfortable doing in your
  classroom.

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Action Plan

• Create a tentative plan for rules, consequences,
  and procedures to start the year. Jot down any
  tasks you need to complete prior to the start of
  school in order to implement your action plan.