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Re: Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures
Posted by maureen on 8/17/08

Great procedure ideas.....one question on the bell work.....I'm
assuming this is an applicable activitiy to what is being studied -
can you eloborate more on this activity please?

On 8/09/08, mrsd wrote:
> On 8/09/08, ford wrote:
>>
>
>> I was hoping some of you would share the routines/procedures
>> that you use in your classrooms.Wanting a wonderful 2008-2009
>
>
> I teach 8th grade reading, language arts, and social studies.
>>
>>
>> entering the classroom:Come in, sit down, get out homework if
> any, and do the bellwork that's on the overhead or LCD projector.
> Students are tardy if they are not seated and working when the
> tardy bell goes off.
>
>> dismissing at the end of the period or day: Put away
> materials, clean up floor around you, make sure you return
> dictionaries or borrowed supplies or books to their proper
> places.
>
>> returning to class after an absence: Look on agenda board and
> see what you've missed. Write down assignments and go to student
> table/mailbox and pick up the assignments that were missed.
>
>> arriving to class tardy: Give me tardy slip, sit down and get
> out appropriate materials quietly, and follow along. Students
> know I will catch them up after I am done presenting the lesson.
>
>> quieting a class: Stand at the front of the class (or sit on
> my "throne") and wait and sometimes wait some more and sometimes
> wait even more. I usually have total quiet within 10 seconds.
>
>> beginning of the period or day: Bellwork. Get it out and do
> the work. First period, take attendance and lunch count, listen
> to announcements, say the pledge, etc. while students are
> completing bellwork.
>
>> asking for help: Raise your hand. If I don't notice, come to me
>
>> moving of students and papers: Pass papers forward. They are
> allowed to talk during this time as long as they are quick about
> passing in papers. Same thing when moving. If they are getting
> in groups, I give them 10 seconds. They always rise to the
> occasion. Since they ARE 8th graders, they're very sociable.
> Giving them a few seconds of freedom to talk makes them much
> more willing to listen during instructional time.
>
>> listening to/responding to questions: I walk around the room
> while students are working. If more than one student is having a
> problem, I will call the class back together and reteach or
> guide the class through the question/answer.
>
>> working cooperatively: Usually random grouping. I have index
> cards with student names that I shuffle. I divide them among 5
> or 6 groups. Whoever is on top is the team leader. They go to
> various designated spots in the room to work.
>
>> changing groups: Not applicable
>
>> keeping a student notebook: Don't do it anymore. With all the
> emphasis on the state test, I find myself really getting back to
> the basics.
>
>> finding directions for each assignment: I have a "menu" on the
> board telling what we are doing and briefly, how to do it. I
> also read most assignments aloud to them. If I know a person
> wasn't looking, I'll pretend that theirs is the name I've just
> pulled from the pile of index cards and ask him/her what the
> directions were. Generally, though, the students are old enough
> to read directions by themselves.
>
>> collecting/returning student work: Collecting is generally
> done by passing forward the materials. Returning is a bugger for
> me, so this year I have purchased milk crates and hanging file
> folders. Each student gets one, and they will be responsible for
> picking up their work at least once a week.
>
>> getting materials without disturbing others: Materials are at
> the back of the room. Students must use the front "aisle" and
> then an outer aisle to get to my table of goodies for student
> work, assignments, office supplies, previous days' homework, etc.
>
>> handing out equipment at recess: Not applicable
>
>> moving about the room: don't move while I'm instructing.
> Otherwise, as long as students aren't being disruptive. I move
> around the room, helping students, praising students, etc.
>
>> going to the library/tech center: Here's where we revert to
> kindergarten. Line up single file, no talking, no whispering,
> and no leaving the room until all are quiet with library books
> in hand.
>
>> heading of papers: In theory, our team has a rule of HOW and
> WHERE paper heading should be. But anymore, I'm just happy to
> get a paper with the proper name written on it.
>
> Hope these help. Karen
>>
>>
>> On 8/09/08, Mae in Texas wrote:
>>> You can post rules, give conduct marks all day long, take
>>> away recess for the rest of a student's life, but it
>>> doesn't make a difference if you don't have routines and
>>> procedures in place.
>>> (1) Teach a procedure or routine.
>>> (2) Model the routine or procedure.
>>> (3) Practice the routine or procedure.
>>> (4) Expect the routine or procedure to be carried out.
>>> (5) Periodically revisit 1-4.
>>> It's really that simple. I think problems occur when we
>>> become lax. We also have to teach kids to be flexible.
>>> Sometimes our routines are interrupted by things outside
>>> of our control (like assemblies or special days). Changes
>>> in schedule may interrupt structure, but it doesn't have
>>> to stop structure. Students will look to their teachers
>>> for leadership. If the teacher is bent out of shape over
>>> the interruption, or resigned to a crazy day, the kids
>>> will sense it and take full advantage. This is the perfect
>>> time to review 1-4. Mae


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• Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures, 8/09/08, by Mae in Texas.
• Re: Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures, 8/09/08, by ford.
• Re: Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures, 8/09/08, by mrsd.
• Re: Routines and Procedures -- Core Questions, 8/09/08, by Tom.
• Re: Routines and Procedures -- Core Questions, 8/10/08, by DL.
• Re: Routines and Procedures -- Core Questions, 8/10/08, by Tom.
• Re: Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures, 8/16/08, by kristin r.
• Re: Classroom Management is About Routines and Procedures, 8/17/08, by maureen.