Classroom Management Strategies for Effective Instruction

Beginning and Ending Routine, cont.

• Ending Routine
• Goal: Your procedures for ending the day/class will:
• Ensure that students will not leave the classroom before they have organized their own materials and completed any necessary clean-up tasks.
• Ensure the you have enough time to give students both positive and corrective feedback, and to set a positive tone for ending the class.

Beginning and Ending Routines, cont.

• Dismissal
• Goal: Students will not leave the classroom until they are dismissed by you (not the bell).
• Explain that the bell is a signal for you.
• Excuse the class when things are reasonably quiet and all “wrap up” activities are completed.
• General Rule:
• Dismiss primary students by rows
• Dismiss older students by class

Student Work

• Design efficient procedures for assigning, monitoring, and collecting student work.
• 5 Major Areas of Managing Student Work:
• Assigning Class Work and Homework
• Managing Independent Work Periods
• Collecting Completed Work
• Keeping Records and Providing Feedback
• Dealing with Late/Missing Assignments

Ponder This…

• You don’t build your football team on the day of the game.
• You don’t drill a well when you get thirsty.
• And you don’t discuss procedures once an emergency has begun.

Classroom Management Plan…

Classroom Management Plan…

• 8 Components:
• 1) Level of Classroom Structure – based on risk factors of your students.
• 2) Guidelines for Success – attitudes, traits, or behaviors to help achieve success.
• 3) Rules – specific, observable, and measurable behavioral objectives
• 4) Teaching Expectations – What, how, and when expectations will be taught

Classroom Management Plan…

• 5) Monitoring – How you will monitor the progress of the expectations.
• 6) Encouragement Procedures – How you will encourage students to demonstrate motivated and responsible behavior.
• 7) Correction Procedures – How you will respond to irresponsible behavior.
• 8) Managing Student Work – What procedures and systems you will use to manage student work.