CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT - Illinois State UniversityClassroom Management Transitions Classroom Arrangement Classroom Routines Respectful Student Behavior Working with Families

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

GRADES 4 - 8

Stacie M. France [email protected]

From Classroom Chaos to Harmony

Creative Thinkers! Problem Solvers!

Evaluation – Off Stage & On Stage

Education Leadership, Sept. 2003, V. 61, p.6-13

OF ALL THE VARIABLES, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT HAS THE LARGEST

EFFECT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

-J. MARZANO & R. MARZANO

Transition: Rocks, Paper, Scissors

Classroom Management

Transitions Classroom Arrangement Classroom Routines Respectful Student Behavior Working with Families

Pictures can also be presented more dramatically in widescreen.

Widescreen Pictures

REDIRECTING WITH HUMOR

REDIRECTING WITH HUMOR

Transition: Be the Teacher!

Student pairs create quiz questions and an answer key.

Groups combine to quiz their classmates andbe the teacher.

• Align the room to match the learning tasks

• Respect students’ needs

• Show care, consideration and trust

Classroom Arrangement

Arrangement Options

Typical Arrangements:

• Pod

• Row

• L

• T

• U

Seating Chart Options

• Align the room to match the learning tasks

• Respect students’ needs

• Show care, consideration and trust

Classroom Arrangement

STUDENT ZONE

STUDENT ZONE

CONSIDERING STUDENT NEEDS & INTERESTS

Communicating trust through self sufficiency

Transition: Finger Grab

Competitionnaturally createsinterest

Sportsmanship!“Have fun & be kind…while learning!”

• Minimize time loss by organizing the lesson so that students are transitioning at a different time than the teacher

• Prevent misconduct by students

Transitions

• 176 School Days Allotted• School Time vs. Classroom Time• Classroom Time vs. Instructional Time• 3 minutes becomes 528 minutes/nearly 9 hours

Make Every Minute Count!

Keeping learning the focus

Keeping learning the focus

Transition:In the Office/Emergency/Make-up Work

A classmate just got back from the office/an emergency/an absence and needs your help to catch up on what we’ve been learning. Take 1 minute and tell them what they need to know.

• Create safety

• Instill student confidence through self sufficiency

Classroom Routines

Make-Up WorkBy Class Hour By Day

R.E.P.

Tardy Log

Are you prepared for a crisis?Crisis Management Packet

What is inside?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnj0_AjI2y0

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

• Repeated Talk Outs• A Student who Refuses to Leave the Room• Forgets Materials• Does Not Speak

First Day of School