What do we know about how effective classroom management is first established? 1.

What do we know about how effective classroom management is first established?

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All research points to the beginning of the school year as the linchpin for effective classroom management.

Most effective teachers not only planned for classroom management before actually beginning the school year, but they also spent more time ensuring that management activities were: Understood by all students Generally accepted by students Practiced until they became routine

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Arrange and decorate your room in a manner that supports effective classroom management

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Remember that the classroom is the learning environment for you and your

students… Your students will be participating in a variety of activities and

using different areas of the room, and they will need to enter and leave the room

rapidly when classes change. You will get better results if you arrange your room to

permit orderly movement, few distractions, and efficient use of available space.

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You can easily see all students. Students can easily see all

presentations and demonstrations. Frequently used materials are easily

accessible. Pathways facilitate traffic flow. It is easy to organize students into

pairs, triads, and small groups. The room does not provide or

highlight unnecessary distractions.5

ELEMENTARY

Whole group instruction (desk, presentation equipment)

Cooperative learning possibilities

Small group meeting place

Learning centers

SECONDARY

Whole class instruction (desk, presentation equipment)

Desk arrangement (closeness, cooperative learning)

Small group meeting place

Labs and work stations

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ELEMENTARY

Calendar School announcements

and information Expectations for

assignments Daily agenda and

schedule Posters and information

on current topics Rules and procedures A place to display student

work

SECONDARY

School announcements and information

Daily agenda and schedule

Posters and information on current topics

A place to display student work

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Begin with a strong first day of class

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ELEMENTARY

Name tags Greet them! Seating chart Don’t allow students to

wander around and become confused

Tell students something about yourself and do a brief get-acquainted activity.

Present and discuss classroom rules and procedures

SECONDARY

Stand at door and greet Begin with administrative tasks Tell students your name and

something about yourself Do a brief get-acquainted

activity Do brief activity that conveys

content and activities Course outline and

expectations Written copy of rules and

procedures End class with end-of-class

procedure

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Send a letter home to parents before school begins.

Send a letter home to students before school begins.

Number one concern: Am I in the right room?

Post information next to door: Your name, room number, grade level or subject, a greeting

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Help students find their assigned seats: Have names on place cards Have names on seating chart projected on

screen Give them an index card (B5, A8) and ask

them to find their seats based on projected chart

Have a first assignment on board or projector. Tell them to start to work on it immediately. Should be short, easy to complete, and successful for all students.

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Emphasize classroom management for the first few days

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Introduce new studentsReview and provide rationales for

rules and proceduresPractice classroom routines. Be

explicit.Go over grading procedures.Get to know everyone’s names and

something about them.Begin communicating with parents.

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