Teach a Book: Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers

General Procedures

• General Procedures
• Beginning of period
• Attendance: use seating chart, keep track of missing work
• Absences: write name and date on handouts and keep in absentee folder; daily assignments on calendar; student volunteers to assist returning students
• Tardy students: be consistent; sign in sheet
• Expected behavior: Warm up questions at beginning of period, copy outline of class activities
• Leaving the room: emergencies only; keeping a record; reduced credit for work not brought to class
• Use of materials and equipment: teachers and student materials
• End of period: clean up of materials and reminders of upcoming work

• Chapter 2:
• Choosing Rules and Procedures

Procedures during seatwork and instruction

• Procedures during seatwork and instruction
• Student attention during presentations: respect and note-taking
• Participation: raise hands, student call?
• Seatwork
• Talk among students (no student talk vs quiet talk)
• Raised hands for help
• Out-of-seat procedures: sharpen pencil, get paper; one-at-a-time
• When work is completed (enrichment activities folder, work on hw)

• Chapter 2:
• Choosing Rules and Procedures

• Procedures for group work
• Distribution of material stations/helpers
• Assigning students to groups: well-balanced, separate clashing personalities, save time, efficient
• Outline goals and participation roles (recorder, reader, etc.)
• Cooperative learning
• Miscellaneous
• Signals: obtain student attention, transitions (turn off lights, bell)
• Announcements, special equipment, fire drills, and split lunch periods (what to do with work and personal belongings)

• Chapter 2:
• Choosing Rules and Procedures

Chapter 3: Managing Student Work

• Your grading system and record keeping
• Achievement, effort, hw, improvement, participation, and percentages
• Accurate assessment: frequent evaluation
• Record all student info in grade book rather than separate lists
• Feedback and monitoring procedures
• Students check own work (different ink and model how to check)
• Students keep own record of grades
• Long-term/group projects: divide into smaller goals and deadlines
• Peer review (must teach)
• Guided beginning for group seatwork then work the room
• Long-range monitoring - keep track of missing assignments