ElementaryClassroomManagementPlan

Thisplanistoinsuretheclassroomisasafeandpositivelearningenvironmentforallindividuals
thatareintheroom.Thisplanwilleliminateanybiasinconsequencesgivenandreceived.As
wellitwillprovide
solutionstoproblemsand
willallowforteachingand
learningtohaveminimal
interruptionsandproceed
smoothly.MyPersonal
TeachingStyleplayson
HowardGardner'sMultiple
Intelligencetheory,usinga
varietyofteachingmethods
througheachlessonto
insureeachstudentwill
receivethetarget
informationinthebestway
foreachofthemandtheir
personallearningstrengths.
Gardnersaysthatthese
differences"challengean
educationalsystemthat
assumesthateveryonecan
learnthesamematerialsin
thesamewayandthata
uniform,universalmeasuresufficestoteststudentlearning.Indeed,ascurrentlyconstituted,our
educationalsystemisheavilybiasedtowardlinguisticmodesofinstructionandassessmentand,
toasomewhatlesserdegree,towardlogicalquantitativemodesaswell."Gardnerarguesthat"a
contrastingsetofassumptionsismorelikelytobeeducationallyeffective.Studentslearninways
thatareidentifiablydistinctive.Thebroadspectrumofstudentsandperhapsthesocietyasa
wholewouldbebetterservedifdisciplinescouldbepresentedinanumbersofwaysand
learningcouldbeassessedthroughavarietyofmeans."

ThroughtheuseofGardnersMultipleIntelligencetheoryinmyteachingstudentswillbe
motivatedandencouragedtolearnduetotheirabilitytolearnthroughtheirstrongest
intelligences.Thiswillaidthestudentsconfidenceandparticipation,whichinturnwillincrease

theirlearninginmyclassroom.Studentswillfeeltheyhavetheabilitytolearnandbesuccessful
inmyclass.
Theserulesareinplacetoinsurethelessonsrunsmoothlyandeachstudentexperiencesasafe
andcomfortablelearningenvironmenttoworkin.

TheseRulesarespecificfortheuseoftabletsoripadsintheclassroom.Toinsurethesafetyof
thetechnologyaswellasthestudenttheserulesareinplace.

DailyProcedures:

DailyArrivalRoutine:
1. Studentsarrivequietlyandreadytolearn
2. Studentswillhaveaseatontherugatthefrontoftheclassroom
3. Teacherwillcallthestudentstoattentionandbeginthelesson
DailyLessonProcedures:
1. StudentswillQuietlylistenwhentheteacheristalking.
2. Studentswillprovideanswersandrespondwhentheteacherasksquestions.Raisingtheir
handandwaitingtobecalledon.
3. Studentswillreturntotheseatswhentold.

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Studentswillfollowthedirectionsandstepsprovidedbytheteacher
Studentswillusethematerialsproperlyandnotinappropriately
Studentswillworkontheirprojects,remainingintheirseats.
Studentswillraisetheirhandsiftheyareinneedofassistance
Teacherwillassistthestudentswhoareinneedofassistance,andmonitorthestudentsas
theirareworking.
9. Whenthestudentsfinishtheirproject,remainingintheirseats,willputathumbsupin
theairandwaitfortheteacher.
10. Teacherwillcomearoundtothestudentsthatarefinishedanddirectthemtogetoutof
theirseatandplacetheirfinishedprojectintheareadesignatedfortheirclass.
11. Studentswillthenreturntotheirseatandassisttheirclassmatesasneeded.
DailyExitingRoutine:
1. Studentswillfinishtheirprojectforthedayandplaceitintheareadesignatedfortheir
class.
2. Studentswillcleanuptheirworkspace
3. OncetheStudenthascleanedtheirspacetheywillsitquietlyintheirseatandwaituntill
theteachertellsthemtolineupatthedoor.
4. Studentswillexittheartroomquietly.

ClassroomRules:
1. Respect
a. youwillrespectyourclassmatesandyourteacher
b. youwillrespectyourartmaterials
c. DisrespectwillcauseyoutolosePleaserinClassPoints.510points
dependingonthelevelofdisrespect.
2. YouwillAlwaysRaiseyourhandandyouwillnottalkoutofturn
a. TalkingoutofturnwillcauseyoutolosePleaserinClassPoints.1pointeach
timeyoutalkoutofturn.
3. Youwillstayinyourseat.Youareonlyallowedoutofyourseatwhenyouaretold
bytheteacher
a. GettingupwithourpermissionandyouwilllosePleaserinClassPoints.3
pointseachtimeyougetupwithoutpermission.
4. Youwillcleanupafteryourself
a. NotcleaningupandyouwilllosePleaserinClassPoints,3pointsforleaving
amess.
5. Donottalkwhentheteacheristalking,oryourclassmates.
a. Youwillreceiveawarningthefirsttimeyoutalkwhentheteacheristalking.
b. Youwilllose1pointsfortalkingwhentheteacheristalkingthesecondtime.

c. Youwilllose5morepointsfortalkingwhentheteacheristalkingforthe
thirdtime.
6. Useourinsidevoices.
a. Youwillreceiveawarningifyoudonotuseyourinsidevoicethefirsttime
b. Youwilllose1pointthesecondtimeyoudonotuseyourinsidevoice
c. Youwilllose5morepointsthethirdtime.
d. Youwillbewrittenuptheforthtimeandlose5morepoints.
7. HaveFun.
PleaserinClass(PIC)Points:
Youstartwith100pointsyouwilleitherkeepthesepointsorlosethem.Youcanget
themback.Youlosethesepointsbybreakingtheclassroomrules.
Howdoyougainthemback?
1. ShowingExcellentbehaviorinClass
2. BeingTeacherHelperforaday
3. Completingatakehomeproject

AlloftheClassroomruleswillbepostedatthefrontoftheroominlargeandcoloredprint
withimagestogoalongwiththem.Acopyoftheruleswillbesenthomewiththestudents
sothattheparentsaremadeawareofthePICpointsandwhatthoseare,whattheymean
andhowstudentscangetthemback.

Gradeing:
EachProjectwillbebrokendownintofivecomponentsthatwillfactorintoeachstudentsgrade.
Thefivecomponentsarelistedbelow.

LearningObjectivesandStandards:25
Eachstudentisrequiredtomeeteachlesson'slearningobjectivesandstate
standards.Measurementsofeachstudentscompletionofthesearelistedineach
lessonsrubric.TherearetwoStateStandardsandthreelearningObjectiveseach
work10points,equaling50pointsand50%ofthestudent'sGrade.
StayingonTask:5
Thisisdeterminedbythestudentsabilitytostayontaskandcompletetheproject.
Ifastudentisofftaskandinneedofreminderstoworkontheprojectthestudent
willlosepoints.Thenumberofremindersinfluencesthenumberofpointslost.
FallowingDirections:5
Studentswillreceiveallpointsbyfollowingthedirectionsoftheproject.Students
willlosepointsiftheydonotfollowdirectionsandareinneedofreminderswhen
theychosetonotfollowdirections.
Technique:5

 Techniqueisdependentonthestudentsuseofthematerialsthroughoutthe
durationofeachproject.Ifastudentusesmaterialsincorrectlyorinappropriately
thatstudentwillbedockedpoints.Studentswillalsolosepointsiftheyareusing
toolsandmaterialsthatareinappropriatefortheproject,orthattheyhavenotbe
taughthowtouse.
Studentsthatuseallmaterialscorrectlyandonlyusematerialsandtoolsthatthey
havebeentrainedtousewillreceivealloftheirtechniquepoints.
ParticipationPoints:10points
Thesearepointsthateachstudentearnsbyshowingupandworkingdoingclass
throughoutaproject.Aswelltheyareearnedbyparticipatinginclassdiscussions
andclasscritiques.Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateasapartofeachprojects
grade,thesepointsare20%oftheirgrade.
Studentswillloseparticipationpointsiftheydidnotcleanuptheirworkspace,
losing25pointsdependingonthemessthattheyhaveleftbehind.Studentswill
alsolosepointsbymissingclasswithoutavalidexcuse,ornotparticipatingin
classdiscussionsandclasscritiques.

ClassroomLayout:
Thetablesareshiftedso
thatallthestudentscansee
theboardfromtheirdesks.
Aswellthismakesitsothe
teachercanseeallthe
studentsfromthefrontof
theclassroomwhen
teaching,aswellasfrom
theirdesk.Thetablesare
spacesothatthestudents
caneasilywalkinbetween
ascantheteacher.Thereis
aruginthefrontofthe
roomforintroductionsand
demonstrations.