LAUNCH Manual

Routines and Procedures

Teacher Effectiveness

1. Organizing and managing classroom activities.

2. Presenting instructional material.

3. Teacher-student relationships.

1. Objective

“Management skills are crucial. Classroom management has a tremendous impact on student achievement.”

Harry Wong

2. Standards Accomplished Practice #9 –

Learning Environments.

Creates and maintains positive learning environments in which students are actively engaged in learning, social interaction, cooperative learning, and self-motivation.

3. Anticipatory Set

What will it be today?

4. Teaching

Procedures, like behavior, are taught in the same ways that content is taught.

Established routines and procedures are an instrumental component of a successful teacher.

Class Routine Procedures

1) Classroom Arrangement

Classroom arrangement is important for attendance, discipline, and learning environment.

Guided Practice How would you arrange the desks

for your grade/subject for the following activities?

Provide for 3 more examples

Guided Practice Students are asked to read a

chapter section and answer questions.

Individual seat work.

Guided Practice Students are engaged in data

collection.

Small group activity.

Guided Practice Students share their opinions on

topics.

Small group discussion.

Guided Practice Students are asked to exchange

papers and give peer review.

Students are in pairs.

Guided Practice Students are taking a quiz.

Individual seat work.

Guided Practice Students are completing 5 math

word problems where they draw diagrams and explain their answers.

Students are in pairs.

2) Beginning Class

The first five minutes of class can make or break the lesson.

Guided Practice Identify (in discussion mode)

activities they could use to begin the class: Warm-up problems. Record the plan of the day. Copy the new vocabulary words from the

board. Journal.

3) Ending Class

The teacher dismisses the students, not the bell.

Guided Practice

List 5 “end of class” activities to fill out the lesson that runs short: review from a previous lesson. introduce a challenging puzzle. state a bit of trivia relating to your

subject. reflect on what you have learned. state how this would look in your room.

4) Handling Papers

Collecting and returning papers needs to be efficient and non-disruptive.

Guided Practice

Discuss various methods of collecting and returning student papers: pass papers to the left or right. sort papers by seat numbers before

returning. spread folded papers with name exposed

on a counter or table for students to pick up as they enter the room.

5) Keeping the Classroom Orderly

Classroom procedures are reviewed frequently.

Guided Practice

Design a policy for your classroom with 5 or fewer rules.

6. Formats for Written Work

The teacher should demonstrate to the students how they want their written work completed.

7) Asking Questions

Subject content questions are addressed during teacher lecture; student centered questions (restroom, individual needs) are appropriate during student activity time.

8) Leaving the Classroom

Requests for permission to go to lockers, restroom, nurse, or office should occur during student activity time, not during teacher lecture time.

9) Materials Needed for Class

Prepare a list of materials the students need before the school year begins.

Guided Practice

Prepare a list of materials the students will need for your class.

10. Class Interruptions

The teacher needs to address the interruption and then immediately return to the subject or activity.

11. Class Discussions

Three examples of styles that engage students are: teacher directed. group directed. debate style.

12) Emergencies and Drills

Communicate the drill procedure onthe first day and review posted exit diagrams throughout the year.

13) Gaining Class Attention Some suggestions include:

teacher proximity. teacher silence. music for transition. rhythm signal. sound signal. hand signal. calling the student’s name. group alert.

14) Planning Your Time

Students are first, class time should not be utilized for planning.

15. Checking Email

Email should be checked during non-student time.

16) Parent Communications

Communication with parents involves: phone calls. emails. newsletters. parent conferences. student/parent contracts. syllabus and webpage.

Independent Practice

Discuss in a small group how you will communicate with the parents. Design a student/parent contract for your class.

17) Grading Papers

Papers should be graded/returned to the students as soon as possible; because testing is part of the learning process.

18) Recording and Posting Grades

Graded papers should be recorded immediately.

Posted grades provide information on personal progress and performance.

19) Filing papers

Keep track of tests, assignments, notes, activities, projects, and labs.

20) Photo copying

Plan ahead, put papers to be copied in a folder. Copy machines break down at the most inconvenient time.

21) Creating lesson plans

If you are not given a particular format to use for your lesson plans, find one that best fits your style or subject matter.

Guided Practice

Design a lesson plan using the Madeline Hunter format.

22) Your Desk

Establish your file cabinet, closet, book shelves and desk.

Have a student desk located away from your desk that has stapler, tape, and tissues.

23) Administrative Tasks

Pay attention to requests from administration for surveys, lists, and tasks that must be completed.

24) Attendance

Teachers are required by law to keep attendance records.

25) Student Information

At the beginning of the school year, gather information about each student.

26) Substitute Plans

Plan ahead for being absent: school contact person. updated roster. seating chart. detailed lesson plan.

Independent Practice

List the two ways to request a substitute teacher. Be specific with details, names, and phone numbers for your school.

27) Prearranged Absences

The types of leave are: Professional. Personal. Comp time.

Independent Practice

List the ways to accrue comp time.

How do you record and use comp time?

What are the different types of leave?

6. Closure

What are the 3 steps for establishing classroom procedures? Repeat.

Reflect.

Modify.