Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule

Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule By JoCee McCann 2013-2014

Essential components to making schedules work • Schedules for students • Schedules for teacher • Schedules for para Figuring out where and when each child is working throughout the day can be tricky. Schedules are constantly changing.

Step 1: Creating a template How are you setting up your schedules? • Grade • Student Fill in 15 min or 30 min time frames for the entire day. Grade template

Step 2: Specials • Get a master schedule for every grades specials list. • Have a copy of each student’s IEP and read through it. Read through IEPs!!! Specials Schedule

Step 3: Lunch Times • Get the master lunch schedule for students. • Fill in each grade lunch. • Fill in breakfast Color Code lunch times- Yellow

Step 4: Fill in Specials • What is appropriate for each student? Determine how long they will participate in specials daily. • Add in Specials Color Code Specials -Blue

Step 5: Fill in Recess • Get Master schedule for each grade recess time. • Fill in all recess blocks. Color code Recess - yellow

Step 6: Inclusion Times • Determine from the iep how much time each child will spend in the gen. ed classroom. • Meet with each child’s gen. ed teacher. Together find times that are appropriate for student inclusion. • Some ideas are: • Making Meaning • Whole group activities • Centers • Intervention times Inclusion times – Green Get a copy of each student’s gen. ed class schedule.

Step 7: Staff Lunch • Look at the schedule and determine the best time for you to take your lunch time. Add your lunch - yellow

Step 8: AM Teacher Times • Determine whole group instruction times. • Tip: look at when most students are present. • Recommendation is partnering students with similar goals/objectives for small group direct instruction. • If possible keep students on similar schedules. Add teaching times

Step 9: PM Teacher Times • Fill in curriculum time, math, reading, sensory breaks and bathroom breaks. Tip: Set a time to bathroom students. PM Teaching Times

Final Student schedule

Para Schedule - Blank • Print off MANY non-color copies of student schedules. Use pencil to add in changes. • Determine their lunch and break times. • Talk with paras about preferences or students they work well with. • Ask if they want to be with one student all day or want to rotate with many students. • Tip: These change daily! It can take a couple weeks for everything to start running smoothly. Non color coded copy

Trial Para Schedules • Each para receives a copy of their schedule highlighted. • Determine what is working and what changes need to be made. • Meet at the end of the week to update schedules. Color code each para

Final para schedule

Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule

Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule

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