Organization and Management of Learning Environment

1. Organization and Management of Learning Environment Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center Troy University Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

2. Alabama Quality Teaching Standards • Page 1 of handout • Standard 2: • Teaching and Learning (Organization and Management of Learning Environment) Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

3. Indicators • 2.1 Designs a classroom organization and management system built upon age-appropriate expectations and research-based strategies • 2.2 Creates a climate that promotes fairness and respect • 2.3 Creates a safe, orderly, and stimulating learning environment that nurtures motivation and engagement of learners Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

4. Handouts • Provided on a CD • Easily modified for personal use Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

5. References Elizabeth Breaux Lee Canter Geoff Colvin Robert J. Marzano Ruby K. Payne Arthur L. Robin Julia G. Thompson Sharon K. Weiss Todd Whitaker Harry Wong Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

6. Just a Few Reminders… • State law requires local boards of education to have a student discipline policy. • Teachers must be familiar with and follow school board policy on student discipline. • Teachers must review the school student code of conduct. • Board policy supersedes school policy. • Whenever possible, administer discipline in private, out of the view and hearing of others. • If you are not following board policy, the board will not be able to support your actions. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

7. Unresolved Classroom Management Issue • Find a partner. • Share the issue. • Listen to a possible solution. • Reverse roles. • Please, do not begin yet; wait for the procedures on the next slide. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

8. Procedure for Selecting a Partner • Thirty (30) seconds to select and decide who will share first • Earliest birthday of the year will share first Example: The person with an April birthday will share before the person with an October birthday • Same birthday month? Use the day • Same month and day, flip a coin • Unable to find a partner, join another group • Wait for the signal to begin selecting your partner (on next slide) Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

9. Find a Partner • Turn to page 4 of your handout packet, and follow the directions for “Select a Partner” • Thirty seconds • Find a partner • Decide who will share first • In the first blank, write your partner’s name • In the second blank, write who will share first • Wait for next slide. Do not begin your discussion yet. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

10. Share • First person has one minute to share a classroom management issue • Second person has one minute to offer a suggestion • Initial at the bottom of page 4 when finished • Begin now Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

11. Second Partner • One minute to share • One minute for partner to offer suggestions • Begin now Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

12. Who Will Share? • Share the classroom management issue • Share the solution Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

13. Index Card • Briefly write the unsolved issue • No complete sentences • Two minutes Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

14. Mental Trip Back in Time • Back to the beginning of a school year • Back to the week before school begins • Back to the time you are in your classroom preparing for the new school year Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

15. Tell Me • What are you doing? • What are you thinking? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

16. Fast Forward • Professional development days • Two days before the students arrive Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

17. Tell Me • What are you doing? • What are you thinking? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

18. Your Actions Send a Message • During the first two weeks of school, students receive unspoken messages from their teacher. • These messages are based on the decisions you make and the actions you take. • Which message are you sending? I am overwhelmed with a list of skills to “cover” and document. I will not allow any one student or group of students to interfere with the instruction of others. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

19. I Hope • Students receive the second unspoken message • Proactive, assertive, and in control Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

20. But How? • Expectations and consequences • No need to be harsh • Follow through with consequences • Phone calls to parents • Caring, fair, and have self-control Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

21. Marzano (2003) • Virtually all of this research points to the beginning of the school year as the linchpin for effective classroom management. • Even if the research were not so clear, common sense dictates that devoting the first few days of the year, the semester, or the quarter to classroom management has the potential to ward off many future problems. (p. 93) Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

22. Your Focus • First two weeks • Primary student goals should be classroom management skills • Secondary student goals should be academic skills Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

23. Just to Clarify Teachers Continue with… • Preparation of lessons • Assessment of students • Instruction of academic skills Note: Lesson plans should include specific activities for teaching classroom management procedures. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

24. For Two Weeks… • Classroom management will take priority • Academic goals should be secondary Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

25. Two Choices • Take care of the majority of management issues at the beginning of the year. • Allow management issues to interrupt instruction throughout the year. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

26. How? Consistent Organize procedures Need a reward Sign a contract In transition Stay in touch Timer Everyone works together Negative consequences Teacher/Student relationships Page 6 of Handout Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

27. Consistent • Why is consistency important in a classroom? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

28. Predictable Environment Thompson (1998) • Consistent classroom management allows a teacher to create a predictable environment where students know what to expect and thus can make choices based on established rules, boundaries, and consequences. (p. 323) Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

29. What is Insanity? • Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

30. Hard to Do? • Why is consistency the hardest skill for most teachers to implement? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

31. Not in Control of… • last minute requests from administrators. • events that happen with students at home. • unexpected situations in our personal lives. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

32. We Are in Control of • Our response • Our choices • Our behavior Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

33. We May Choose to • Whine • Take our frustrations out on the students • Manage with “class” Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

34. Stay Consistent Consistent Organize procedures Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

35. Organize Procedures • Why is it important for teachers to have procedures for how to and when to? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

36. Opening Activity • Asked to share a classroom management issue • Procedures? • Procedures easy to follow? • Predict problems that might arise and provide a solution? Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

37. Emmer, Evertson, and Worsham (2003) • It is just not possible for a teacher to conduct instruction or for students to work productively if they have no guidelines for how to behave or when to move about the room, or if they frequently interrupt the teacher and one another. Furthermore, inefficient procedures and the absence of routines for common aspects of classroom life, such as taking and reporting attendance, participating in discussions, turning in materials, or checking work, can waste large amounts of time and cause students’ attention and interest to wane. (Marzano p.17) Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

38. Marzano (2003) • 38% decrease in disruptions with the implementation of rules and procedures. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

39. Good Line Manners • Keep your hands down beside you. • Look straight ahead. • Stay behind the person in front of you. • Stay quiet. • Walk. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

40. Sharpen Pencils One person at a time… • When the timer is on. • Before the 8 o’clock bell. • During snack. • During seat work. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

41. Wash Hands and Get Water One person at a time… • When the timer is on. • Before the 8 o’clock bell. • During snack. • During seat work. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

42. Bully Report My Name ______________________ Date ___________________________ Person who bothered me ____________________ This is what happened ______________________ _________________________________________ Witness _____________________________ 1-866-444-6996 Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

43. Student Jobs… • Put trash cans in the hall • Empty the pencil sharpeners • Erase the board • Girl’s bathroom monitor • Boy’s bathroom monitor • Girl’s soap • Boy’s soap • Girl’s paper towels • Boy’s paper towels • Turn computer on • Advance the power point Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

44. Student Jobs Continued… • Snack drinks from lunchroom • Turn of lights and close door/ lunch • Change the date • Boy’s test monitor • Girl’s test monitor • Boy’s reading log • Girl’s reading log • Bird seed • Pass out papers/homework/assignments Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

45. Student Jobs Continued… • Timer in the mornings • Note about paper towels • Make sure all the chairs are up • Put paper in the printer • Put marbles in the jar • Change marble number on the board • Pick up paper in the afternoon • Check board work in the morning Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

46. Student Jobs Continued… • Apples off the tree • Put clothespins back in the morning • Straighten book bags in the morning • Lock the door at 8:00 AM • Nurse • Collect papers/homework/assignment • Reading log sheets • Take notes to the office • Take assignments to ISS Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

47. Procedures for Entering the Classroom • Walk to your assigned seat. • Complete the warm-up. • Remain quiet, with no communication. • Wait for instructions. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

48. Procedures for Changing Classes • Walk to the next class. • Line up against the wall. • Stay in single file. • Enter the room when directed. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

49. Beginning of Class • Everyday, the directions for the day will be on the upper right hand corner of the board. • The steps are numbered in the order they should be completed. • Ask questions as I go over the directions. • Begin with number one after the review.. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University

50. Procedures before Standardized Testing: • Use the restroom; you will not be allowed to leave the room during testing. • Blow your nose. • Have a tissue on your desk. • Take off your shoes, if you like. • Enjoy a peppermint, if you like. Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center, Troy University