Kirsten Dale outlines a classroom management plan to build a community of learners based on respect. Expectations include respecting others, being prepared for class, following directions, and limiting cell phone use. Procedures are described for before class, during class such as handing in homework and raising hands, and after class including review. Both positive consequences like praise and negative consequences like detention are discussed. A crisis plan is also outlined to obtain immediate assistance for severe situations.

1. Classroom Management Plan!
Kirsten Dale!

2. Statement of Purpose
Together we will collectively build a community of learners
and respect will be its foundation. Our classroom will be a
welcoming, safe, and positive environment which promotes
learning and values individuality, collaboration, and creativity.
We will strive for personal and academic success as individuals
and collectively as a group.

3. Expectations
-Respect one another, your teacher, and school materials
-Be at your desk and ready before class starts with your book,
writing material, and a pencil
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-Follow teacher directions the first time they are given
-Keep your cell phones on silent and use them outside of class time
-Food and drink is to remain outside of the lab area

4. Procedures
Before Class:
-I will write up assignments and other important items on the board
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-I will make sure all my materials are prepared before class starts
-ex: videoclips preloaded on the computer or slideshows opened and ready to play
with the projector plugged in
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Beginning of Class Before the Bell Rings:
-I will greet each of you with a handshake at the door
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-Put homework in an assignment tray
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-Take a seat and have your books and writing material out

5. ProceduresDuring Class:
-If you are late, place your tardy slip on my desk and quietly take a seat
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-Raise your hand if you are answering a question or have something you would
like to share or ask.
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-I will incorporate at least one activity which is worked in groups
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-Quietly grab the hall pass hanging by the door if you need to use the bathroom
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Wrapping up Class:
-The last few minutes will be allotted for review and questions, though questions
are always encouraged
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-I will close the class with a daily
“mind-blowing science fact”
-ex: horned lizards shoot blood
from their eyes as a defense mechanism

6. Procedures
During Tests:
-Place your backpack in the back of the classroom with everything in it but
pencils and an eraser
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-Turn in your phone to the designated basket at the beginning of class and it
will be returned once your test is turned in
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-Cheating of any sort will earn you a zero for your test score
-Ex: Looking at your classmates answers

7. Negative Consequences
-Verbal reminders of rule
they are breaking
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-Recess or lunch detention
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-Call home to parents
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-Send the student to the
principals office

8. Positive Consequences
-Verbal praise to individuals and groups
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-Tangible awards can be given, such as funny
science pens or stickers
-ex: “Geology Rocks” stickers
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-A large group award for a good test performance could be a
class which they can watch a documentary that is still relevant to
recent coursework
-ex: They can watch the Insects episode of BBC Life if they have just
finished a segment in entomology

9. Action Plan
*Under Construction*
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Disruptive behavior will be dealt with immediately. I will start with
surface management strategies and will progressively move to more
serious intervention techniques. My responses will start on the first day
and remain consistent for each student and throughout the school year.
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10. Crisis Plan
A crisis plan is, “a set of strategies for obtaining immediate assistance in the
event of severe behavioral situations, such as when a student is out of
control, potentially self-injurious, or possibly harmful to others”
(Classroom management, part 2)
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-I will send a student to the office to tell them we have a crisis
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-Everyone else will go to the class next door and I will remain with the
student in crisis
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-I will get the class when the situation is over to return to the class and will
contact their parents

11. References
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Classroom management (part 1): Learning the components of a comprehensive behavior
management plan. The Iris Center. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh1/.
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Classroom management (part 2): Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management
Plan. The Iris Center. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh2/cresource/
#content.
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Classroom management and behavioral strategies for secondary teachers. Questar III. Retrieved
from http://www.questar.org/services/rse-tasc-ii/presentations/behavior/Classroom-Management-
and-Behavior-Strategies.pdf.
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Levin, J., & Nolan, J.F. (2014). Principles of classroom management: A professional decision-
making model. (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
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Lenz, B. (2007). A Community of Learners: Building a Supportive Learning Environment.
Edutopia. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/envision-schools-learning-community-respect.
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