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
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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
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Keep your cell phones on silent and use
them outside of class time
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Food and drink are 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
including your phone that is turned off
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-Have only a pencil and eraser at your desk, unless additional items are
allowed, such as a calculator
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-If your phone is out during a test, then I will assume it is being used to cheat
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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
Develop a Toolkit: I will use a powerpoint presentation and printed version of
my classroom management plan. There will also be three posters hung
throughout the room; our class purpose statement, the classroom rules, and a
reminder of the general consequences in their logical order. I will make phone
calls home or send e-mails to the parents to inform them of their students
behavior.
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Teach the Plan to Students: I will deliver my classroom management plan
powerpoint presentation on the first day of class and also hand out a printed
version of it to each student.
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Share the Plan: I will first review my classroom management plan with the
principal. Once I have received my class roster, I will e-mail it to parents along
with an introduction.
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Review the Plan: the class will review the classroom management plan after
large breaks and a new quarter and decide of any changes are necessary.
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 rest of the students when the situation is over to return to the
class and will contact their parents
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-I plan on contacting their parents at the end of the day, but will first console
with the principal on school guidelines
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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