This document provides guidance on maximizing structure in the classroom to promote student compliance and learning. It recommends arranging the physical space for safety, movement, observation and learning. It also suggests establishing clear behavioral expectations that are positive, explicitly taught, regularly reviewed, and consistently reinforced to increase instruction time. Examples of well-written classroom rules and expectations for routines are given. The document concludes by outlining techniques for actively engaging students and using a continuum of positive and corrective strategies to respond to behaviors.

1. The Well-Managed
Classroom
Class-Wide (Universal) Structures
Alan Robinson, CPS-OST

2. Maximize Structure
Arrange the physical structure for
safety, movement, observation, and
learning.
Arrange behavioral structure to
maximize compliance for increased
teaching and learning time.

3. Post, teach, review,
monitor, & reinforce
expectations
• Positively worded and observable
• Taught exactly like academics
• Reviewed often (pre-corrects)
• Reinforce and expect 100%
compliance

4. Classroom Rules
Examples Non-examples
• Be responsible.
• Turn in completed assignments on time.
• Be a good citizen.
• Walk at all times in the classroom.
• Respect authority.
• Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
• Pay attention.
• Raise your hand and wait for permission to speak.
• Be ready to learn.
• Do what your teacher asks immediately.
• Do your best.
• Be in your seat when the bell rings.
• Be kind to others.
• Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself.
• Be polite.
• Be on task during work times.
• Be safe.

5. Expectations for Classroom Routines
Small Group Activity Independent Seat Work Transitions
• Listen to others • Raise hand before • Hands to self
Respectful • Accept each other’s talking • Move quietly
answers and opinions • Work quietly • Keep space between
you and others in line
• Follow directions • Stay on task • Put materials away
• Stay on task • Manage time wisely • Get required materials
Responsible • Remain in seat unless
• Stay with your group ready
• Use time wisely you have permission to be • Follow directions
up
• Do your share of the • Wait quietly if the • Leave the area clean
Cooperative work teacher is assisting a and orderly
• Everyone participates classmate • Help your neighbor

6. Actively engage students
in observable ways
Actively engaged students

7. Cold Calling
Read Aloud Techniques
Teaching Techniques Videos

8. Think (write) – Pair – Share
Response Logs / Journal Entries
Quick Reply:
Whiteboards

9. Thumbs Up /
Thumbs Down /
Wavy Palm
Windshield: Clear…
Bugs…Mud
Road Map:
I Know the Way…
I Need to Follow
You
…I’m Lost!

10. Use a continuum of
strategies for
responding to
appropriate behaviors
Character Bingo! and
Low- and No-Cost Student Rewards:
Rewards list

11. Use a continuum of
strategies to respond to
inappropriate behaviors.
Sample: Hierarchy of Classroom Consequences

12. Lori Newcomer
University of Missouri
Geoff Colvin
University of Oregon
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