Procedures and Routines Wong, pp

Seating Seating arrangements  Depend on task Seating assignments  Maximize learning and classroom management  Help you learn names  Change periodically

Direct Teaching

For Projects

Semicircle

Staggered

“Z” Seating

Giant U Seating

Groups of Four

Assignments Assignment calendar  Daily and in the same place Schedule (on the board) Warm-up activity You start/end the class, not the bell Teach the class to find assignments

Taking Roll Start class with assignment, not taking roll Use seating chart Have students indicate attendance  Move clothespin Take roll quickly and quietly

Recording Grades Determine records to keep  Attendance  Homework, test grades, projects  Class behavior  Skills/standards mastered Keep a running total for progress reports Electronic gradebooks