 I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de- escalated, and a child humanized or dehumanized. I HAVE COME TO THE FRIGHTENING CONCLUSION

Miserable Torture Humiliate Hurt Humanize Words of Death Joyous Inspiration Humor Heal Dehumanize Words of Life OUR CHOICE

Classroom Managemen t That Works Robert J. Marzano, Jana S. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering It takes a good deal of effort to create- and the person who is most responsible for creating it is the WELL MANAGED CLASSROOM DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN! Teacher

NOT SEPARATE BUT RELATED Classroom Environment Teaching and Learning Well managed classroom in which disruption is the exception, not the rule A well planned, well paced, Interesting lesson aligned with students abilities and needs

TYPICAL CLASSROOM Eager and Ready to Learn Makes Trouble – Class Clown Swing Vote

 Creating a Warm and Inviting Classroom  An effective desk/classroom arrangement  Clearly Defined and Consistently Implemented Rules and Procedures  Well paced and thought out lessons that incorporate strategies that “reach” various learning styles HOW CAN I SWING THE UNDECIDED?

The seating arrangement… allows easy movement for students and teachers, provides clear lines of sight enables all desk to be easily accessed by the teacher allows for walking space at both the front and back eliminates distance-decay as much as possible- pupils towards the back are less likely to participate and more likely to chat. ensures that the teachers desk is in full view of all students SEATING ARRANGEMENT:

Procedure for the beginning of the period or day. How will students enter your class? How will you begin class each day? Procedure for When Students Are Absent What should a student do when he comes back to your class after being absent? Procedure for Quieting your Class and Preparing them for instruction. What will be your attention signal? Procedure for Student Needing Help What do students do when they need help? What signal can they give you to eliminate disruption? ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES

Procedure for Passing Out Materials What is your procedure for passing out paper/materials? Procedure for Turning In Work How will the student turn in homework and classwork? Procedure for Dismissal How will students be dismissed at the end of the period/ day or transition to the next subject? Procedure for Moving Students into Groups How will students move from independent work to group work? Procedure for Late Work or No Work ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES

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