1. Get Your Year Off to a Great Start: Proactive Classroom Management Strategies
Callie
Janelle Woffinden & Cathy Gilbert, Student Support Coaches
Callie Greenfield, PBSES Coordinator

2. Our plan for today…
To provide information about a set of research- based practices that we know improve efficiency and behavior in the classroom.
To provide some time to glean the knowledge in the room for implementation of these practices.
To provide you time (and hopefully inspiration) to plan for the upcoming year
CAllie
What I think is important is to convey:
These ideas may not be new to you, please share the ways you implement!
We want to emphasize that these practices are worth being intentional around and give you time to plan around these ideas.

3. Proactive Classroom Management Strategies
Research-based
The biggest bang for your buck
Callie
Talk about why these things are on the list, how the list was developed, etc. Maybe talk about
Clayton Cook and the Natalie book
Proactive
Our goal is to give you ideas that require the smallest amount of work on your part in order for you to achieve the biggest amount of benefit

4. The Numbers: =
Increased time devoted to instruction and academic engagement
Increased time spent on routines, procedures, and social skills
5 minutes per day
10 minutes per day
15 minutes per day
30 minutes per day
+15.8 hours per year
+30.6 hours per year
+46.4 hours per year
+92.8 hours per year
Calli8e

5. Why is classroom management challenging?
Shelly
More of them and only one of you!
Peer contagion
People do things in the context of groups that they would never do alone.
Difficult to please everyone at once.
Diverse motives and skill levels

6. Relationship Greetings at the Door Cathy
Cathy
Students will need minimal effort to pay attention.
There is easy flow in/out of room.
Seating arrangement is purposeful.
Discuss merits of different styles—what is your purpose!
Students and teacher can get what they need with limited distractions.

7. Relationship
5:1
Cathy

8. Relationship EMR: Establish, Maintain, & Restore
Cathy

9. Share with neighbors: how do you establish relationships?
Cathy
More of them and only one of you!
Peer contagion
People do things in the context of groups that they would never do alone.
Difficult to please everyone at once.
Diverse motives and skill levels

10. Set Up Organize a Productive Classroom Flow Independence Sensory Needs
Lights
Visual Stimulation
Technology
Cathy

11. Set Up Organize a Productive Classroom Cathy
Students will need minimal effort to pay attention.
There is easy flow in/out of room.
Seating arrangement is purposeful.
Discuss merits of different styles—what is your purpose!
Students and teacher can get what they need with limited distractions.

12. CAthy

13. Set Up Visual Schedule CAthy
Pictures, particularly for younger students.
Provides predictability and structure.
Be thoughtful about how to make your schedule predictable, but flexible.
Reviewed and referred to
I did mine with the students each day (so that I didn’t have to remember to do it before) but it made them very connected to it.
I did my schedule from left to right.

14. What your thoughts and insights about classroom set up?
Cathy
Take a second to think and jot some notes and then share at your table.

15. Expectations
Develop, post, teach, and review behavior expectations so that they are known by all students.
Janelle
Talk about how to decide on your expectations, show examples.
Draw a GLAD Looks Like/Sounds Like T-chart.

16. Expectations
Janelle

17. Take some time to make notes about your classroom expectations.
Janelle

18. Expectations
Develop, post, teach, and review behavior expectations so that they are known by all students.
Janelle
Talk about how to TEACH and REVIEW expectations.
Describe, model, practice, PRAISE, repeat.

19. Expectations
Put a motivation system to reward desirable behavior in place.
Janelle
Pass out examples of in class rewards.

20. Efficient Transitions
Plan, Teach, Practice, Reinforce
Lining Up
Cleaning Up
End-of-Day
Returning from Recess/Specialist
Janelle
Same with expectations:
Describe, model, practice, PRAISE, repeat!

21. Quiet Minute Get comfortable in your chair.
Stone Cairn
Get comfortable in your chair.
Take deep breaths in to your belly.
Turn off your monkey brain.
Repeat: “Be here now.”

22. Other Transition Ideas
Lights off
Music
Go Noodle

23. Take some time to think through how you will teach, model, reward, and revisit your expectations this year.
Take a second to think and jot some notes and then share at your table.
Clear and consistent expectations will make or break your year.

24. Teaching Call and Response Popsicle Sticks White Boards Turn and Talk
Provide students with numerous opportunities to respond to teacher questions
Call and Response
Popsicle Sticks
White Boards
Pass out the list of ways to provide lots of opportunities to respond.
Turn and Talk

25. Teaching Mobility & Proximity Teach as if the floor is on fire.
Janelle

26. Teaching
Teach, model, and reinforce prosocial classroom skills such as:
Following directions the first time,
Actively listening,
Waiting patiently,
Sharing with others.
Second Step
Janelle
7:30 minutes video

27. How will you foster active engagement and prosocial skills?
Janelle

28. Effective Cuing System
Mac and cheese!
Everybody freeze!
Whole Brain Teaching
Counting Down
Bells and chimes
Janelle

29. Have a great school year!
Get in touch with your Student Support Coach to follow up on any strategies!
Janelle