Classroom Procedures

This week we started the conversation on classroom procedures.

Here are some of the articles that I read around classroom procedures

Setting Students Up For Success
My favorite thing from this article is using American Sign Language. I loved that you could teach the students the sign for needing to go to the bathroom and you could sign back. This way it doesn't interrupt the class session. I also like the idea of teaching them the "me to" sign so that you can see which of your students had the same idea or answer.

Warm-Ups/Self-Starts
This is a document that has some ideas as to activities the students could do the first 5-10 minutes of class.


Seating Challenges
This article is really interesting. It talks about a 5 day seating chart challenge. Each day you have the students arrange themselves differently. As you observe them you learn more about their traits. It's a great way to really get to know the type of students you have and could help you figure out a better way to put your students in groups so that every student is successful.

The Power of Procedures
This talked about a teacher who was introduced to Harry Wong's book, "The First Days of School" (I so gotta get this book!) She then wrote her own procedures with presentation. I downloaded her presentation and really want to implement some of her guidelines and procedures with my own classroom

Chelonnda's internet version from Karin Dunaway-Petty

Making Substitute Days Count
This article describes how one teachers handles their classroom for substitutes. I like some of the aspects of team points and earning those extra points. I may want to consider implementing something like this in my own classroom.

Here are some of my favorite ideas that I want to implement in my own classroom.