As a teacher that has taught for several years each year brings in a new level of learning new

things for different behaviors. I have always taught middle school until two years ago. My very
first year of teaching I had all kinds of fears. It wasn’t until I shared my fears and concerns to
my mother, who was a teacher. Boy, did she enlighten me.

The fear of being disliked, the fear of confrontation, the fear of doing a bad job, the fear of
student disobedience, and the lack of tools to change the behavior. I dealt with ALL the above.
But something that has always stayed with me was, this is your job to educate your students and
you have to think about them and find a way to make it work.

You set the stage for your classroom on day one. You show respect and the students will return
the respect. Being a middle school teacher, I made it a point to have discussions with my
students about daily concerns. There is so much that goes into having good classroom
management skills.

 Morning time is for house cleaning things, packing up for the day, and discussing last
night activities as needed.
 I always have a JOB assignment chart by the enter door. (Everyone can see)
 I assign seats at the beginning of the year and change them as needed during the year.
 I make sure that we go over the class syllabus together, so they know what I am
expecting of them.
 Keep the class rules out for the students to see on the wall daily.
 I make sure we discuss their ownership of their learning and their behavior.
 I am a stickler on turning in assignments on time. (Responsibility/Ownership)
 No outburst, we raise our hands.
Five Seating-Chart Apps for Classroom
Organization
Organizing the classroom can be overwhelming, and paper seating charts can get lost
under piles of paperwork and handouts. Luckily, a number of apps let teachers manage
their seating charts, attendance, grades and more--all in one place. Here are our picks
for apps teachers can use to organize their classrooms:

1. All Here ($.99):  Get a seating chart, attendance tracker, reminder alarms and
more. By clicking on a student who is absent, the teacher can even email the
parents the missed schoolwork. All here also offers a memory game to help
teachers easily remember their students during the first week of school. 
 
2. Seat Charter ($2.99):  Users can add student photos and graphics to serve as
chairs, tables, etc. The app also offers a shuffle feature to randomize a group of
people, export options to share charts, and more. 
 
3. Teacher Kit (Free):  Here's a teacher personal organizer that helps to get a
handle on classes and students. Educators can take attendance and track student
grades and behavior. 
 
4. Be Seated (Free):  Virtual desks let users create the classroom roster with
names, photos and seating assignments. The app also enables randomly assigned
seating. Educators also can track attendance and more. 
 
5. Smart Seat ($4.99):  Create seating charts using a grid, record and export
attendance, choose random students for class participation, make student notes and
store student photos. Easily export charts as PDFs to give to substitutes. Users can
also export student records to e-mail. 
3. What are the rules in the classroom?

I ask is that all students BE:

1. Be respectful 6. Be on time
2. Be kind to others 7. Do not judge
3. be ready to learn and listen 8. Do not criticize
4. be willing to participate 9. Do not blame
5. Be prepared for class 10. Be Christ like to each other

5. How will I be graded?

All grades ae cumulative. Homework will be assigned to help reinforce the skills and
materials that have been taught and reviewed during class. Homework should be
completed on time. Any student that is absent it is solely your responsibility to see me in
order to schedule make-up tests, quizzes, and homework assignments in a timely fashion.
Grades for the week will be posted on our Green Frog every Friday by 6:00 except for
weeks immediately preceding progress reports/report cards. Please check Green Frog
daily for reminder of homework assignments, test, and quizzes. All students are expected
to write down their daily homework assignments in their school planner.
Choose one procedure that you plan to teach in your classroom and develop a
delivery plan modeled after the one shown above.  Be sure to include the
following: Time-Out Signal

 Rationale- Why is the management procedure important?

Having class management skills is a must in order for a class to run smoothly.
Children can really appreciate a teacher and a class that is well managed. The
students and the teacher are more productive. The students learn more and
the teacher accomplishes more in a day’s lesson.

 Modeling- How will we all follow and do this procedure?

I will tell the students that I am going to introduce them to a new procedure,
Time-out signal. I model the procedure first, have them model with me, and
then have them to do the procedure alone. Following-up with praises to the
students. Using time-out to bring the students back from a disruption is a
great idea. The students are part of the exercise to keep order within the
classroom.

 Practice and checking for understanding- Explain how you ensure they

know it and can do it.

Remind the students about the new procedure and ask the students why we
are using this new procedure. Give the students praises for their work in
following directions. We continue practice. Continue the process of practicing
and practicing until we as a class has mastered the procedure.

In the text box below, type your delivery plan for a procedure.
 Class Rules Rationale Consequences Rewards

1. Be prepared, ready 1.    We have a lot of 1.  Verbal warning 1. Trip to the

to learn and on time information to learn so Treasure Chest
for class. we need to make good 2.   Teacher/Student
use of all the time we Conference 2.  Tiger Bucks
have. $1
3. Silent Lunch
2. Be kind to others,
do not judge, and do 3.    If you bother others, 3. Line Leader
4. Parent contact
not criticize. someone might get hurt.
5. Referral to office 4.  No
4.   By practicing and
3. Be willing to making those mistakes, Homework
participate. our brains grow. Pass

4. Be Christ like to 5.   Respect is a give and

each other and take process.
respectful.
Qualities of Effective Educators - The Effective Teacher establishes classroom
management and organization that....
 

Maintains daily routines and procedures Displays student work/projects

Establishes smooth transitions between

Maintains a clean and orderly classroom
activities

Displays consistency with rules and

Maintains an up-to-date seating chart
consequences

Has make-up work ready for absentees Provides instruction bell to bell

Sets clear, firm behavioral expectations Has materials for substitutes readily available

Select two of these qualities that you feel totally comfortable implementing in your classroom
and two of these qualities that you know you will need to intentionally practice and work on to
master the skill.  
Access your Qualities of Effective Teachers chart in your Canvas Tool Box Folder.  Fill in your
Glows and Grows in "The effective teacher establishes classroom management and organization
that.."  section. 

Will Do:

Maintains daily routines and procedures

Establishes smooth transitions between activities

Work On:

Displays student work/projects

Maintains an up-to-date seating chart