POSITIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ROUTINES AT ST. AL'S

1. START AS YOU MEAN TO GO ON

1.1. START OF YEAR

1.1.1. SPEND SOME TIME GETTING TO KNOW STUDENTS

1.1.2. DEVELOP AS CLASSROOM CODE - ALSO SEE CLASSROOM CODE IN JOURNAL

1.1.3. SPEND TIME ON THE MATERIALS AND ROUTINES YOU REQUIRE EACH DAY & WEEK. TEACH THE ROUTINE EARLY AND GIVE THIS ADEQUATE TIME

1.1.4. HELP THE STUDENTS TO BE ORGANISED FOR THEIR CLASS BY PROVIDING CLEAR GUIDELINES

1.2. START OF LESSON

1.2.1. WELCOME STUDENTS TO CLASS & GREET THEM ON ARRIVAL

1.2.2. SET THE DAY'S LEARNING INTENTIONS IN WRITING ON THE BOARD

1.2.3. WRITE HW ONTO BOARD AT START AND INSIST UPON STUDENTS WRITING IT INTO JOURNAL DURING ROLL CALL

1.2.4. TAKE THE ROLL CALL & INSIST UPON PUNCTUALITY

2. USE EFFECTIVE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONING & BLOOM'S TAXONOMY TO SUPPORT DIFFERENTIATION FOR ALL ABILITIES

3. CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT COOPERATION

3.1. DISCREET VERBAL WARNING

3.2. PROXIMITY - MOVE CLOSER TO STUDENT

3.3. CHANGE SEATING POSITION

3.4. GIVE STUDENT REGULAR TASKS - EG: BOARD SCRIBE, TIMEKEEPER

3.5. ASK STUDENT TO WAIT BACK TO DISCUSS A MATTER AFTER CLASS

3.6. PRAISE THE POSITIVE OFTEN

3.7. NOTE TO PARENTS IN JOURNAL

3.8. ASK THE STUDENT WHAT WOULD HELP THEM TO LEARN MORE EASILY

4. TRY TO MAINTAIN A 5:1 POSITIVITY RATIO

5. CATCH THE STUDENTS BEING GOOD AND PRAISE THEIR EFFORTS

6. CREATE STUDENT LED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT

6.1. USE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS REGULARLY

7. PROVIDE STUDENTS WILL FORMATIVE FEEDBACK WHICH HELPS THEM TO MOVE THEIR LEARNING FORWARD