classroom management

Time, Tips & ToolsManagement Made Simple

Planning for Managing…

Identify objectives (curriculum)

Determine underlying skills needed

Organize classroom environment

Set student expectations and define outcomes

Provide tools for evaluation along the way

Provide supports for success

Management of Materials

Materials

Open Storage Access

Use images…What SHOULD it look like when...?

Drag picture to placeholder or click icon to add

Label Everything!Maybe color-code too!

Some Online Sources

Labels and Such: http://www.eichild.com/r_pages.cfm?ID=232

Fonts: http://www.fontspace.com/category/school http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=602 http://desktoppub.about.com/od/freefonts/tp/

Free_Handwriting_School_Fonts.htm

Expectations

Horizontal Movement of Information

Methods

Ask three before me

Teach One, They Teach Many

Class Experts and Yellow Pages

Honoring the sharing

“Organic” spread of information

Expect and Encourage Helping Each Other

No touching others' computers or technologies.

Managing...

but accounting for differences

Provide choices

Not what is learned, but how it is learned and how students will show what they know...

Plan for Differentiation

The Differentiator

http://www.byrdseed.com/differentiator/

Fair Doesn’t Mean Same

Don't be afraid to offer different learners different assignments and differing time limits.

Timers

Kitchen Timers

http://minutesplease.com/

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/eggtimer-countdown/full-screen/

Working together

Turn Taking… Check list

Sticks in a Cup

Circle Chart

Electronic name pickers (now apps too!) http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.ht

m?fruit_machine

http://www.barryfunenglish.com/tools.php

http://www.superteachertools.com/classroom-tools/group-maker.php

Managing it All…

Let students have a limited time to "play" with new technologies, manipulatives, etc. BEFORE you give them tight timelines and deadlines.

Manage Expectations

Clearly define your expectations - both process AND product.

RubricsExpectations up front – no tricks! http://www.tltgroup.org/resourc

es/flashlight/rubrics.htm

Rubrics

“A rubric is an explicit summary of the criteria for assessing a particular piece of student work, plus levels of potential achievement for each criterion.” (source)

But really RUBRICS are time-savers!

Rubrics

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/

The BEST List of rubrics: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Rubrics

Rubric-Making Tools

Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Rubrics

Rubric-Making Tools

Utah Education Network:

http://www.uen.org/Rubric/browse.cgi

Rubrics

GoogleDocs for Rubrics:

http://sites.google.com/site/web20wednesdaychallenge/week-11-google-reader

http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/

http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=134592

PBL Checklists

Student Accountability (English and Spanish) http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/

Evaluation of ProcessNot just what you did but HOW you did!

Support and Plan for Success

No lost children…

Signs with instructions where they are needed.

Use pictures to support limited readers

Use audio to support auditory children

Expert “ads” where the needs are likely to be

Shift and Return….

Management…

Managing materials

Managing expectations

Managing time

Managing students

In a Nutshell…

Pick the right tools and resources

Provide support to allow for rich learning experiences

Encourage horizontal movement of information

“Automate” what you can

What is a teacher?A guide, not a guard.

What is learning?A journey, not a destination.

What is discovery?Questioning the answers.

What is the process?Discovering ideas, not covering content.

What is the goal?Open minds, not closed issues.

What is the test?Being and becoming,

not remembering and reviewing.What is school?

Whatever we choose to make it.

Remember: There is no failure, only attempts and unexpected outcomes.

Gail LovelyGail@GailLovely.com

For Managing the Technology-rich Classroom: http://suddenlyitclicks.com/managing-learning.php