classroom management
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by Gail LovelyTRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]
For Managing the Technology-rich Classroom: http://suddenlyitclicks.com/managing-learning.php