presenters: candice styer & suzanne fitzgerald [email protected]
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Organizing the Classroom
Training Session 5
Presenters:Candice Styer & Suzanne Fitzgerald
To prepare Progress-tracking data sheets and Reproducible Materials for easy use.
To create a classroom environment that supports student engagement and independence.
To set up a practical and consistent schedule to manage all interaction with students.
Training Objectives
Process of Implementation
Preparing Data Sheets & Reproducibles
Preparing Data Sheets & Reproducibles
Organize student notebooks in a way that accomplishes these three things:
1. Each student has his or her own progress-tracking data sheets divided into current lessons, past lessons, lessons yet to be taught.
2. Each student’s progress-tracking data sheets and Reproducibles are easily accessible for use by you or others, like para-educators, who might be working with the student.
3. Extra copies of the data sheets and Reproducibles for each content area and lesson are ready in case they are needed and are easily accessible.
Preparing Data Sheets in a Notebook
Put Extra Copies in a File Cabinet for Easy Access
Remember:
You will likely need multiple copies of each type of data sheet.
Keeping additional copies of all the progress-tracking data sheets increases efficiency & accessibility of materials.
A ready-to-use full set of Progress-Tracking Data Sheets comes with the Second Edition Student Package.
Be sure to pull out only the data sheets that the student needs for the lessons they are working on.
Ideas for Organizing Student Notebooks
Ideas for Organizing Reproducible Materials
ACTIVITY 1—PLANNING AHEAD Grab one Student Package
Pull out the Student Assessment & set it aside.
Looking at the remaining student materials,
think about how you will organize them for each
student in your classroom.
Classroom Environment
IDEAS FOR SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM
Separate work and leisure or break areas and reinforce behavior appropriate to each area.
Arrange furniture and materials for maximum independence.
Minimize distractions.
Create a welcoming atmosphere that encourages a sense of belonging.
Setting Up Your Classroom
Separate Work & Break Areas
Minimize Distractions
Create One-on-One Work Spaces
Create Independent Work Areas
Create Small Group Work Spaces
Create a Welcoming Atmosphere
Scheduling
THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHEDULING
Maximizes each student’s learning opportunities.
Eliminates down time.
Provides staff and helpers with a clear guide to their daily activities.
Scheduling
INCONSISTENT OR NO SCHEDULING
The likelihood increases that there will be: Excessive down and wasted time
Staff and student confusion
Increased behavioral issues
Insufficient time to work on IEP goals
Dependence on teaching to the group
Inability to carry out an individualized program to address each student’s instructional level and growth potential
Continue to:Scheduling Examples