Gemma

Holdman Lesson Plan Assignment #2 ESE 6345-0398 Subject: Classroom Management Plan

Grade: 7th Grade Algebra Class Class Length: 50 minutes Objectives: The students will: Understand the procedures for the beginning and end of class Be familiar with the processes for turning in assignments Determine the procedures for using the restroom Recognize the appropriate steps for working in groups Be able to explain and utilize the proper instructions when absent Distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors Apply the appropriate classroom behavior necessary for a healthy learning environment *NOTE: in my lesson plan detailed below I have bold the strategies and main procedures I incorporated. Additionally, I have highlighted what I will say to my students in blue. Lesson Plan: 1. Introductions: I will stand at my door greeting all of my new students as they enter, welcoming them into my classroom, asking them to start filling out the survey placed on each desk. On the board I have written Welcome! Please take a seat and start filling out the survey on your desks for your bell ringer activity. Thank you! a. Bell Ringer - Student Interests Survey: gives me some insight to the interests of my new students. Please see a copy of the survey on page 6. b. Once the bell rings, I will introduce myself to the class and share a little about myself. Good Afternoon Everyone, my name is Miss Holdman and I will be your Algebra teacher for the next year. I am very excited to work with you all, learn more about each of you, and help us all reach our goals. A little about meI was born in England and moved to America when I was 10 years old. After finishing university, I worked in business for a couple years before finding my passion for teaching. I love to travel, cook, snowboard, play volleyball, board/video games, and spend time with family and friends. The surveys you are filling out will help me get to know a little about you and your interests. Please spend the next couple of minutes to complete the survey. i. I will ask students to put their surveys face Daily Agenda: down in a pile in the center of their desks. Could the students 1) Bell Ringer - Interest Survey whose desk has a red sticker please place their groups surveys in 2) Introductions Period 1 Inbox. When you turn in assignments, this is where they - Agenda will always go. Thank you all very much! - Syllabus 2. Agenda & Syllabus: On the left side of the board I have 3) Respect + Responsibility = Respect Equation placed the daily agenda. As you can see, today you have already 4) Good vs. Bad Behavior Game completed your surveys for the bell ringer activity, I have 5) Exit Ticket & Homework introduced myself, and we are now on the agenda. Everyday I will - Contact Information Sheet update this to include our daily tasks. After the bell rings and I take - Due Tomorrow 8/24/2012 attendance, I will always review our daily agenda. After we spend more time together, you will soon see that each day you will begin

Gemma Holdman Lesson Plan Assignment #2 ESE 6345-0398 class with a bell ringer. When you enter our classroom, you will take your seats and begin quietly working on the bell ringer activity that Ive posted on the board. Does anyone have any questions? Great! a. Syllabus: Now we are going to briefly discuss the class syllabus. Could the students whose desk has a green sticker please come and get the syllabuses for their group. i. The syllabus contains important information for my class. Lets look over this together so we understand its components. At the top of the page it has my contact information (name, telephone number, e-mail address), the course website URL, followed by the overall objectives of this course, course assignments, grading scale, general course policies, attendance and make- up policies, and tentative calendar. If there are any changes to the calendar, I will update you immediately. Our course website also has the syllabus if you misplace your hard copy. ii. Absence Policy: When you are absent in my class, it is one of your group members responsibility to place any handouts/worksheets in your folder. All of you will have a folder with your names on it. When you return, please check your folder as you enter our classroom. You can also go online to our class website, as I update it daily with any important information and assignments. iii. So, to review, could someone please tell me what the appropriate procedures are when entering our class each day? Yes, <enter student name here>, very good! You will check your folders if absent, take your seat, and begin quietly working on the bell ringer I put on the projector. iv. Group work: As you can see, Ive set up your desks in sets of four. Each desk has a sticker on it red, blue, green, or yellow. Please do not remove these as we will use them as a key to assign different student roles each class period. Group work is going to be a big part of our daily routines and every couple weeks if I will change your groups so everyone gets the opportunity to work with one another. The new seating charts will be on the projector as that days bell ringer. 1. For an additional note, on test days, I will arrange all desks in straight rows to give each student plenty of personal space. 2. Quick scan: Does everyone understand how group work and desk arrangements work in our class? Please give me a thumbs up for yes or a thumbs down for no. If I receive several nos, I will review the group work structures, ensuring that students have understood. v. Bathroom: Who here uses the bathroom? <I laugh!> Yes, every now and then we all need to use it! School policies we must follow include only one girl and one boy are allowed to use the restroom at a time and no one can go in the first or last 10 minutes of class. Other than that, how should we set up our bathroom procedures? I have thought up a few ideas: punch cards you hold onto, a paddle or object representing our pass (one for girls and one for boys; once its off the hook, you must wait), clipboard beside the door with date and check out, check in times. Id like you to decide which youd prefer. Please raise your hand if youd like punch cards? Paddle/object pass? Clipboard? Ok, wonderful. We will use <insert class choice here>. If our decision interrupts class too often and is abused, we will have to adjust.

Gemma Holdman Lesson Plan Assignment #2 ESE 6345-0398 3. Respect + Responsibility = Results Equation: This activity provides the purpose of building upon the already posed classroom rules/procedures and helps me understand students beliefs of the actions or behaviors that result in class success. It will allow students to work in groups, brainstorm, and share with the class their respective examples. a. On the projector, I have put the equation Respect Respect + Responsibility = Results + Responsibility = Results. Can anyone think of Giving me Putting Goodie basket what this might be? Exactly, this is our class your attention worksheets in prizes motto and is the overall basis of our class rules when I blink folder for absent group Learning and procedures. I have provided you with a couple the lights member examples for each part. Please see the picture to Only using Following the right. I will explain to the students what I mean technology (phones, instructions by my examples. Please spend the next 5 minutes computers, etc.) with my with your group brainstorming other examples permission that can fit under each part. Id like you to develop and write down at least 3 examples for each word. b. I will walk around the room observing the different groups. Timer buzzes. Could I please have my yellow sticker students come to the board and add a couple of their groups examples. i. We will discuss the different examples provided by the groups, tying them in to the already discussed procedures, and clarify anything that students are not clear about. ii. So from the various examples we have provided, I would sum up that respecting each other and our belongings, being responsible by working hard and helping one another will lead to successful results in this course. I have high expectations for all of you. Together we will do our best to reach our goals. Thank you for your hard work on this. iii. Does anyone have any questions or concerns about what weve covered thus far today? 4. Classroom Rules & Procedures Game: Weve discussed a lot of different material today classroom procedures, rules, appropriate behaviors, etc. Now we are going to play a game to review the material and assess your understanding. Could my blue sticker students please come and get a dry erase board and marker for their group. a. I am going to read you several different situations/scenarios related to classroom procedures and behavior. I will give you 10-15 seconds to collaborate with your group and decide on an answer. One member will write down your groups answer and, when I request, reveal the answer. We will discuss the results briefly as a group. After each question you will pass the board to the person to your left (clockwise) so everyone gets a chance to write. b. Questions: i. Is it acceptable for students to arrive after the bell rings? Yes or No. ii. I am allowed to talk to my neighbor while I am working on my bell ringer. True or False. iii. When a group member is absent, is it my groups responsibility to put any handouts/worksheet in their designated folders? Yes or No. iv. A student arrives to class on time, quietly works on the bell ringer and once finishes, then starts playing a game on his/her phone. Is this an example of good or bad classroom behavior? I will stress the schools policies on technology uses in the classroom (for both cell phones and other electronics).

Gemma Holdman Lesson Plan Assignment #2 ESE 6345-0398 v. Everyday I will read you the daily agenda from the board. True or False. vi. When I am taking a quiz or test, it is okay to look at one of my classmates papers for help. True or False. After this question I will discuss the consequences for cheating/copying. vii. Is it appropriate to laugh or criticize a classmates comment or question? Yes or No. I will then discuss the importance of others opinions and creating a comfortable classroom atmosphere for all of us. viii. When handing in assignments or papers of some sort, I will always place them face down to keep my privacy. True or False. I will discuss privacy with my students. ix. I must not leave out any members of my group but rather include all members because we are equal and deserve the same opportunities to learn. True or False. x. Is our class motto is responsibility + rudeness = results? Yes or No. I will ask a student to recall the correct equation and/or remind them if they have forgotten. xi. It is extremely bad to bully and take something that does not belong to me. True or False. I will stress the seriousness of bullying and will request all students to come to me if they are witnessing or experiencing anything of the sort. xii. A female student wants to use the restroom 25 minutes into class, she notices that a male classmate is gone, so she can use <insert the chosen bathroom procedure here> and go to the restroom. True or False. c. After each question, I will immediately assess my students understanding and will spend additional time covering any subjects/topics that some students are unsure of. This activity also allows my students to work once again with one another, getting more familiar with their classmates. Does anyone have any questions or comments to add to the situations and questions we just evaluated? Could my red students please put back their groups boards/markers and bring four pencils back to their groups one for each person. Great job everyone! 5. Exit Ticket & Homework: a. On days that you do not have a test, you will either have homework or an exit ticket. Exit tickets are either in the form of a question or math problem I will put on the overhead. You will answer or solve these on small pieces of paper that I provide you and will hand to me on your way out of the classroom. The agenda will either state Exit Ticket or the specific homework you are to complete that night. b. Today we will have both an exit ticket for practice and a homework assignment. The homework assignment is a contact information sheet. Please fill this sheet out tonight with help from your parent(s) or guardian(s) if you need it. i. Could my green students please come and get contact sheets for their groups. Id also like my yellow students to get exit ticket papers. ii. Please see a copy of the contact information sheet on page 7. iii. Ok, here is todays exit ticket question: What is our class motto equation? When the bell rings, please hand me your exit ticket on your way out. c. You all did a great job today, thank you very much!! I am excited to spend the next year learning with you. Have a wonderful evening and please do not forgot to complete your contact information sheets tonight!!

Gemma Holdman Lesson Plan Assignment #2 ESE 6345-0398 Further Summative Assessment: At the end of the week, I will provide my students with a quiz to assess their understanding of the classroom procedures and rules we formulated, compiled, and discussed on the first day of school. Throughout the week, I will be reiterating and continually reviewing the rules/procedures everyday in order to make it routine for my students. On Friday, they should be able to successfully complete the quiz after multiple opportunities to practice and discuss our classroom rules and procedures. If the data I attain shows that students are having difficulties, I will adjust my lessons slightly to include further review and practice to ensure that all students understand. Students with Special Needs: I may have students with learning disabilities (LD) or students with limited English proficiency (LEP), so the hands-on activities enables group participation and social interaction with peers. If students have difficulties understanding concepts by purely listening or reading, I provide my students with activities that provide them with multiple avenues of understanding and participation. All students learn differently and I want to include a variety of activities in my lessons to help all students succeed in my classroom. Materials Needed/Prior Preparations: Desk arrangement (see floor plans to right) Board/Projector Desk numbers (1 7) Dry erase markers x60 (one for each student and plenty of extras) $ Dry erase boards x30 (one for each student and a P N couple extras) V Exit ticket papers Q U Goodie Basket fun colored pencils F S Materials for class choice of bathroom procedures T o Punch cards (one per student) o Object to hang near door (one for girls, one for boys) o Clipboard with log sheet Projector and projector screen Stickers for desks o Red, blue, green, and yellow Worksheets o Student Interests Survey o Contact Information Sheet Timer Resources: R+R=R Equation adapted from http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson274.shtml

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