2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

A smoothly functioning classroom is a prerequisite to good instruction and high levels of student engagement. Teachers establish and monitor routines and procedures for the smooth operation of the classroom and the efficient use of time. Hallmarks of a well-managed classroom are that instructional groups are used effectively, non-instructional tasks are completed efficiently, and transitions between activities and management of materials and supplies are skillfully done in order to maintain momentum and maximize instructional time. The establishment of efficient routines, and teaching students to employ them, may be inferred from the sense that the class "runs itself."

(Danielson, C. 2013)

Artifact 2c-1

In my Senior Practicum class, my mentor teacher has many procedures outlined for the students in order for them to progress. One procedure that she has that makes her class run smoothly is a morning routine. Every morning, the students come into class, put their chair down, and get to work on the morning work that they were assigned. Then they wait for the morning announcement, say the pledge, do a lunch count, and continue working until they are dismissed to put their coats and backpacks away. The teacher then will dismiss the class by groups to put their belonging s away. This morning routine helps the class start off smoothly. They are quietly working on their assignment and they are in a professional behavioral mood to start the day.