Classroom Management
Classroom Management
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Good classroom management is crucial when using a blended model. Students must be able to function independently, so it is important to have solid procedures, routines and clearly communicated behavioral expectations. The playlist below will allow you to freely explore some tips and tools for classroom management. We have also included some example videos of classrooms in action so you can observe how teachers manage their classrooms as well as example independent activities.
Independent Learning Skills
Independent Learning Skills
Blended learning requires that students have a level of independence that will enable you to work with individuals and small groups. You must explicitly teach students skills that will help them be independent learners. Invest heavily in this at the beginning of the year and continue to reinforce and raise the bar on independence throughout. Building independence in learning helps student develop agency or ownership of their learning process.
skill4_independent_learning.pdfConsiderations Prior To Blending This document is a great starting point when thinking about what skills your students need for success in a blended classroom. Our teachers are using Google Classroom and Dreambox Math for independent online learning.
Example tools
Edgenuity flow chart for Algebra I
Secondary independent learning strategies- We made small versions of this poster and taped to desks in Algebra I classroom
Help cards- We laminated these, put them on rings and placed them by Chrome Books
Routines and Procedures
Routines and Procedures
Transitions
Messy transitions waste instructional time! Explicitly teach transitions, even for high school students! Set your expectations, model, practice. If they do not meet your expectations, stop and do it again. Invest in the beginning and it will run smoothly all year long. Transitions include:
- Coming into classroom, start of period. Are students ready for instruction at the start of the period?
- Changing stations- Whether using a station rotation or an individual rotation, set expectations to limit off task behaviors and wasted instructional time.
- Closing instructional period, reflection
- Changing activities, group set up, instructional modalities
- Leaving the classroom
Transitions Videos
Instructional Set Ups
Instructional Set Ups
Have established routines for different types of instruction. By creating a grouping or set up routine, your can post the set up for the period on a poster or on the board as students enter the room so they know how to arrange themselves for the learning (both elementary and secondary). Here are some examples used for Michelle Zuniga's 3rd grade Busy Bees.
Peer Tutors
Peer Tutors
We set up peer tutors for Algebra I. Students who had successfully completed online lessons and wanted to help their peers, put their name as a peer tutor resource for that lesson on a classroom chart. Students who needed help and the teacher was working with other students could request help from those listed on the chart. Peer tutor kits contained materials such as dry erase markers and erasers, timers and sample problems.
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