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What Does Good Management Consist Of?
Planning and PreparationProcedures and RoutinesConsistent ExpectationsPositive AttitudeActive Involvement
Planning and Preparation
Before the year begins, plan your room arrangement. It should be:– Easy to work the crowd– Arranged for visibility– Well organized
Planning and Preparation
On the first day:– Greet the students at the door.– Assign seats.– Have an assignment to work on
immediately.– Teach procedures & get to know
each other.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know how to…Enter the class appropriately.What to do before the bell
rings.Start class.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…What the daily objectives are.How to get suppliesHow to return supplies
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…What to do if they are absent.What the restroom policy is.When it is okay to be out of
their seat.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…What to do if a pencil breaks.How to head a paper.What to do in case of
emergency.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…What happens if they are tardy or
otherwise violate a rule.What the discussion procedures
are (handraising, how you will get their attention, etc.)
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…Where homework is posted.Where and when homework is
collected.How graded work is returned.What your late work policy is.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…How they can get extra help.If extra credit is available.Where and when grades will be
posted.
Procedures and Routines
Students should know…What to do if they finish early.How to exit the room.What your rules and
expectations are.
Consistent Expectations
Be ready to answer questions like “Why are you picking on me?”
The answer is “Because you chose to break the rule.” No debating or defending is necessary.
Consistent Expectations
If you are going to make something a rule, you must enforce it. Failing to do so encourages the students to believe that all rules are up for debate.
Positive Attitude
Students want to know you care.Greet them with a smile every day.Show them that you are interested
in what is important to them.Model caring and respect.
Active Involvement
Always be on the move. You can’t teach from a desk, you can’t tutor from a desk, and you can’t monitor from there either.
Active Involvement
Be proactive!– Deal with problems while they
are still small.– Enlist help of parents when
necessary.
Active Involvement
Be a Lifelong-Learner– You can always improve.– Use all of the resources available
to you.– Beg, borrow, and steal ideas that
work.