CHAPTER 12

How to Have Your Classroom Ready

EFFECTIVE TEACHER PLAN: Use your time as effectively as possible

Implemented group strategies with high levels of involvement and low levels of misbehavior

Select lesson formats and academic tasks conductive to high student involvement

Communicate clear procedures of participation

BE READY!!!!!

A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER IS A READY TEACHER

The Work is Readymaterials are

ready before the bell rings

The Room is ReadyWork oriented

environment

The Teacher is ReadyPositive

expectations all student will succeed

Have your classroom ready, every single day, especially the first day of school.

ORGANIZED CLASSROOM Do not over arrange or over decorate

your room for the opening of school

Your room should be neat and pleasant

Your classroom should be arranged so that students and furniture don’t get in the way of learning

PREPARE THE FLOOR SPACE Number of desk.

Get to know the Administrators and Custodians.

Desk facing the teacher.

Keep high traffic areas clear.

Strategic location ready for students that nee to be isolated.

PREPARE THE TEACHER AREA Maximize your proximity to students and

frequently used materials and equipment.

A teacher’s discipline problems are directly proportional to the teacher’s distance form the students

Place the desk where you can easily monitor students

Place the teacher desk away from the door

PREPARING THE TEACHING MATERIALS

Student material letter

Names and desks ready

Basic materials ready

Organizing your materials

Electronics and media close to outlets

PREPARING YOURSELF Valuables in a secure place

Emergency materials handy

Teachers manuals for each textbook in your class

Forms for daily school routines

THE EFFECTIVE TEACHER Prepares, prepares,

and prepares Prepares the

classroom for effective work

Maximizes proximity to the students

Prepares a classroom environment that is organized and safe

WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE?