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?