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HowRou'nesSupportEffec'veClassroomManagement
andTeacherPlanning
Thiseventwillexploresimpletechniquestoimplementeverydayrou'nesthat
maximizestudentagency,learning,andpar'cipa'onwhilealsoincreasing
overallteachingefficacy.
Par'cipantswill:
• reviewclassroommanagement“bestprac'ces.”
• iden'fyhowrou'nescansupportposi'veclassroommanagementaswell
asmaximizelessonplanning'me.
• learnprac'calstrategiesforestablishingrou'nes.
EmilyTichich
EmilyTichichbeganherteachingcareerinEcuadorandhassince
goneontoteachandtrainEnglishlanguagehighschooland
universityteachersintheRepublicofGeorgia,Japan,SouthKorea,
andattheUniversityofMinnesota.
ShehasanM.A.inEnglishasaSecondLanguagefromthe
UniversityofMinnesota.
Herteachinginterestsincludetechnologyintheclassroomand
curriculumdesign.
Got consistency? How routines support effective classroom management and teacher planning
©2018byEmilyTichich.“Got consistency? How routines support effective classroom management and teacher planning” forthe
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Goals
Comingup….
Keys to an effective routine
Effective routine = Effective classroom management
Scenarios
Q & A
Routine Activity Ideas
5 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 5 minutes
GOALS
Todayyou’lllearn….
theadvantagesofincorpora'ngrou'nesintoyourclasses
thekeypointsofmakingarou'nework
severalprac'calexamplesofrou'neac'vi'estohelpyou
developaposi'veclassroomenvironmentthrough
effec'veclassroommanagement
Classroommanagementiscomplex;
CONSISTENCYiskey
https://www.germantownacademy.net/faculty/professional-development/crafted-posts/~board/crafted/post/classroom-management
Adviceforusingrou'neseffec'vely
Keepitsimple
(Harderwork≠be[erlesson)
Explainyourexpecta'ons
Reinforcestudentefforts
SituaDon:Duringarou'neac'vity,astudentseems
distractedandisnotcomple'ngtheassignedtask.
Teacherresponse#1 Teacherresponse#2
“Doyourememberwhat
youhavebeenassignedto
do?”
“Youarefamiliarwiththis
rou'ne.Doyouneedmeto
helpyougetstarted?”
SituaDon:Manystudentshavetheirphonesout,
distrac'ngthemfromtheac'vity.
Teacherresponse#1 Teacherresponse#2
“Putyourphonesaway.
It’s'metostartthe
ac'vity.”
“Remember,youdon’t
needyourphonesforthis
ac'vity.”
“DoNow”Example1:Focus
TeacheracDons StudentacDons
Writedirec'onsonthe
board.
Asstudentsarrive,be
availabletoanswerany
ques'ons,butshow
expecta'onthatstudents
knowwhattodo
Asstudentsarrive,they
knowtochecktheboard
fordirec'ons.
“DoNow”Example1:Focus
Turntopage15inyourbookandstartreading
Takeoutyourhomeworkandbeginchecking
answerswithaclassmate
Opentopage30andbeginExerciseA
Takeoutapieceofpaperandwrite2-3ques'onsyouhave
abouttoday’smaterial
“DoNow”Example2:QuoteoftheDay
TeacheracDons StudentacDons
Writeaquoteandrelated
ques'onsontheboard
Greetstudentsasthey
arriveandanswerany
ques'onstheymighthave
Studentsreadthequote
andques'ons
Asstudentswrite,observe
and/orprepare
Studentswritefora
specificamountof'me
“DoNow”Example2:QuoteoftheDay
“Bethechangeyouwishtoseeintheworld”-Gandhi
Whatdoyouthinkthequotemeans?
Whatdoesthequotemakeyouthink?
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththe
quote?Why?
Doesthequoteremindyouof
anythingelseyouhavelearned?
“DoNow”:WeeklySchedule
Monday QuoteoftheDay
Tuesday Timedreading
Wednesday QuoteoftheDay
Thursday Silentreading
Friday Vocabularyprac'ce
Reflec'onExample1:ReviewMingle
TeacheracDons StudentacDons
Writeorasktarget
ques'onsandexplainthe
expecta'onsoftheac'vity
Asyouasktheques'ons,
studentslisten
Observestudents Students“mingle”
Concludetheac'vity Studentscansharetheir
ideasorallyorinwri'ng
Reflec'onExample1:ReviewMingle
Whatisonethingyoulearnedtoday?
Whatisonethingyous'llhaveaques'onabout?
Whatdoyourememberabout(topic)?
Whatdoyouthinkwewilltalkabouttomorrow?
Reflec'onExample2:GivingApprecia'on
TeacheracDons StudentacDons
Askstudentstoexpress
apprecia'onforsomething
Studentsreflect
Observestudents Studentscansharetheir
apprecia'onorallyorin
wri'ng
Concludetheac'vity
Reflec'onExample2:GivingApprecia'on
Whatisonewaysomeonehelpedyoulearnthisweek?
Whatissomethingsomeonesaidthatmadeyoufeelgood?
Whatissomethingyoudidthatyoufeelgoodabout?
Whatisonewaysomeonehelpedyouthisweek?
*Apprecia'oncanbepersonalORanonymous
Reflec'onExample3:Silence
Atthebeginningorendofclass,students(andteacher)
observeamomentofsilence.
The'mecanbeusedfor:
Reflec'on
Relaxa'on
Observa'on
Thinking/planning
Remember…..
Consideryourneeds
Consideryourstudents’needs
3KEYS:Keepitsimple,explain,andreinforce
Talktoyourcolleagues!
Scenario1:NewTeacher
Youareworkingwithateacherwhoisintheirfirstyearsof
teaching.Theyareworkingveryhardtodoagoodjob,andyou
admiretheirenergyandnewideas.Youno'cethattheyare
spendinghourseachdayplanningtheirlessons,andtheyarevery
worriedaboutfindingnewideastotry.Whatadvicecanyougive
them?
Scenario2:TryingandNotSucceeding
Acolleaguetriedtoimplementa“QuoteoftheDay”wri'ng
ac'vity,butisdiscouragedbecausestudentsarecomplainingand
don’twanttodoit.Yourcolleaguewantstogiveitup.Whatcould
youtellthem?
Scenario2:Solu'ons
Explainthepurposeoftheac'vitystudents
Isitinteres'ng?
Isittoohard?Tooeasy?
AllowstudentstobringinQs
Reinforcetheirefforts
Scenario3:ALottoDo
Youhaveimplementeda“QuoteoftheDay”ac'vitytohelp
studentsworkontheirlanguagefluency.Eachday,youaskthem
toanswer3ques'onsaboutaquote.Theymustuseatleastfive
newvocabularywordsintheiranswer,performagrammarcheck,
anddoapeeredit.Youliketherou'ne,butitistakingtoomuch
'meduringclass.Whatcanyoudo?
Scenario#3:Solu'ons
Simplifythetask
Givethem'metoprac'ceitbefore
makingitmorecomplicated
Beconsistent
Scenario4:WasteofTime?
Youhaveimplementeda“MingleAc'vity”attheendofeachclass
asacomprehensioncheck,butstudentsarenothavingmeaningful
discussionswitheachother.Itseemslikeawasteofclass'me.
Whatcanyoudo?
Thankseveryone!
References
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“Crea'ngaPeacefulClimateinYourClassroom&SchoolUsingRituals:AToolkit”retrievedMay2018.
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Linsin,M.2018.“ALovely,Silent,Well-BehavedWayToEndEachDay”retrievedMay2018.
h[ps://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2018/04/07/a-lovely-silent-well-behaved-way-to-end-each-day/
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