CLASSROOM OPERATION AND ROUTINES
Carol Ann Tomlinson points out
4 classroom rules that classrooms can grow from,Those are:
* WE WILL SHOW RESPECT FOR PEOPLE, THEIR IDEAS, AND THEIR PROPERTY
*WE WILL WORK HARD TO ENSURE OUR OWN GROWTH
AND TO ASSIST THE GROWTH OF OTHERS.
*WE WILL PERSIST, EVEN WHEN THINGS ARE DIFFICULT AND UNCERTAIN.
*WE WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK
AND FOR OUR BEHAVIORS AND ACTIONS
*These rules would be worded differently
depending on the age of our students.*
I LOVE the ideas that are given in the scenarios from the chapter about helping classroom operation! Those include:
1. Individual Growth is a big deal and should be celebrated!
2. Trying 3 different ways before giving up or asking for help
3. Students take responsibility for their own learning
4. Anchor activities
5. Each person gets what they need to grow
and develop as fully as possible
"In fact, clear and predictable classroom routines are probably the difference between productivity and chaos for classrooms where teachers attempt to address variations among learners" -Carol Ann Tomlinson
THE KEY TO CLASSROOM ROUTINES
AND CLASSROOM OPERATION!
Students need to understand:
- How the class will begin and end.
- How to get, and put away materials.
- How to keep records of their work.
- How to move around the classroom in acceptable ways.
- How to use time Wisely.
- How to figure out where they should be, and what they should be doing at a given time.
- Where to put work when they finish.
- How to get help when the teacher is working directly with others.
Teach your students exactly what they should be doing at exactly the right time. If we build routines in our classrooms, it will be so much easier for us to differentiate our classroom. We will have so much more time to focus on helping our students instead of trying to get our students to stay on task, to be respectful to others, and how to move about the classroom. If we teach these routines in the very first days of school, they will become habit, and we will be able to focus our time on differentiating our classroom for our students rather than focusing our time on all of our management issues.
When I read the classroom rules by Tomlinson, my first thought is that they were more than rules, they are character traits or behavior to live by. She is truly inspirational to me, each week as I read the chapter I am amazed at the insight and devotion she has for teaching and teaching well.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed at what, in the reading, you are attracted to, and how it affects your plan for yourself as a teacher. You (AND Kristie) are truly going to change the world.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you and of course Kristie. I love that they are not typical or traditional rules. I believe they are character traits just like Kristie said! And last but not least the part I love the most is to allow students to be responsible for their own learning! By giving students responsibility it only helps they grow and learn even more.
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