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9/19/2016 1 NC New T Organize Your Classroom Classroom Organization and Student Grouping NC NTSP 2016 Fall Institute Getting Organized Carrie Rocha, UNCC Region, [email protected] Melissa Sykes, UNCC Region, [email protected] LaTonya Gaines-Montgomery, UNCC Region, [email protected] Kim Ramadan, UNCC Region, [email protected] Marquis Mason, UNCC Region, [email protected]
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Organize Your ClassroomClassroom Organization and Student Grouping
NC NTSP 2016 Fall Institute
Getting Organized
Carrie Rocha, UNCC Region, [email protected]
Melissa Sykes, UNCC Region, [email protected]
LaTonya Gaines-Montgomery, UNCC Region, [email protected]
Kim Ramadan, UNCC Region, [email protected]
Marquis Mason, UNCC Region, [email protected]
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Ways to organize…
SchoolSelf
ClassroomStakeholders
When you have well-organized routines and procedures for your classroom, you model and prompt organized behavior from your students.
• Arrange an efficient daily schedule• Create a positive physical space• Use a consistent attention signal• Design effective beginning and ending routines• Manage student assignments• Manage independent work periods
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Organizing Classroom
• Seating chart• Daily tasks• Absent student work – notebook, calendar, crate, online• Turning in work – homework, late-work• Teaching resources/professional development resources• Classroom resources – books, calculators, technology• Supplies – table supplies, care station, sharpened pencils
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Finished…. Done...
The concept of finished is a key organizer and motivator for all.Examples of how to indicate finished or done• Baskets• Trays• Shelves• Folders• Carts
● Returning to locations with room ● Checklists● Pocket charts● Tallies● Others?
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Examples
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School
Routines• Bathroom/hall passes
• Getting water
• Emergency drills – practice them– Routines for emergencies
• Fire drill• Serious injuries• Intruder/Lockdown• Fights
• Complete an accident report whenever there is an injury
• Money and forms to be turned in
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Examples
BATHROOM PASS/MATH 7th
Name: ___________________________
Block:____________________________
Teacher:__________________________
Stakeholders
Track communicationClassroom volunteers/presenters
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Beach Ball Reflection
Reflection on teacher and classroom organization is one of the most important practices a teacher can do. To encourage reflection on your classroom activities, we will play Beach Ball Reflection!
Each section of the beach ball has a question relating to today’s discussion. After catching the ball, answer the question that is touching your left thumb. Be as honest as possible and connect your answer to your current classroom practices. Once you’ve given your answer, you can request feedback from your peers to either enhance your organization or solve problems you may be experiencing.
Following your answer and feedback, throw the ball to another participant.
Flexible Grouping
Teacher Lead vs. Student Lead
• Collaborative Groups• Performance-Based Groups• Student Dyads or Pairs
Student Roles and Responsibilities
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Grouping Strategies• Purpose• Varied
– Homogeneous, heterogeneous, ability, random• Examples
– Nametag (colored dots, letters, numbers)– Playing cards*– Animal cards*– Clock Partner/Partner Wheel– Elbow/Face partners (proximity, it doesn’t have to be
complicated!)
Clock Partners / Partner Wheel
http://wheeldecide.com/#wrapper2
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Group Exercise
Playing Card Activity
• Find your matching playing card partner
• Turn and talk about your current classroom arrangement
Layout of the Classroom Affects Learning
• Many studies have identified teacher interaction with students as being connected to student seating location. Those students seated in the front of the room and down its center (action zone) are more likely to receive attention from the teacher.
• Students facing an instructional area have easier access to it; those with their backs to instruction can avoid participation.
• The arrangement of the classroom should allow teachers access to interact with every student.
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Classroom Arrangements
• Arrange the physical space in a way that promotes positive student/teacher interactions and reduces the possibility of disruptions
• One of the most effective behavior management strategies a teacher can implement is to circulate throughout the room as much and as unpredictably as possible
• Remember, you can change this ANY TIME!!• Pay attention to temperature, lighting, aromas,
and noise (Jensen, 2005)• Do you need a “Break” space?
Classroom Arrangements
• Things to remember:– Windows/distractions on walls/door/pencil sharpener/trash can
– Where will you teach from?– Rule of 2– Sit in every seat!– Who has the most influence?
• Policy makers• Members• Bystanders
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Classroom Arrangements
Classroom Mash-up
ScenarioMarcus is an active student. Whether tapping his pencil, adjusting his seat, sharpening his
pencil, “shooting baskets” with his trash, or walking through the room, Marcus seems to be in
constant motion. During independent work, Marcus’s constant motion is often evidence that
he is offtask. This is particularly the case when his teacher is working with a small group at
the group table. The teacher interrupts the small group on a regular basis to try to get Marcus
refocused on his independent work. Marcus’s teacher made a sketch of the classroom and
recognized that there were several distractions that might encourage Marcus to be off-task.
Classroom rearrange individually
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