MiddleandHighSchoolClassroomManagementPlan

Thisplanistoinsuretheclassroomisasafeandpositivelearningenvironmentforallindividuals
thatareintheroom.Thisplanwilleliminateanybiasinconsequencesgivenandreceived.As
wellitwillprovidesolutionstoproblemsandwillallowforteachingandlearningtohave
minimalinterruptionsandproceedsmoothly.

MyPersonalTeachingStyleplaysonHowardGardner'sMultipleIntelligencetheory,usinga
varietyofteachingmethodsthrougheachlessontoinsureeachstudentwillreceivethetarget
informationinthebestwayforeachofthemandtheirpersonallearningstrengths.
Gardnersaysthatthesedifferences"challengeaneducationalsystemthatassumesthateveryone
canlearnthesamematerialsinthesamewayandthatauniform,universalmeasuresufficesto
teststudentlearning.Indeed,ascurrentlyconstituted,oureducationalsystemisheavilybiased
towardlinguisticmodesof
instructionandassessment
and,toasomewhatlesser
degree,toward
logicalquantitativemodesas
well."Gardnerarguesthat"a
contrastingsetof
assumptionsismorelikelyto
beeducationallyeffective.
Studentslearninwaysthat
areidentifiablydistinctive.
Thebroadspectrumof
studentsandperhapsthe
societyasawholewouldbe
betterservedifdisciplines
couldbepresentedina
numbersofwaysand
learningcouldbeassessed
throughavarietyofmeans."

ThroughtheuseofGardners
MultipleIntelligencetheory
inmyteachingstudentswillbemotivatedandencouragedtolearnduetotheirabilitytolearn
throughtheirstrongestintelligences.Thiswillaidthestudentsconfidenceandparticipation,
whichinturnwillincreasetheirlearninginmyclassroom.Studentswillfeeltheyhavethe
abilitytolearnandbesuccessfulinmyclass.

NormalDailyProcedures:
ArrivalProcedures:
1. Studentswillcheckthewhiteboardforindicationofaworkdayorlessonday.
2. OnaLessonDayStudentswillgrabachairandhaveaseatinfrontofthewhiteboardand
waitquietlyfortheotherstudentstoarrive
3. Teacherwillcalltheclasstoattentionandbeginthedayslesson
4. OnaWorkDayStudentswillquietlygetouttheirprojectandgettowork.
LessonDayProcedures:
1. Studentswillhaveaseatinfrontoftheprojectorandsitquietlyfortheotherstudentsto
arrive.
2. Teacherwillcalltheclasstoattentionandbeginthelesson.
3. Teacherwillstarttheclassofwithaquickquestionandanswerordiscussionoverthat
day'slessonstotestthestudentsknowledgeofthetopic.
4. Teacherwillpresentthatday'slessonthroughtheuseofpowerpoint,handouts,diagrams.
Highlightingareasthatthestudentsmissedorstruggledwithduringthediscussionor
questionandanswer.
5. Throughoutthepresentationtheteacherwillaskthestudentsquestionsandinquireabout
theirviewsandideas.
6. Studentswillraisetheirhandsandprovideanswerstoquestionsandprovidetheirviews
andideas.
7. Teacherwillintroducetheprojectorpresentinformationtoaidacurrentproject.
8. Teacherwilldismissthestudentstowork,thestudentswillbeginworkonthenew
projectbybrainstormingandcreatingsketches.Orthestudentswillcontinueworkingon
thecurrentproject.
9. Studentswillgettheirsketchesapprovedbytheteacherbeforebeginningworkonthe
newproject.
10. Onceapprovedstudentswillbeginworkontheirnewproject.Workingdiligently.
WorkDayProcedures:
1. Studentswillarriveandbeginworking
2. Studentswillworkdiligentlyonthecurrentprojectthroughouttheclassperiodasking
forassistanceasneeded.
3. Studentsmyworkonpastprojectonlywhenthecurrentprojecthasbeencompletedand
submittedforgrading.
4. StudentsmayworkonpastprojectsorextraassignmentsforPICpointswhentheir
currentlyassignedprojecthasbeencompletedandsubmittedforgrading.
5. Studentsmayworkonassignmentsforotherclassesonlywhenalloftheirworkforthis
classhasbeencompletedandtheyhavealloftheirPICpoints.
6. Studentswillcleanuptheirworkspacebeforetheendofclass.
EndofClassProcedures:

1. Teacherwillalertthestudentsat105minbeforetheendofclassdependingonthe
degreeofmesstheprojectscreated.
2. Studentswillcleanuptheirprojectsandworkspacecompletely,ortheywilllose
participationpoints.(SeeParticipationpointsformoredetail)
ClassroomRules:
1. UseallMaterialsCorrectly,sparinglyandappropriately.
a. IfyoufailtodosoyouwillloseTechniquepointsfromyourgradeforthecurrent
project.Ifweareinbetweenprojectsyouwilllosethemfromtheupcoming
project.Ifallprojectshavebeencompleted,youwilllosepointsfromyour
PIC
Grade.
2. RespectYourTeacherandClassmatestheirart,theirpossessions,andideasetc.
a. Ifyoufailtodosoyouwilllosepointsfromyour
PIC
Grade.
3. OriginalWorkOnly
a. Ifyouplagiarizeworkyouwillreceiveazeroforthatprojectandlose25
PIC
Points.Youhavemorethanoneoffenceforthisyouwillloseallyour
PIC
points
andyouwillhavetocallhometoyourparents,andyouwillbesenttothe
Principles.
4. CleanUpAfterYourself
a. Ifyoufailtocleanupafteryourselfyouwilllosepointsfromyourparticipation
forthecurrentproject.Ifyouhavealreadylostallyourparticipationpointsorwe
areinbetweenprojectsyouwilllosepointsfromyour
PIC
Grade.
5. NoStickyFingers
a. Ifyoustealanythingfromtheartroomsyouwillreceiveazeroinyour
PIC
grade
andwillbesenttotheprinciples.
6. Studentsasaclasswillcomeupwithatleastthreeadditionalrules,moreiftheyfeelitis
necessary.
PleaserinClass(PIC):
Youstartwith100pointsthroughoutthedurationofthisclassyouwilleitherkeepthese
points,losethemorhaveopportunitiestogainthemback.Youlosethesepointsby
breakingtheclassroomrules.
Howdoyougainthemback?
1. CompletinganExtraCleaningAssignmentfromtheteacher
a. Eachassignmentwillbeworthadifferentaboutofpoints
2. VolunteeringintheArtsDepartment
a. Thiswillentailhelpingoutwithagalleryshow,theaterproduction,
fundraising,classroompreparation,etc.
3. ExtraProjects
a. Eachextraprojectwillmatchtothecurrentprojectbeingdone.

b. Ifthereisnocurrentprojectthestudentmustcreateaworkofart
thatmatchesanartcompetitionforyoungartist.Thestudentsmust
thenentertheworkintothecompetitionandprovide
documentationtotheteacheroftheentry.
AlloftheClassroomruleswillbepostedatthefrontoftheroominlargeandcoloredprint
withimagestogoalongwiththem.Acopyoftheruleswillbesenthomewiththestudents
sothattheparentsaremadeawareofthePICpointsandwhatthoseare,whattheymean
andhowstudentscangetthemback.

Gradeing:
EachProjectwillbebrokendownintofivecomponentsthatwillfactorintoeachstudentsgrade.
Thefivecomponentsarelistedbelow.
LearningObjectivesandStandards:50
Eachstudentisrequiredtomeeteachlesson'slearningobjectivesandstate
standards.Measurementsofeachstudentscompletionofthesearelistedineach
lessonsrubric.TherearetwoStateStandardsandthreelearningObjectiveseach
work10points,equaling50pointsand50%ofthestudent'sGrade.
Craftsmanship:10
Craftsmanship

isdependentontheappearanceofthework.Iftheworklooksas
thoughithasbeenthrowntogetherovernightwithlittlethoughtoreffortputinto
theprojectthestudentwillbedockedcraftsmanshippoints.Thisisassessedon
thetechnicalaspectsoftheworkandnoteachstudentsindividualskilllevel.
Studentsthatcompletetheprojectsuccessfulwithalltechnicalaspectsshowing
thought,effortandtimeputintothemwillreceivealloftheCraftsmanshippoints.
Effort:10
Effortisdependentonhowmuchworkthestudentsputsintotheproject.Ifduring
thedurationofthisprojectthestudentisslackingoff,workingonotherclasses
assignments,offtask,distractingotherstudents,ortalkingtothepointtheyare
notworkingontheirprojecttheywilllosepoints.
Ifastudentisworkingdiligentlyforthedurationofthisprojecttheywillreceive
alltheireffortpoints.
Technique:10
Techniqueisdependentonthestudentsuseofthematerialsthroughoutthe
durationofeachproject.Ifastudentusesmaterialsincorrectlyorinappropriately
thatstudentwillbedockedpoints.Studentswillalsolosepointsiftheyareusing
toolsandmaterialsthatareinappropriatefortheproject,orthattheyhavenotbe
taughthowtouse.

 Studentsthatuseallmaterialscorrectlyandonlyusematerialsandtoolsthatthey
havebeentrainedtousewillreceivealloftheirtechniquepoints.
ParticipationPoints:20points
Thesearepointsthateachstudentearnsbyshowingupandworkingdoingclass
throughoutaproject.Aswelltheyareearnedbyparticipatinginclassdiscussions
andclasscritiques.Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateasapartofeachprojects
grade,thesepointsare20%oftheirgrade.
Studentswillloseparticipationpointsiftheydidnotcleanuptheirworkspace,
losing25pointsdependingonthemessthattheyhaveleftbehind.Studentswill
alsolosepointsbymissingclasswithoutavalidexcuse,ornotparticipatingin
classdiscussionsandclasscritiques.

ClassroomLayout:
Thetablesareshiftedsothatallthestudentscanseetheboardfromtheirdesks.Aswellthis
makesitsotheteachercanseeallthestudentsfromthefrontoftheclassroomwhenteaching,as
wellasfromtheirdesk.Thetablesarespacesothatthestudentscaneasilywalkinbetweenas
cantheteacher.