Classroom Management Policy

Classroom Management Policy

• Expectations:

As a teacher I have certain expectations of the students when they are in my classroom. These expectations are as follows.

Respect: The student is the highest priority in the classroom and as my highest priority for classroom management, I always keep in mind that students have a basic right to learn without being disrupted by others. Therefore, students are expected to be respectful to the teacher and to other students. They are also expected to show respect for the property of others, the classroom and themselves. You could break respect down into basic rules, such as, ‘no talking when the teacher is talking’, ‘no making fun of others’ projects’ etc, but expectation number one is: Respect others, yourself and property.

Be prepared and Productive: My second expectation is for students to come to class prepared so that they can work to their highest potential. Tied in with this expectation is that students are expected to be productive during the entire class period.

Be Safe: There are many things in the art room that can cause injury or could make you sick (e.g. different paints, paper cutter, fixate,exacto knives). Because of this, the last, but equally important expectation is that students practice safety with the materials and the equipment in the art room at all times.

• Behavior:

Misbehavior is disruptive to learning and teaching. It will be dealt with consistently with consequences that will be reviewed on the first day of class. Sometimes a district has a school wide discipline policy. In the event that there is not a school wide policy in place, my policy will be:

1st offense: verbal warning as well as oral statement of the rule that is being ignored.

2nd offense: Student who is misbehaving will have their name written on the board.

3rd offense: Student may be moved to a ‘time out’ area of the room as well as given a worksheet to be completed by the end of the period.

4th offense: Student will be sent to the principal’s office and/or a phone call will be made to the student’s parents.

Good Behavior is also recognized in my classroom. When students are behaving positively and being productive, I will recognize them, verbally pointing out to the class that I am happy with how those particular student(s) is acting. When the entire class is behaving positively, I would like to have a ‘point’ system in place where the class would accumulate points towards an end prize, such as a free art period, or an art party.