Tips for managing the Chaos!

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Ticket strategy

The ticket strategy has been helpful in our classrooms this year.  Before we started the tickets, we found ourselves exhausted at the end of the day from warning and pleading all day.  Most of the off task behaviors did not constitute an office visit, but something had to be done for our sanity.  The students receive ten tickets with their name printed on them on Monday.  I realize ten tickets sounds like an enormous amount of chances to be in trouble; however, the teachers take a ticket when students forget books and have to return to homeroom.  Students that normally never get in trouble still have tickets left on Friday even if they were forgetful.  On Fridays students cash tickets in for the privilege of buying a snack and for five tickets they get to go to lunch ten minutes early.  That is an incentive for our students. 

 

SCANS grading strip

 

 

100

95

90

85

80

75

70

65

60

55

50

45

 

The scans grading strip is another way to manage the classroom while being able to monitor student centered work.  Give each student a strip before they start their project and explain to them that for every off task behavior you will tear off a block representing their participation grade for the project.  You could give the students a strip for each class period or for each new project.

 

Student-Monitored Grading

 

This method is probably the hardest but also necessary for students to learn the responsibility needed to be successful independent thinkers.

 

Put the number of points 0-10 you believe you deserve for your participation in class today for each criteria.

 

 

Punctual to class (tardy is automatic 0 )

 

Arrived with all necessary supplies

 

Gathered materials and did not waste time

 

Stayed on task

 

Only surfed sites necessary

 

Worked well with peers

 

Shared computer tasks

 

Can show work progressed

 

Logged off computers at signal immediately

 

Cleaned work area

 

Total = grade for the day

 

 

 

 

Pre-K Management Plan

 

I have 3 large circles, one red, one yellow and one green. These are displayed where all can see and reach. Each child has a clothes pin with his/her name one it. Everyone starts the day with his/her name clipped to the green circle. When the child does not follow directions or breaks the class/school rules, their name clip is moved to yellow. After another offense, the child’s name clip is moved to red which also means a sad face will appear in his/her folder.

 

Green is good choice, yellow is warning and red is bad choice and a sad face in the folder.

 

 

STUDENT EVALUATION

 

RATING SCALE

Outstanding                  5

Good                              4

Satisfactory                 3

Needs Improvement   2

Unsatisfactory            1

Not Applicable             N/A

 

 

REPORTING PERIOD

 

1 

2

3

4

5

6

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Approaches challenging tasks enthusiastically 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands and works with new ideas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generates and states ideas and insights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses advanced levels of thinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works independently

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses classroom time wisely

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strives to produce quality work

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses self-management and organizational skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listens to and shows appreciation for ideas of others

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrates appropriate behavior