CHAMPS Module 4: Classroom Rules
- 2. Level of Structure Needed Once you have determined the level of structure needed for you classroom remember: • It is better to have more structure, than not enough • Reevaluate the level of structure needed throughout the year • Make adjustments as necessary
- 3. Level of Classroom Structure Once you have determined the level of structure needed for you classroom remember: • It is better to have more structure, than not enough • Reevaluate the level of structure needed throughout the year • Make adjustments as necessary
- 4. Develop and Display Classroom Rules Identify and post 3-5 classroom rules that will be used as a basis for providing positive and corrective feedback CHAMPS: Ch. 3, Task 2, Pg. 115 DSC: Ch. 4, Task 2, Pg. 109
- 5. Develop and Display Classroom Rules Your classroom rules should communicate your most important expectations and address most common misbehaviors. List 2-3 of the most common misbehaviors that occur in your classroom…keep these in mind as you go through this section
- 6. Guidelines for Developing Effective Rules You should have no more than 6 rules Rules should be stated positively Rules should be specific and refer to observable behaviors Plan to teach your rules using positive and negative examples (end your lesson with a positive example ) Rules must be applicable throughout the entire class period Rules should be posted in a prominent, visible location
- 7. Would you agree that Mrs. Mutner may be violating the guidelines for developing effective rules?
- 9. Guidelines for Success vs. Classroom Rules Guidelines for Success are basic attitudes, character traits and behaviors that we envision for students that will help shape them for the rest of their lives. These are different from classroom rules. Guidelines are not as easy to define in behavioral terms. Classroom rules should be definable in specific behavioral terms. You will be demonstrating for students what it looks like to follow the rules and what it looks like when the rules are not followed. Guidelines for Success are defined and used primarily for your school-wide PBIS and are on display around the school. They should also be displayed in every classroom, and teachers should be using and referring to them. Classroom rules can be linked to the guidelines. For example: “In our classroom, the rule of ___ is going to help you be dependable.”
Editor's Notes
- #3: It is interesting to think about your personal need for structure compared to your students’ level of need for structure, but remember the choices you make are determined by the level of structure needed by the students in the room, not the teacher’s. We have the teachers complete the teacher needs questionnaire for their own information so they can see if their personal style differs from the level of need of their students. But, decisions are made based on needs of students. Randy refers to this in various decisions you make about how you structure routines, expectations, etc. in your room. He will be talking about it in this task as well. Could do a quick show of hands: Raise your hand if your students need low structure, medium structure, high structure.
- #6: Have participants take 2-3 minutes and list the 2-3 most common misbehaviors that occurs in their classroom. Keep those in mind as we go through this section.
- #8: “Would we agree that Mrs. Mutner may be violating the best practices of developing 3-5 classroom rules that will be used as a basis for providing positive and corrective feedback?” Trainers: If you choose to delete this slide, feel free to do so.
- #9: Randy discusses Guidelines for Success in chapter 1. Guidelines for Success are basic attitudes, character traits and behaviors that we envision for students that will help shape them for the rest of their lives. These are different from classroom rules. Guidelines are not as easy to define in behavioral terms. Classroom rules should be definable in specific behavioral terms. You will be demonstrating for students what it looks like to follow the rules and what it looks like when the rules are not followed. Guidelines for Success are defined and used primarily for your school wide PBIS and are on display around the school. They should also be displayed in every classroom, and teachers should be using them, referring to them. Classroom rules can also be linked to the guidelines. “In our classroom, the rule of ___ is going to help you be dependable.”