Routines and structures in making classroom community
- 1. Routines and Structures Routines: “A routine is the everyday activities done by any person. It means that is something that you do every single day, may be at specific hours” Some Classroom routines: o Arranging Seats o Marking Attendance o Take over view of last topic o Introducing Topic o Explain Objectives of topic o Explain the topic o Give Meanings of difficult words o Give Examples o Answer Question Session o Maintaining Discipline o Feed Back o Collecting homework o Procedures for absent students
- 2. Structure: “The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized. Structure means to purposefully arrange something in a specific way.” What is community? Community: “A community is a group of people who work with one another building a sense of trust, care and support.” “A community is the people living in an area or the area they live in” Types of community: Rural Community Urban Community Suburban Community The general categories of partnerships that exist between schools, families, and communities. They are: Parenting: Helping families establish home environments to support children as learners Communications: The use of effective forms for school-to-home- and home-to-school communications Volunteering: The recruitment and organization of the school’s volunteer program
- 3. Learning at Home: Helping families assist their children with homework and recognizing other learning at home opportunities Decision making: Including parents, students, and community members in the school decision making process Collaborating with the Community: The identification and integration of resources and services from the community.
- 4. Community involvement in schools: Schools, parents, and the community should work together to promote the health, well being, and learning of all students. When schools actively involve parents and engage community resources they are able to respond more effectively to the health-related needs of students. Family and community involvements foster partnerships among schools, family and community groups, and individuals. These partnerships result in sharing and maximizing resources. And they help children and youth develop healthy behaviors and promote healthy families. Research shows that students whose parents are involved in their education are more likely to: Adapt well to school Attend school more regularly Complete homework more consistently
- 5. Earn higher grades and test scores Graduate and go on to college Have better social skills Show improved behavior Have better relationships with their parents Have higher self-esteem