Classroom Management that Works

Rules & Procedures

• Guidelines to follow
• General(R) vs Specific(P) expectations
• Chaos/Inattention without
• Effectively managed classrooms

Effects on Student Behavior

• Studies show: Rules and procedures have profound effect
• Multiple studies done
• Decrease in disruptions by about 28% (all grade levels)
• R/P at home: 29% decrease in disruptive beh. at school
• R/P at home: 10 pt. increase in academic achievement

Proper design of R/P

• Explanation (reasoning behind them)
• Group Input (student input ["Contract"])
• Negotiated, not Imposed
• Affects both behavior & academic achievement

Programs on Classroom Management

• COMP (Classroom Org. and Management Program)
• Adresses techniques for:  
• Planning/Organizing the classroom & instruction
• Developing student accountability
• Maintaining momentum/Off to a good start

Effects of COMP

• decreases student disruptive behavior
• increases student engagement
• increases student achievement (stand. tests)

Training/Stats for COMP

• 6-18 weeks of inservice training
• teachers analyze their classroom using checklists
• try out research based strategies
• examine effectiveness of their efforts
• Trained: 5,870+ teachers in 28 states

2 Action Steps to Take

• Identify Specific Rules & Procedures for your classroom
• Involve students in the design of Rules and Procedures

Identify Specific R/P in your classroom

• General expectations for behavior
• Beginning/Ending of the class day
• Transitions/Interupptions
• Use of Materials & Group Work
• Seat-work & Teacher led activities

Involve students in design of R/P

• Discuss R/P outside of class first (dinner table,etc...)
• Provide R/P already identified (explain, give example)
• Discussion if there are disagreements, but...
• TEACHER always has the final say!
• Be open to students' perceptions and input