https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk Restorative practices, community building, and respect for oneself and others are at the heart of my classroom management approach. en-us 2018-11-25 20:02:03 UTC 2025-12-29 20:13:31 UTC hello@padlet.com amattey1 https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk/wish/307557042 -Students have the right to learn
-Teacher has the right to teach
-Respect teacher, classmates, yourself, school property, and personal property
-Arrive on time and prepared to learn
-Be silent and listen when the teacher or classmates are talking
-Ask questions
-Believe in yourself and encourage others
-Laugh with everyone but laugh at no one
-Disagree with ideas, not with people
-Take risks and learn from mistakes
-Take accountability for your actions
-Celebrate others' successes
-Store personal electronics for the class period

Proposed changes or additions to class rules permitted upon initiation of class discussion and class vote.

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Directions: Provided both verbally and visually on slide/board. Sequential, specific, observable.

Transitions: "3, 2, 1, eyes on me". Agenda posted daily to board.

Closure: Written reflection answering the topical essential question (example: "Why did McCarthy started a which hunt for Communists?")]]> 2018-11-25 20:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk/wish/307557086 amattey1 https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk/wish/307557104 Voice:

• Calm
• Directions specific, observable, sequential
• Never raise voice
• Pause when students non-compliant to directions
• "3, 2, 1, eyes on me"

Non-verbals

• Avoid turning back to students
• Feet firmly planted on floor
• Avoid folding arms, hands in pockets, hands on hips
• Nod to signal agreement
• Hands out palms up when inviting contributions

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Class website with daily agendas, homework & test info, contact info.

Emails to home prior to tests

Emails or calls to home as a step toward intervention

Frequent communication with ELL, IEP, 504 families

Conferences when appropriate

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Duration: 10-15 minutes or longer depending on student-determined need.

Rules

• One student speaks at a time
• Don't offer solutions to problems unless prompted
• Active listening
• Practice empathy and respect classmates
• Honor confidentiality
• "Passing" is ok
  
  

]]> 2018-11-25 20:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk/wish/307557154 amattey1 https://padlet.com/amattey1/gkkb79vzz0gk/wish/307557176 LEVEL 1: PREVENTION
Restorative practices, community-building activities, clear establishment of classroom rules and norms, empathy-building, involve students in setting classroom guidelines.

LEVEL 2: MINOR MISBEHAVIOR
Name don't shame, determine reason for behavior, find solutions, follow-up, classroom meetings.

LEVEL 3: REPEAT OR MORE SERIOUS MISBEHAVIOR
Social skills building, restorative meetings, agreements and follow-through, academic support, possible communication with home.

LEVEL 4: SERIOUS OR DANGEROUS MISBEHAVIOR
Problem solving meetings involving family members and other teachers, encourage student, intensively build social skills, agreements and follow-through.


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