Unit 2: Identify Classroom Procedures

Lesson 1: What are Classroom Procedures?

Objectives: Learners will...

be able to explain what a procedure is
develop an understanding of why procedures are important in the classroom setting
be able to identify how the procedures fit with the classroom norms and expectations

Part 1: Please follow the link below to watch a brief example of a classroom procedure that the teacher has in her room. Once you access the video, think carefully if you have ever heard or seen this particular strategy used in a classroom in your building before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X617S0HHaEY

Stop! What Happened?

Wait, what exactly is a classroom procedure?

Take a few minutes to reflect on the short video you just watched and answer the following questions. If you are working with a colleague, discuss your answers before you continue.

1. What was the class doing at the beginning of the video?

2. What happened when the teacher clapped her hands?

3. Did the teacher give any additional reminders to students for what they should be doing?

4. What changed in student behavior after the teacher clapped?

5. What norms or expectations were in place at the beginning of the video?

Please visit the resources below to explore more about what classroom procedures are:

Thinking Point: How could you incorporate procedures in your classroom?

Part 2 : Give an Example of a Classroom Procedure

Write down a classroom procedure that you should see in your classroom when the students enter the classroom in the mornings.

Write down a classroom procedure that you have for the students in your classroom for a specific part of your day.

Brainstorming!

Before you begin gather the following materials: a whiteboard and dry erase marker

Make a list of all the different areas of your classroom or day that you need specific procedures for
Don't forget to think of the "small" things such as morning routines, bathroom routines and asking questions. While these might seem obvious to you as a teacher, the students entering into your classroom might have had different procedures or even non at all before this year.
No routine is too small to teach. No procedure will be too big for students to understand.

Thinking Point: How might classroom procedures at the beginning of the year be different than the middle or end of the year?

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Lesson 2: Creating Classroom Procedures

Objectives: Learners will...

work together with a colleague or their students to create a list of classroom procedures

Part 1: Please navigate to the resources below in order to learn more about creating classroom procedures. As you examine each source, consider the purpose of the procedure and how they align with your classroom norms and expectations

Part 2: Creating Classroom Procedures

Create a list of classroom procedures. A few important things to keep in mind when you are creating these:

1. The age of your students

2. What your students are going to be capable of doing in the classroom?

Here are some examples of classroom procedures to help get you thinking about creating some for your classroom

Unit 1: Identify Classroom Norms and Expectations

Unit 3: Expectations for Directions

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