Classroom Climate Plan

Ms. T

Norms and Priciples

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Routines

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Environment

Table of Contents

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Guiding Thoughts and Classroom Foundations

Classroom Procedures and Instructional Programs

Relationship Building and Building Rapport

Guiding Principles

Growth Mindset

Empathy

Mastery of Learning

Valuing the Outcomes of the Learning Process More than the Time the Process Takes

Speaking with Intention and Kindness

Abilities and Knowledge Grow and Change Over Time with Hard Work and Dedication

Classroom Norms: Community Building

Students play a role in establishing the classroom culture

Collaborative process between students and between students and teacher

Relationships/ Collaboration

Thinking

Agency

Learning

Use Your Resources to Their Full Advantage

Show Respect for Everyone

Have an Open Mind to New Ideas

Everyone Brings Value to the Classroom

Principles

Ready to Work

Attendance

Materials

Opening Routine

Students must be inside the classroom when the bell rings. They will work on the Bell Ringer Question, which will consist of Recall, Predict, and Inclusion/ Team Building Activities

Teacher will take attendance from the seating chart during the Bell Ringer. Students can check the “Absent” folder for missing work.

Be prepared to learn with the necessary class materials: Charged Chromebook, Headphones, Handouts, Writing Utensil, Positive Attitude

Out of Class

Setting Up Groups

• Students will be seated in groups of 4
• Group members will have roles that will rotate each week to ensure all students have the opportunity to participate in each role
• Team captain, Scribe, Speaker, and Materials Manager)
• Groups will be switched at the end of each quarter
• Groups will structured with students having mixed abilities but similar learning styles
• Students will name their groups to encourage participation
• Quiet signal / bell used when groups get too loud

Classwork and Homework

Assignments

Homework includes any unfinished classwork. Students can find the assignment calendar on class website.

Purpose

Classwork and homework aids student learning helps them remember new material. They also review content for a summative exam or preview upcoming lessons.

Grading

Homework is graded for completion, but assignments based on essential standards will be graded based on correctness. The teacher will explain objective and the assignment prior to the deadline.

Make-Up Work

Absent

Exams

Advocacy

Students who missed a deadline or an exam due to absences will have the chance to make up all missed work. The students are responsible for proactively informing the teacher of their absences (if planned) and determining what needs to be made up.

Students must take a make-up assessment within a week of the original exam date.

Students are responsible for arranging a day and time for a makeup quiz with the teacher. They will take a different test than their classmates when they make up a quiz or assessment.

Retakes

• Students are encouraged to retake any assessment in which they wish to improve their grades. Students will retake the section of the standard in which they need to demonstrate mastery.
• Quizzes must be retaken before the end of the unit, and exams must be retaken before the end of the following unit. Only one retake will be allowed for each section per assessment.
• In order to qualify for a retake, students must:
• Complete any missing assignments
• Complete two different Re-Learning Activities
• Students can choose activities that will best help their learning. This can include afterschool tutoring, extra practice problems, or outside research.
• Fill out a Retake Request Form (Linked on Class Site)
• If a student scores lower on the retake assessment than the original, the teacher and student will decide which score is a better representation of their learning.

Late Submissions

All assignments are due by the day of the unit test. Any assignment that is not turned in or submitted late will be marked with the code "N/A" or its weighted equivalent in Aeries. This code gives a weight of zero, but upon submission, the assignment will receive a grade. Minor deductions might be made to late assignments depending on assignment type and tardiness of the assignment.

At the end of the late work period, any missing grades will be converted to zeros.

Communication

Grown-Ups

Records

Platform specifically for parent communication (eg. class dojo), plus parent access to google classroom, canvas, schoology, optional monthly email etc.

Spreadsheet with the date, the names of the student and parent, the reason for contact, and a notes column.

Personal Digital Devices

• Opportunity for Student Advocacy
• Students Either Keep Their Phones on Silent in Backpack or Phone Hotel
• Consequence for Using Phone in Class is Required Phone Hotel
• Devices May Only be Used for Relevant Class Work and / or with Explicit Permission

Getting Students’ Attention

Signal

Bell

Choice

Quiet Signal for In-Class Transitions and Getting Students’ Attention

Used as Needed, Important Announcements

Students will help make up the call signal in the first week of school

3 Before Me

Office Hours

Providing Extra Help

Email

Students should consult 3 resources before approaching the teacher

Lunch Office Hours.

Students may email the teacher, and they will try to reply in 24-48 hours (not on weekends).

Papers and Materials

Classroom

Sign-Out

Hall Pass

Moving Around the Room

Students are permitted to stand up and move around (to stretch or get classroom materials). Students should not talk or disrupt others.

Students must sign out whenever they leave the classroom noting the reason for leaving, time of exit and time of return.

Students will take the lanyard hall pass outside of the classroom and place the cone pass on their desk.

Substitute Days

Lesson Plans

Materials

Expectations

Positive Reinforcement

Students will Treat the Substitute with Respect and Kindness

Substitute Teachers will Receive Lesson Plans at Least 24 Hours in Advance

Access to Written Class Procedures, Safety Protocols, and Special Education Information

The Substitute will be Encouraged to Praise the Class for Positive Behavior

Class Jobs

Birthday

Attendance

Phone

Door

Closes the Door After the Bell, Opens the Door During Class

Answers the Phone During Instruction

Double Checks Attendance, Reminds Teacher to Record

Leads Class Singing of “Happy Birthday”

New students in each job every quarter, paying attention to students who have not had a job yet.

Food

Drink

Gum

Food and Drink in the Classroom

Students must clean up after themselves and be mindful of their peers’ allergies and sensitivities

Students may drink any beverage with a lid, but must clean up after spills.

Adherence to School Policy, Gum is Allowed if Chewed Quietly and Not Left in the Classroom

Dismissal

Students will return class materials and clean their desks

What?

When?

Teacher should wrap up the class at least 5 minutes early for students to pack up

Early?

The teacher will have a collection of content-related games and/or inclusion/team building activities if the lesson ends early

Who?

Students will be dismissed by teacher directly.

Incentives and Growth

Encouragement

• Verbal Praise
• Stickers or Candy for Going Above and Beyond in Classwork, Discussions
• Privileges (Listen to Music, Work Outside)
• Positive Phone Call Home

Differentiation

• Depending on severity of infraction students will be given 2-3 warnings before contacting office / guardian
• Level 1: Minor Disruptions
• Level 2: Plagiarism, Cheating
• Level 3: Explicit and consistent bullying, racism, anything that threatens or violates the brave space and classroom community

Not Following Procedure

• Always assume positive intentions and always opt for positive behavior intervention before consequences
• A combination of the following consequences based on the specific behavior infraction
• Private Conversation
• In-Class Detention (to Complete Late Work, Miss Out on that Day's Activities)
• 15-Minute Lunch Detention (to Complete Late Work)
• Call Home
• Conference with Coach or Counselor
• Loss of Retake Opportunities (Until Caught Up)
• Loss of Class Privileges

Instructional Routines

Goal Setting

What

How

Short-term goals, set at the beginning of a year, month, week, or day, are used to divide larger goals into smaller, more manageable stages that can be taken to develop positive habits or confidence. These will be recorded on exit slips or student calendars and occasionally used in parent-teacher conferences.

To encourage class community, behavioral, academic, and attendance goals might be established with the entire class. Additionally, goals will be individualized so that each student can concentrate on their particular goals. The teacher can ask the students what they hope to accomplish and how on various surveys, bell ringers, and exit tickets.

-David Foster Wallace

“Rigor is the result of work that challenges students' thinking in new and interesting ways. It occurs when [students] are encouraged toward a sophisticated understanding of fundamental ideas and are driven by curiosity to discover what they don't know.”

Environment and Relationships

Classroom Environment

• Student Work
• Motivational Quotes
• Leaders in Content Area
• College Pennants
• Schoolwide and Classroom Policies
• Bell Schedule
• Homework Board
• Daily / Unit Standards and Objectives

Equity

Tables

Including Diverse Voices

Fun

Students write their names on sticks for random call outs

Counting students in table groups and choosing one number to speak

Giving a prompt such as “the student who is wearing the most colors will speak”

Building Rapport

Quiet Voices

Icebreakers

Relationships

Similarities

Surveys after Each Summative Assessment, Bell Ringer / Exit Ticket Check-Ins

Unique and Shared, Interrupting Game, Classmate Bingo

This or That, Speed Dating, Snowball Fight

Attend Student Events, Greet Students at the Door, Share about Yourself

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Trauma-Informed Practices

Thank you!

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