Classroom Management/Safety Plan

1. My teaching subject area and anticipated grade level: Physics, 11th and 12th grade.

2. Attention to procedures. Use a statement to explain your procedural expectation for

each of the following:

a. How are students to signal that they want your attention and help? Students will

quietly raise one hand to signal that they want attention or help. If the situation involves

the safety of a student during a lab activity or other type of group activity where I am

circling the room, a student should approach me. This is the only time students are

allowed to leave their work location to approach me so that I know it is urgent when they

do so.

b. How do you call on students during question and discussion sessions? During

question and discussion sessions, I will always call on students by their name. It will help

me to learn names and to keep other students from getting confused about who I called

on. When students are addressing one another during a class discussion, students are

expected to speak one at a time.

c. How and when are students to enter and exit the classroom? Students are allowed to

enter the classroom as soon as the opening bell for a class change rings. When students

enter, they should immediately start following the directions that are already on the

board. If the activities do not require movement around the room, they should be

completed in the students assigned groups. Students will be allowed to talk to one

another quietly from their seats. Class lab materials are picked up 15 minutes before the

end of class. Students then complete the closing for the day. Students are allowed to pack
 up their personal materials when the opening bell for the next class change rings. They

will leave immediately after their materials are packed.

d. How are students to obtain the materials for instruction? Materials for labs will

already be at the lab stations. For worksheets that should be started immediately, I will

hand them out at the door. . For other worksheets, I will select a student volunteer to pass

them out.. Each student will have their own folder in which I place all graded work. I will

allow students to get those folders at the end of class everyday.

e. How are students to store their personal items? Students should store all personal

items that are not in use underneath their desks.

f. What are the procedures for students going to the drinking fountain or bathroom?

Students cannot leave the room for 20 minutes at the beginning of class and 20 minutes at

the end of class. Students may raise their hand and ask to leave at any other time. I will

then dismiss them one at a time. I will write students a pass on a post it note. Students

will be asked to wait to leave, if at all possible, if I am speaking to the whole class in a

lecture like setting.

g. What are the procedures during class interruptions? For hall passes, the interaction

should be silent. This will minimize the distraction to other students. Any external

interruptions that are not urgent will not be addressed until a stopping point in the lesson.

For urgent interruptions, students will be instructed to continue on with their activities or

sit quietly until I can resume the lesson.

h. What are the procedures for tardies or early dismissal? Early dismissal should be

discussed with me before the class starts. I will approve or disapprove of it before class.
 For tardies, students should sign the tardy log and being working. There is an opening

every day that is due 10 minutes after the start of class. I give students a grade for the best

3/5 assignments. Students are not allowed to make these up.

i. What are the procedures for turning in homework? There will be a homework bin for

each of my classes at the front of the classroom. When the students enter, if the

instructions on the board say to turn in an assignment, then the students will place their

homework in the bin. There will be no homework assignments accepted after the closing

bell for the class change rings. Late homework can only be turned in at the beginning of

class, before the closing bell rings. Late homework should be placed in the homework

bin, with a note attached explaining why the homework was late. If a student is absent,

the homework is due within 2 days of returning to class. It should be turned into the bin,

before the closing bell rings, with a note attached saying it is make up work.

j. What are the safety procedures for laboratory activities? What strategies will be

used to remind students of the procedures? There will be many safety procedures for

lab activities. I will use an incidence form, provided by the school or district, to record

any accidents. The procedures for students will be displayed on a poster. This poster will

stay on the wall, in the same spot, all year long. Before every lab, I will let students know

how to apply the procedures to this lab specifically. The following is the list of the

procedures:

1. Walk in the laboratory at all times and do not horseplay.

2. Raise your hand if you have question. Approach me immediately for any safety

concerns.
 3. Leave all food, drinks, cell phones and electronics in your bookbag, underneath your

desk.

4. Wear lab coats, goggles and closed toe shoes for all lab activities.

5. Follow all directions for the lab. Use all the equipment in the manner it is intended.

6. Use caution with hot objects and electrical circuits.

7. Leave your lab station in the condition you found it.

k. What are the expectations for communication between students/students and

teacher/students? I will be available to discuss with briefly during class changes.

Students can approach me in the doorway during the class change before and after the

class. If the discussion requires more time, I will schedule a time to meet. I ask students

to write me a note for any action items we discuss, like changing a grade. Everyone who

enters the classroom is expected to be respectful. I will call on students by name during

class discussion in order to encourage students to refrain from talking over one another.

During group work, students are expected to give the same curtesy of not talking over

one another. All speaking will be kept at an inside level. Since a limited number of

people are allowed to speak at once, the room should stay relatively quiet. In a quieter

environment, students are more likely to speak softly and calmly.

l. What are the procedures for making transitions during the lesson? Many transitions

in the physics classroom involve moving from desks to lab stations. To ease the

transition, I will already have the equipment for the lab set out at the lab stations. This

will minimize motion around the room. I will cue transitions by having a timer on the
 Promethean Board.

m. How will the teacher deal with inappropriate behavior or procedure infractions?

Infractions will be dealt with as seamlessly as possible. I will give a brief reminder and

warning at the first and second offenses. The reminder will often be a redirection. For

example, if a student was tapping their pencil, I would ask for everyone to take notes,

instead of asking for the student to stop using their pencil as a drumstick. At the third

offense, I will ask the student to speak with me after class. At the fourth offense, or in a

serious situation, I will ask the student to speak with me in the hall immediately. If I go

into the hall, the students will be instructed to continue on with the activity they were

previously learning. If I am giving direct instruction at the time, I will ask the students to

write a 5 sentence summary of what the lecture has been about so far and/or their

predictions. This will be done to keep students busy and engaged. I want them to stay

focused on the lecture and not the student. I will be quick and calm about these

instructions. When conversing with the student, I will talk to the student about why they

behaved in that way, why I dont allow that behavior in the classroom and the

consequence. Consequences will be logical and make sense in the context of the

infraction.

n. How will the teacher reward positive behavior? Students who follow procedures

exceptionally well will be given verbal praise. Students who demonstrate positive

behavior will be allowed to take on jobs within the classroom. These jobs include being

able to help set up labs in the morning, make up work coordinator, emergency

coordinator and paper collector. The emergency coordinator will lead the line for fire

drills, and be in charge of calling administration if I am unable to. Jobs will rotate weekly
 based on who has earned a job and who wants a job.

o. What responsibilities will the students have for maintaining the physical

environment? The students will have some responsibility for the classroom environment,

in order to help them to take ownership for their education. One job in the classroom will

be to come in before school and help set up the lab. Every student will be responsible for

cleaning up their lab station and desk before leaving the class. Every student will also be

responsible for putting work in the appropriate bins, in order to keep the classroom

organized.

p. What procedures will teacher use to redirect inappropriate behavior? Inappropriate

behavior will be redirected by reminding students of the activity at hand. For example, I

may ask a student to demonstrate the skill we are talking about, write the answer to a

question on the board or answer a question aloud. These will not be seen by the class as

punishment, but rather as a part of our regular learning environment. I will also use

proximity control. This means that I will stand by students who are struggling to stay on

task. In general, I will walk around the room to help the whole class to be engaged.

q. What are procedures for making up work when absent form class? All work will be

kept up with on a Google Calender. Students will have access to the calendar online.

Students will ask for the specific items they need during tutorial after school.

3. List of student behavior expectations that I will present to my class (no more than five):

Rule 1: Follow lab safety procedures and school rules at all times.

Rule 2: Raise your hand and wait to be addressed before speaking.

Rule 3: Be respectful and positive towards everyone.

 Rule 4: Be on time to class and prepared for class.

Rule 5: Follow all directions.

4. Explanation of consequences for broken rules: The consequences for broken rules will be

logical and related the rules. Reminders and warnings will be given for all rules, unless the

severity of the infraction requires immediate action to keep the other students safe. After the

reminder and warning, the following consequences will be used. If a student breaks a lab

safety procedure, they will be removed from the lab and asked to work at their desks. If a

student breaks a school rule, they will be removed from the classroom. For Rule 2, the

student will be moved to a different place in the classroom so that they are more isolated. For

Rule 3, the student will be asked to apologize to whomever he/she was disrespectful to. For

Rule 4, I will contact the students parents about the tardiness and/or lack of completed work/

supplies. In collaboration with the students parents, we will make a plan to help the student

to succeed. For Rule 5, the student will be asked to repeat the activity, this time following the

directions.

5. How procedures, rules, or consequences may vary (if at all) according to the grade level

taught or according to any other criteria, such as in team teaching: Physics is commonly

taught to 11th graders. In team teaching, both I and my coteacher will follow the same

procedures. When one of us exits the classroom, the other will keep the lesson moving. This

will be for both interruptions and behavioral talks in the hallway. When there is a question of

what to do in a situation we will discuss the situation outside of the class. We will always be

on the same page and act as a unified team. If I am teaching physical science (8th or 9th

graders), the procedures and rules will be similar. I want my 9th graders to take responsibility

like my 11th graders. I would change the following procedures. I would not allow talking
during the class change, as I do with the 11th grader, as students start the work listed on the

board. All transitions be cued but also be silent. Students will also store their bookbags in the

back of the room, instead of at their desks. All of these procedures will help to minimize the

number of distractions in the room. Safety procedures will remain the same, except that

personal items will be stored at the back of the room.