Classroom Management and Rules

Classroom Management

1. Classroom management is more important than curriculum.
2. Greet the students at the door.
3. Have what you are doing or going to do on the board.
4. Small talk as they enter, sencing any individual or group concerns, because the things that are happening in their lives are more important than your lesson.
5. Establish rules on first day, have no more than ten.
6. Once you have management rules, more on to classroom rules.
7. Connect with the students, know you care.

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These are simple classroom rules I post (eight places) around the room.  I go over them the FIRST day of class.Important Rules

1. No water bottles, food, hats (even on hat days) or drinks allowed,
2. The only thing you may have in your hand is "music equipment" NO backpacks, pencils, or pens allowed.
3. You must be invited to my "desk area."
4. You are assigned a computer station and a seat location (these are different, one is at the computer, one is part of a semi-circle.
5. When moving your chair to your computer spot, lift chair to your  computer spot, lift chair in front of you.
6. Arrange computer station, tell teachr immediately if there are problems at your station.
7. Do not put headsets on unless told.
8. Headsets for the microphone: Left is right, right is wrong.
9. Do not start until told.
10. No "tearing apart" of headset cord.