[Katherine Gibb Teaching Portfolio]

Back-to-School Classroom Management

An educators approach to classroom management during the first weeks of school is shown through studies and experience to have
crucial implications for teacher to student relationships for the remainder of the school year. The following chart serves as a tool to
ensure proper implementation of classroom management as the class transitions from the back-to-school period onward. The chart is
also formatted to be used a mental aid or checklist.
Time
Goal
Preparatory Week First Day of School First Weeks of School
Establishment of
School and Classroom
Polices, Procedures
and Routines
Acquaint yourself with school policies and
procedures.

Prepare classroom (organization,
labeling, acquiring resources and
materials, etc.).



Explain emergency and
administrative (agendas,
assemblies, daily messages,
homework, etc.) procedures.

Explain daily routines,
schedules and organization.

Teacher and student
introductions.

Give students a classroom
tour.


Carry out and remind students
about emergency and
administrative procedures.

Implement and abide by charter
explicitly and consistently.

Ensure charter is fulfilling the
ultimate goal of quality learning
and make necessary adjustments.

Establishment of
reciprocal respect and
responsibility

Display students names, and label
personal spaces.

Set up learning space to create an
appealing atmosphere with plenty of
purposeful resources.
Explain student
responsibilities (classroom
jobs, respect of personal and
shared belongings).

Discuss teacher and student
expectations.

Collectively develop a
classroom charter.
Maintain classroom order.
Maintain a safe-space and
thoughtfully explore complicated
issues students face.

Display student-created projects
and information about, and
personal mementos of, the
students.
Community
Connections
Communicate with teaching partner,
aides, resource department, support
staff, and administration.

Join staff-committees and extra-
curricular activities.

Prepare a welcome letter to parents.

Inform students of their
lifelines: teacher office hours,
nurse, and any other staff
members available to
students.

Send school forms home and
initiate correspondence with
parents.

Be available to students and hold
office hours.

Work with school community to
enrich learning.

Maintain correspondence with
parents.

Meet with parents at meet the
teacher night.

[Katherine Gibb Teaching Portfolio]


Time
Goal
Preparatory Week First Day of School First Weeks of School
Getting to know the
student socially and
academically
Consult resource team and previous
teachers; check personal files and learn of
any existing IEPs, health and family
information including religion, birth
dates, dietary requirement and allergies.

Plan back-to-school activities.
Facilitate introductory team-
building activities and
challenges.

Observe and take field notes
on students social and
academic levels.

Probe what topics are most
relevant, interesting and
motivating to students.

Send home a Getting to
Know Your Student
questionnaire.

Know students name and take
individual pictures.

Assess prior-knowledge and probe
for misconceptions through
assessment and observation.

Assign review sheets from previous
grade.

Do rounds to do one on one work.

Assign meta-cognition activities,
which assess: a) how students are
most motivated to learn, b) areas of
strength and c) areas needing
improvement.

Plan teaching situations that fulfill
the competencies and align with
student interests and academic
levels.

Support students in academic goal-
setting.