Classroom Rules,

Policies, and
Discipline

Classroom Procedures

Housekeeping Routines You are expected to keep your area clean. If a mess
is made, please clean it up before you leave. Please always push in your
chair!
Desk Arrangements we will go over the different desk arrangements and how to
properly do this. When we arrange desks, there is no fooling around with your peers.
This should be done quickly and quietly.

Distribution of materials At the start of every unit, when you enter the
class you will pick up the new interactive notes at the front of the classroom.
Place the new packet in your interactive ring folder.
Submitting Assignments When submitting a test, I will walk around and
collect it when you are finished. When submitting your folder at the end of
each unit, you will place it in your periods bucket.
Routines for interacting with peers and getting assistance from the teacher During partner and group work, you should only be discussing the material
with your peers. When you have a question, please raise your hand!

Classroom Rules Rationale

I will introduce the classroom rules I created to the class. We will talk about what
each rule means and why it is important. (See my classroom rules below).

After this, I will have students in groups come up with rules that are important to
them, Participation, especially at higher grade levels, may increase students
willingness to buy into the rules, may make them more invested in seeing that
rules are followed, and may help to prepare students for adult life (Weinstein &
Novodvorsky, 2015, p. 99). Doing this lets the students have a say in the
classroom rules. Giving students a say in the classroom makes them feel
important and that their opinion matters.

Classroom rules are extremely important to have in order to ensure that a lesson
goes smoothly, clearly defined classroom rules and routines help to create an
environment that is predictable and comprehensible (Weinstein & Novodvorsky,
2015, p. 95). Creating rules for the students to follow will limit the amount of
time that needs to be spent on classroom management.

Classroom Discipline Rationale

I will give each student a copy of my discipline plan. We will go over it together as a class and I
will explain what each step means. (See below for my discipline plan).
Students will understand that they should be respectful and behave in my classroom. This plan
will show them what to expect if they do not follow my rules and misbehave.
Students will be expected to follow the classroom rules. Each student has a copy of the rules
and policies that they keep in their binder to refer back to. If the students misbehave, I will
follow the steps of my classroom discipline plan. Having the students have a copy of the rules,
policies, and discipline plan will limit the amount of misbehavior, The more effective teachers
were likely to distribute handouts stating their behavioral expectations or to have students
copy them into their notebooks (Weinstein & Novodvorsky, 2015, p. 96). Making your
expectations clear will promote positive learning and behavior amongst the students.
While I teach, I will be monitoring the students to watch for their behaviors, Effective
classroom managers constantly monitored students behavior, and they kept lessons moving
brisk pace so that students had little opportunity to become inattentive and disruptive
(Weinstein & Novodvorsky, 2015, p. 95). If the students know the rules and are aware that I am
always monitoring them, there is less of a chance that the students will act out and misbehave.

Classroom Policies Rationale

I will pass out my classroom polices to each student. We will go over it together as a class.
Students will be instructed to sign it and get it signed by their parents. This way they parents also know
what is expected of them. (See below for my policies plan)
It is important that the students know what is expected of them throughout the year, Yet its important that
although your students have general notions about appropriate school behavior, they do not know your
specific expectations. Your students probably see five different teachers each day, and specific expectations
vary from class to class (Weinstein & Novodvorsky, 2015, p.94). This is why it is very important to give each
student a copy of your classroom policies and have them and their parents sign it. They need to understand
clearly what is expected of them throughout the year and they need a copy to refer back to. Doing this will
hold the students responsible for their actions in class. These policies help foster student responsibility and
independence. They understand that they are responsible for their own success in this class.
Extra Credit I do not believe in extra credit because it does not correctly measure students academic
knowledge, When a student asks for an extra-credit assignment to raise his or her grade, I remind the
student that the purpose of grades is to assess and promote learning (Winger, 2005, p. 5). Assigning extra
credit such as, bring in tissues for 5 points on your test, does not accurately assess the students learning.
The grade students receive represents their mastery of the content. If you give them extra points for
something that does not measure their learning, their final grade will not be accurate. The extra credit
opportunity I have implemented is that students are able to do a test retake. There will be a planned retake
day where students can retake the test if they choose. Both grades will be averaged together for the final
grade. This will give the students a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the content since they will
have more time to review and can fix their mistakes.

References
Weinstein, C.S., & Novodvorsky, I. (2015). Middle and secondary classroom
management: lessons from research and practice. McGraw Hill Education.

Winger, T. (2005). Grading to communicate.Educational Leadership,63(3).