Negotiating and Enforcing

Classroom Rules and Procedures

Alysha, Devyn, Jayda, Kat, Sydney

Agenda
1) Introduction
2) Effective Classroom Rules
3) Activity
4) Gallery walk
5) Debrief
6) Conclusion
How to catch a unicorn
Effective Classroom
Rules Are...
1.Brief
2. Specific
3. Positively
Worded
students
rules
In groups….
Using the 5 aspects of effective rules, come up
with 3-5 key rules for classroom expectations.
Write them on the big poster paper provided.
If you hear music, you must change tables and
either write or finish a rule on that paper.
Effective Classroom Rules Are...
○ Brief
○ Specific
○ Positively worded
○ Clearly understood
○ Consistent with school rules
Gallery Walk
● Leaving the poster face-up on your table, walk around the
room to view what other rules the class have listed
● Are the rules
○ Brief?
○ Specific?
○ Positively worded?
○ Clearly understood?
○ Consistent with school rules?
Summary
● Allowing students to be a part of the rulemaking process is essential
(adding humor doesn’t hurt)
● For rules to be sustainable, they must be consistently and fairly
enforced
● Effective rules are brief, specific, positively worded, clearly
understood, and consistent with school rules
● From the beginning of the class, the three key aspects to teaching
rules are demonstration, practice, and feedback.
Exit Slip

What was the key takeaway from this class