This essay focuses on parameters for decision-making. chosen grade level, from the list below or of your own, and describe how to implement them in your future classroom:
Choose five policies and procedures, applicable to your chosen grade level, from the list below or of your own, and describe how to implement them in your future classroom:
Entering the classroom
Using the restrooms
When students may go to the trash cans
The use of technology in the classroom
After establishing your organizational policies, procedures are the natural next step.
Policies set some parameters for decision-making but leave room for flexibility. They show the “why” behind an action.
Procedures, on the other hand, explain the “how.” They provide step-by-step instructions for specific routine tasks. They may even include a checklist or process steps to follow. But at the very least, your procedures should outline the following information:
Turning in classwork and homework
Talking to others in the classroom
Gaining student attention
Transitions
Part 3 – Incorporate Diversity
How to address diverse needs in your class (e.g., a student in a wheelchair, a student does not speak English, a student who does not celebrate traditional holidays, a student who cannot eat certain foods because of religion, a student who is a different race than the rest of the class, etc.)