1. Welcome to Classroom Management for TIRPS
Please do the following as you enter:
•Find a seat
•Pick up a 3x5 card and return to your seat
•On the card write one CM issue that you
would like help with this morning.
•Bring up your card and place it in the stack
on the desk
•Return to your seat and get ready for a fun,
worthwhile morning! I’m glad you’re here.

4. Agenda
•Preventative discipline strategies
•Rules
•Routines
•Understanding and relating to your Students
•Discipline toughies: You Can Handle Them All!
•Questions

5. My goal
When you leave here today you will
feel more confident about heading
back into the classroom on
Monday.

7. Did you know?
• Step 1- Mingle until you make eye contact
with a new partner
• Step 2- Share your Did you Know card
with your partner (shorter goes first)
• Step 3- Say “Thanks” and quickly repeat
steps 1 and 2 until you hear the train
whistle

8. Processing

9. Facts Sheet -- Round
Robin Read

10. The first person to hold up their
hand and tell us what this animal
is gets a round of applause!

11. Rules and Routines

13. Mission Statement
• We are the Williams kindergarten team.
We come to school to learn new things.
We are getting ready for 1st grade. We
will read books everyday so we can learn
how to read. We need to be good
listeners and careful workers. We will be
kind to each other because we are a
team!
• Paula Williams, Penrose Elementary

15. It’s time to address issues cards

17. Standing, a Simple Activity,
Increases Circulation
(which improves cognition)

18. Nearly
any kind of
activity that
boosts
circulation
also improves
brain function
and cognition
Vaynman S, and Gomez-Pinilla (2006)

20. BREAK TIME !

21. Bell to Bell Blues by Annie Garretson
You can’t make me I don’t want to
I ain’t goin’ anymore
With bell to bell instruction
School is nothin’ but a chore
All day long there we are focused
On the objective on the board
Drill and practice to get to proficient
Take a test and then it’s scored
My CSAP scores aren’t lookin’
like I’ll make my AYP,
Despite the interventions, RTI and LMB.
Doubt that I can manage even one more strategy;
Don’t make me go. (Break)

22. I said, “Mom, I got a problem…
Seems that I cannot make the grade,
And I’ve been missing my time at recess
Since the principal began this crusade.
And though I’ve been working up to my potential
There are goals there I can’t quite reach.”
She replied, “Honey, you know I’m so sorry,
But you’ve got to go now ‘cause you’ve got to teach!”
My reaction to some major changes happening in the way the system is
asking us to teach our children.
October 26, 2006

23. The first 5 people to stand up
will receive a special handout!
Hooray!

24. Relating to and connecting
with your students

27. Discipline

29. Students misbehave for three
reasons
Attention
Power/Control
Fear of failure

30. You Can Handle Them All activity
cards:
• Form groups of four using playing cards
• Divide up the stack of 8 YCHMA cards, each person
taking two of interest.
• 5 minutes: Of your two cards pick the one that’s most
relevant to you. Read card, take notes, add your own
thoughts, give an example of a student you have like
this. (If time remains, continue with second card)
• Discuss in your group.
• 1. Overview of behavior
• 2. What do you feel is the best suggestion to
implement immediately in your room
• 3. What NOT to do
• 4.Your own experience with a student

32. My Goal
When you leave here today you will
feel more confident about heading
back into the classroom on Monday.
• How did I do?

33. Questions? Comments?