Rules and agreements for a better classroom!

Rules and agreements for a better classroom!

Ideas from 3rd, 4th, and 5th period language arts

A few weeks ago, we brainstormed ways we can make this classroom better

These practices can help us study and focus better!

I summarized your comments and ideas

• Let's go over them together!

• We will share feeedback on these ideas

• We will agree to follow these ideas

#1 Students and teacher respect each other

• Don't talk when another student or the teacher is talking

• Don't distract others when they're working

• Be basically nice and chill

• Don't insult groups or beliefs (keep politics to yourself)

Open Ended

How could this rule/agreement make this classroom better?

Open Ended

Do you think your 9th grade teachers and classmates would like this rule/agreement? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

Students and teacher agree to respect each other

• I agree to these rules and will respect my classmates and teacher

• No thank you

#2 more interactive group assignments

• more assignments like this Quizizz lesson

• less time spent on IXL, Classworks, and other individual work

• THIS WOULD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER AND SPEAK UP IN CLASS

This is a shared responsibility

I can assign less individual work if students can step up and work together/speak publicly

What this would look like

• We would try new skills or writing formulas in Quizizz and Kahoot lessons like this

• We would still do IXL and individual writing work at least once a week

• Students would do more group work and talking in class (public speaking, peer revisions, and so on)

Open Ended

How could this rule/agreement make this classroom better?

Open Ended

Do you think your 9th grade teachers and classmates would like this rule/agreement? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

We will take responsibility to do more group work and PARTICIPATE in interactive lessons.

(Mr. Keas votes yes)

• Yes, I can handle this responsibility

• No thank you

#3 Mr. Keas suggestions

• Problem with people not charging computers

• Problem with people not starting bellwork when they enter class

• Problem with people not wanting to talk when I ask them to

I have ideas for solutions

Vote to help me pick!

Poll

People not charging computers

• Lunch detention if you plug your computer in class or run out of charge

• Do an extra assignment if you plug your computer in class or run out of charge

Poll

People not starting bellwork immediately (running around, talking, not opening computer, etc.)

• Bellwork is a weekly graded assignment instead of extra credit

• Bellwork stays extra credit; distracting others or yourself in bellwork time gets you lunch detention

Poll

People not wanting to talk/participate

• I will randomly pick people to answer

• People get assigned as volunteers at the beginning of class and rotate this responsibility

Thank you for your feedback!

I will update everyone with the results