Educator:

Name of Artifact:

Katelin (Phelps) Serna

Classroom Procedure Examples

Date Collected:

9/21/2016

Domain:

2C. Managing classroom procedures

The art room can be a very chaotic messy learning environment if there are not proper
classroom procedures in place. For this domain I decided to provide a few of the examples I
have found to really help keep my classroom running smoothly.
The first example is the use of hand signals. This is still a newer procedure for myself and my
students so we are continuing to work with it. These signals are meant to help keep the flow
of the class and instruction from being regularly disrupted with questions to use the
bathroom, blow noses, sharpen, pencils, etc. Instead of students raising their hands to ask
any of these they hold of a specific number of fingers. This helps keep the distractions and
interruptions to a minimum, which is especially helpful when our class our only 30 minutes
each.
Another classroom procedure is our classroom jobs. Most classrooms, if not all, at Mary
Morgan have classroom jobs. I found that implementing this in my classroom last year has
helped keep the students focused on their specific tasks, improved the environment of my
classroom, and helps students respect the classroom and their art supplies. These classroom
jobs rotate each month so students have a chance to try each job.
The Mona Lisa is another great classroom procedure. In order to get my students
attention I will say Mona and they will respond with Lisa. When my students hear this
they know the expectation is to not only respond but also to quiet down, stop what they are
doing, and look at me. This works really well to get the class attention.