Classroom Expectations

Being prepared for class means

• having work completed

• having supplies

• having my laptop charged

• all of the above

When working with a partner or group, the noise level should be...

• loud enough for every other group to hear

• My partner and I are going to chat it up and giggle.

• Silent. I'm not going to talk to my partner.

• a whisper. No one else should hear my conversaton.

Circle the word that is most important to have in a classroom enviornment.

Fill in the blank: 'Miss D's expectations are the same for _________ in this room.'

• no-one

• certain people

• everyone

Fill in the blank: 'Students will remain ______ and ______ if they are given a consequence.'

• rowdy

  out-of-control

• indifferent

  apathetic

• calm

  civil

Fill in the blank: 'Students may express disagreement with a sanction ______ the lesson; never disrupt whilst learning is taking place.'

• before

• during

• after

Scenario: A student is turning around and talking whilst the teacher is instructing. Does this go against the classroom expectations?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Yes: the student will benefit most from the lesson by listening to the member of staff leading the learning and only talking when it is appropriate.

Scenario: A student is given an instruction to stop tapping their pen and carries on doing it. Does this go against the classroom expectations?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Yes: the student was given an instruction which they decided to ignore.

Scenario: A student is wearing their shirt untucked and their blazer sleeves rolled up. Does this go against the classroom expectations?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Yes: the student does not have immaculate uniform.

Scenario: A student shouts out an answer to a question while other students are patiently waiting to contribute with their hands up. Does this go against the classroom expectations?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Yes: the student has made their peers feel unequal by bypassing the procedure designed to give all students the opportunity to contribute.