Classroom+Management

"Kendra runs a tight ship yet is able to manage the multitude of interruptions and emergencies. She has a common sense approach to issues that pop up making for quick problem solving." - Lori Bell, Third Grade Teacher, Lakeview Elementary

"Kendra has a high level of expectations for students and is able to bring them to a higher level in a positive manner. Students perform for and with her."

====Students have an assigned seating chart that changes every two weeks to promote social development and eliminate any long term behavior issues. Because the seating chart is a "working" seating chart, students are accustomed to moving their desks when asked. As can be seen below, students have been arranged in pairs, which aids for working in small groups of two and allows students to have opportunities to be social when appropriate. ====

====Students are also seen working independently in the below picture. In order to enforce the importance of academic honesty and eliminate the opportunity for cheating, students have "dividers" that they place around themselves when they are to work independently on tests, quizzes and in other independent work situations. ====



====Along with this, students are rewarded for being caught "at their best". When I catch the entire class "at their best" a shape will be added to the chain and when the chain falls to a designated length, the students are rewarded with a class party. Instances in which the class can be caught at their best include: compliments from other teachers, going above and beyond for fellow classmates or staff members, or going above and beyond expectations in following directions and classroom procedure. ====

"Kendra is quick to follow-up on student progress. She reteaches in whole group and individual settings and holds students accountable for learning." ====Students are individuals and more often than not, not all students will grasp a concept the first time it is introduced. In order to better manage this, assignments that monitor students' learning are necessary along with the timely review of these assignments. With the quick review of these papers, I am better able to pull students in small groups or on an individual basis to reteach the concepts that were not grasped. Students are pulled daily as needed for reteaching and reassessment. Extra practice is also sent home when requested or when it is felt that extra practice is necessary. ====