Classroom Collaboration Action Plan - Physical Education for Body ...

Classroom Collaboration Action Plan2. Behavior/Situation: Distractions from Instruction(e.g. side chatter, eating, tardiness, “horseplay,” headphone/ personal stereos, cell phones, sittingdown)Policy:Students will contribute to a positive learning environment by paying attention, maintaining apositive attitude, and refraining from behaviors that distract from or disrupt class.Expectations around student behavior:• Students are attentive to the instructor and follow the instructor’s instructions.• Communication between students is about the content of the class and for the purpose ofsupporting each others’ learning.• All activities that students engage in are related to the course content.Procedures for Implementing Expectations:• Instructor, as first “authority” in the classroom, incorporates preventative classroom managementinto instruction.• Instructor applies Classroom Management Tools and Interventions #3-#16 in increasing levels ofintensity as appropriate to situation (see Classroom Management Tools and Interventions)• Emphasis is on refocusing student on the practice of the physical or academic activity.• At the beginning of the session, teacher/aide has more authority with the students than the PA,while over time the authority of the PA increases as s/he develops relationships with the students.• Teacher/aide and PA administer Low Intensity Interventions as appropriate (see ClassroomManagement Tools and Interventions) and debrief their actions with the instructor after class.• If the previous interventions are not successful, OR if the instructor communicates a (non-verbalor verbal) request for assistance, the teacher/aide or PA supports the instructor in applying HighIntensity Interventions.• Discuss how this communication will be delivered.School modifications/additions as needed:Reprinted from the Physical Education for Body Mind and Spirit websitewww.santacruz.k12.ca.us/pe4bodymindspirit/