Full Classroom Management Plan

Classroom Management Plan: Dance Classroom
Classroom Rules
Dont talk when another person is talking

Always promote the mental and physical health of others
Never continue dancing if you think you are injured
Come to class mentally and physically prepared
Exhibit your best self at every class
Respect the teacher, students, anyone who comes into the classroom, the space, and the
materials
*students must follow the rules of the student handbook
Consequences
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Verbal warning
A second verbal warning
Talking with teaching after class
Sit out for one combination and talk with the parents after class
Meeting with parents, administrator, and student
Rules are necessary to maintain the safety and wellbeing of all people and things in the
classroom and consequences are needed to enforce the rules. The consequences follow the order
that they are listed, but the teacher has the right to jump to a more severe consequence if a more
severe rule has been broken or if the bad behavior has been repeated multiple times or classes in
a row. This means that generally, each day is a fresh start for the student, but if a less extreme
consequence seems to not be working in stopping the bad behavior of a student, more severe
consequences may need to be taken.
Management and Organizations

My classroom is organized like a traditional dance studio. It is lined with ballet barres and a
mirror. There is a number line taped along the floor and in two of the corners, there are a circle
and a square taped on the floor so I can easily direct students where to stand. There are pictures
hanging on the side walls for students to spot when they are turning. I have various supplies in
the classroom to make it beneficial for all age groups. For example, there are poly spots for the
creative movement classes, therabands for the middle dancers, and rosin for the most advanced
dancers.
In the classes of the younger dancers, there are both a teacher and an assistant working with the
students. The assistant is a high-school aged student at the studio. This assisting is beneficial to
the teacher to help maintain order in the classroom, to the students so they can get the best
instruction they can, and to the assistant as she can learn how to become a good teacher.
Expectations of the Teacher
Treat students, parents, and coworkers with respect

Be prepared for class
Be available before and after class for students individual needs
Teach the students to the best of my ability
Expectations of the Students
Follow the rules

Be prepared for class
Respect the teacher, themselves, one another, and the space
Take responsibility and work for their own improvement
Procedures and Routines

Beginning of Class
o Students come into studio with appropriate attire and hair in traditional bun.
o Students find a spot in the room to stand (poly spot for young dancers and place at
the barre for older dancers) and begin warming themselves up.
o All students need to be in the room and ready to dance by the time class starts and
the teacher is ready to give the first combination.
Barre
o The teacher gives the students a combination by talking through it and
demonstrating it and then the students complete it on both the left and right sides.
o The teacher prompts the combination and gives the students corrections while
they are dancing as necessary.
o The combinations progress in the traditional order starting with foot progression
and ending with grande battements.
o Students are expected to have their warmups off by the degage combination or
forth combination at the barre.
Center
o Just as at the barre, the teacher gives the combination and then the students
complete it on both the left and right sides.
o Corrections are given by the teacher once the combination is over. All students are
expected to listen to all the corrections, even if it was not directed to them, and
apply them to their own bodies.
o The advanced students are permitted to put their pointe shoes on in the center only
if they have asked permission from the teacher first.
Across the Floor
o Teacher gives the student the combination.
o Students line up along the outside edge of the floor and proceed three at a time in
a diagonal pathway across the floor.
o Students are expected to wait quietly by the sides when they are not dancing and
know the combination when it comes to be their turn.
The End of Class
o Students and teacher all reverence together, then applaud.

o Students come up and curtsy to the teacher and pianist one at a time to thank them
for a good class.
o Students gather all of their stuff in a quick and efficient way before leaving the
studio.
If the Student Missed Class
o A student should inform the teacher that he or she will not be in class as soon as
possible.
o If the student misses a rehearsal, the student is expected to know the
choreography he or she missed by asking his or her peers and/or watching the
posted video.
o The student is expected to return as soon as possible, ready to work.
Belief About Classroom Discipline for Minor Disruptions
Minor disruptions are small disturbances made by the student in a classroom. They include
talking when someone else is talking, not following directions the first time they are given, and
not wearing the appropriate class attire. These will result in a verbal warning and, if necessary, a
conversation between the disruptive student and the teacher after class. Multiple verbal warnings
are given because sometimes a student may just forget the rules or may be having a bad day, so I
believe it is important to give the student ample room to take the initiative to improve. The
teacher will be consistent from student to student and fair in the consequences for minor
disruptions.
Belief About Classroom Discipline for On-Going Discipline Issues
On-going discipline issues are minor disruptions that are consistently repeated, even when dealt
with by the teacher. Even though each class is considered a clean slate for the students, if bad
behavior becomes consistent from class to class, the teacher must make a change to enforce that
the repeated behavior must stop. Students are expected to be responsible for their own behavior,
so if the student, has not improved his or her behavior after multiple verbal warning and a
discussion with the teacher, further actions must be taken. For discipline, the student will be
asked to sit out of combination and then after class, the student and teacher will talk to the
students parents about their behavior. The purpose of the parent-teacher conversation is to get
the parent on board with the teacher to help enforce good behavior and stop bad behavior.
Belief About Classroom Discipline for Aggressive and Violent Behaviors
Aggressive and violent behaviors include hitting, kicking, hate speech and other hurtful words
and actions. They will not be tolerated in my classroom. If this situation occurs, the teacher will
remain calm and separate the students involved. The teacher will have the assistant watch the
students in the class and take over teaching, while the teacher takes the aggressive student out
into the hallway to calm down, be given a talking to, and sent home with their parents after the
teacher has talked to the parent. The student is not allowed back into class until the teacher and
parent have talked again to decide if the aggressive behavior problem has been solved. If there
are multiple aggressive students in this situation, the teacher talks to each of them and to each of
their parents individually. Once all of the aggressors have been dealt with, the teacher returns to
the classroom to ensure that all of the students are okay, talk to the remaining class about this
type of behavior not being tolerated, and continuing on with the class.

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Classroom Management Plan: Dance Classroom

Dont talk when another person is talking

Management and Organizations

Treat students, parents, and coworkers with respect

Expectations of the Students

Follow the rules

Procedures and Routines

o Students and teacher all reverence together, then applaud.

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