How should I behave in class?

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Enter classroom.
Go to assigned seat and sit down.
Take out notebook and write the following:
◦ Date
◦ Objective
◦ Closing Task
◦ Answer Bell Ringer

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If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to get make-up work/notes.
If absent,
◦ Check Daily Work/Discussion Folder
◦ Copy down what you missed
◦ Get notes from a friend
◦ Turn in makeup work within two days from return to class.
 If you were absent on Monday and returned
Tuesday, your make-up work is due on Thursday.

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Treat the substitute teacher with respect.
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If the substitute writes your name down, you owe me detention!

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Follow all school rules
◦ Dress Code
◦ No Cell Phone use without teacher permission
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Bring supplies to class EVERYDAY
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Be on time
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Be prepared to learn
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Be courteous to EVERYONE

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First Offense: warning, documentation
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Second Offense: lunch/after school detention
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Third Offense: contact parent
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Fourth Offense: parent/teacher conference
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Subsequent Offense: referral/citation

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“Cutting Teeth”/Tsking
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Speaking when I am speaking
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Disrespecting other teachers, students, and/or staff

A bad classroom learning environment looks like…

A good classroom learning environment looks like…

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Level 0: Silence
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Level 1: Whispering
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Level 2: Low level
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Level 3: Conversational
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Level 4: Eardrums are about to explode

LOOKS LIKE SOUNDS LIKE
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Have eyes on the speaker
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Taking notes and following along
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Interested body language
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Level 2 (AT MOST)
Sharing with others about assigned task only
Positive critiques, disagree respectfully
Can hear the teacher speaking in a normal voice

LOOKS LIKE
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Eyes on speaker/screen/own notes
Hands raised before speaking
Notes being taken
Everyone in assigned seat
SOUNDS LIKE
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Level 0 for everyone except speaker
Only one voice at a time
Questions/comments relate to the lecture
No other noise than writing or turning page
Verbal sounds