iRubric: Classroom Management Plan rubric

•Plan is teacher-entered and oblivious to the needs of the students. •No plan for organization and use of classroom space and materials. •Classroom procedures or routines for efficient use of instructional time are missing.

•Plan includes strategies for building community. •Plan includes basic use of classroom space and materials. •A few classroom procedures or routines for efficient use of instructional time are included.

•Plan includes strategies for building community and is sensitive to diversity. •Plan allows students to find, use, and return classroom materials. •Classroom procedures or routines for efficient use of classroom time, including transitions, are included.

•Plan includes strategies for building community, reflects sensitivity to diversity, and relates consistently to candidates teaching philosophy and models of best practice. •Plan reflects organization of classroom space and materials that will allow students to find, use, and return to classroom materials respectfully and efficiently. •Classroom procedures or routines for optimal use of instructional time, including transitions and cooperative student work, are included.

• Plan may be inconsistent with general district, school, or grade level policies. •Plan includes strategies for eliciting student input into decision-making.

•Plan is generally consistent with general district, school, and grade level policies. • Plan includes strategies for eliciting student input into decision-making.

•Plan is consistent with specific district, school, or grade level policies. •Explicit strategies for defining expectations for classroom behavior to be defined as a learning community are presented.

•Plan is consistent with specific district, school, or grade level policies. • Plan includes explicit discussion of strategies for defining behavioral expectations as a community of learners. • Plans for eliciting and authentically considering student input on an ongoing basis are evident.