Task 2: Managing Learning

CLO 3: Choose, justify and reflect on the selection of appropriate routines and explain practical aspects of their
implementation.

Reflect on how routines can impact classroom environment (pacing, preventive CRM,
student engagement)
Choose and justify the selection of appropriate routines (entering/leaving the class,
transitions, submitting work, resource distribution) in a range of contexts (ages, gender,
class size, school context, class dynamics, parental support)
Explain practical aspects of implementation (clear instructions consistency)

TASK DESCRIPTION
The task is made up of two activities:
Activity 1: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures
Activity 2: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures
You are to complete BOTH Activity 1 AND Activity 2.

Activity One: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures

Though there are many routines and procedures all over the school such as returning from assembly
or walking in the hallways, this task focuses on what happens inside of your classroom only.
During the first week of your teaching practice observe your MST and her/his classroom. Make a note
of at least five (5) routines that you see her/him use every day inside of the classroom. Fill in Table 1
to describe EACH routine; when and where it is used; and what is the aim of the routine or the
student behavior that it hopes to achieve.

Activity Two: Developing Routines and Procedures

You are expected to uphold and implement the classroom routines you have observed. Record the
routines you implement in your lesson plan (make it obvious!), and record in Table 2 which lesson the
routine was implemented in (e.g. Lesson 1 Maths, shapes). Implement at least four classroom
routines.
 Table 1 - Observing
Name/Description Give the When and where Aim of the routine How did/do the students learn about this
of the routine. instructions that the routine is routine?
(what student behaviour it hopes to
the routine uses used? achieve)
How is the routine reinforced?
(e.g. at the end of the (e.g. mentoring; classroom signs; reminders by the
school day etc.; or to teacher; use of peer interaction by the teacher to
guide presentations promote such behaviour etc.)
after group work)
1 Using white boards in 1-The teacher ask the When: every math After introducing new concept: The teacher The students learned the routine through practicing
math lesson students to take out lesson. After or uses this routine to check the students and teacher reminder. When the teacher finish
their white boards before explaining understanding (quick assessment). explaining something, they immediately take out their
(quietly). new concept. Before introducing new concept: to check white boards.
2-She say: "I will write Where: the students the students' prior knowledge, or to review
a problem and try to were in groups. last lesson.
solve it."
3-The students write
their answers, then sit
silently.
4-The teacher ask
them to show her the
answers.
5-She model it to
them.
2 Moving to carpet. 1-The teacher tell When: each time the This routine is useful to make sure all the This routine is learned from previous levels. The
them: I have teacher has an students are listening. Because usually, students are used to gather on the carpet to discuss
something important important what will be discussed is for everyone significant things.
to say, so, go and sit announcement (to interest.
on the carpet give instruction, to
"quietly". discuss certain
behavior, to give
general feedback).
Where: the students
must gather on the
carpet).
3 Put the notebooks on 1-After working in the When: After working When the students put their notebooks on Every time the students finish working in the
the middle of the notebook, the in the notebooks. the middle of the table, this tells the teacher notebooks, the teacher remined them to put the
table. teacher tells them: who finish and who still working. This also, notebooks on the middle of the table and sit silently.
put the notebooks on to maintain order and to avoid having That's how they practiced and learned the routine.
 the middle of the Where: in the students moving around to submit their
table and tidy your classroom, in their notebooks.
tables. groups.
2-After the students'
response, the teacher
or the assistant
collect the notebooks.
4 Stick worksheets in 1-After they work on When: each time they The aim of this routine, is to save their The teacher always emphasis on them to stick their
the notebook. any worksheet. The finish working on a work. The students then will can go back to worksheet in their notebooks. She chicks that
teacher gives them worksheet. their notebooks to study, and everything everyone is putting his/her worksheet in the notebook.
their notebooks. Where: while they will be in the same place. No worksheet will be marked if it wasn't in the
2-The students stick are sitting in their notebook. Thats how the students follow the routine.
the worksheet in their groups or even
notebooks. individually.

5 Write your time after 1-The teacher tells When: challenge Writing the time on the paper will avoiding The learners knew the routine through repetition. And
you finish the them that: they will times. shouting the time out. Which will create the teacher remined them each challenge to write the
challenge. have a challenge. Where: in their smooth challenges and clam attitude. timer.
2-Start a timer, and groups or sometimes
emphasis on them to in the library.
write their time when
they finish.
3-Who finish check
his/her work with the
teacher. Finishing
early and accurately
will get 5 "Dojos".

Table 2 - Implementation
Date Lesson Title Routine
1 October 8, 2017 Describing character Using the white boars to describe the presented picture.
2 October 16, 2017 Expanded Noun Phrases Writing the timer after finishing the challenge.
3 October 21, 2017 Adding fraction with like denominators. Sticking the worksheet in the notebook and collecting
them in the middle of the table.
After the Task - Reflection
Choose 3 best practices you observed and/or during your time in school. Reflect on these and consider why you would implement these in a
UAE primary classroom in the future. Explain how these practices will affect student learning in a primary class.
 Reflection
Analysis
Routine are specific procedures of doing things inside or outside the classroom

(Strone, Tucker, & Hindman, 2004). They also stated that, beneficially, routines save

time and effort during transition and moving form one place to another. Examples of

routines are: take attendance, mark work, inter and leave the classroom, and transition

between the activities.

Discussion and implementation in the UAE primary classrooms

In my opinion using routines will provide more organization and control in the

classroom. For instant, collecting the notebooks on the middle of the table, will

prevent students from walking around the class to submit their work, which will lead

to more order and control. Furthermore, and because in the publics primary schools

there a lot of students per class, implementing this routine will give more

management.

Another routine, is when moving the students to the carpet to give instructions.

Even though some government schools might not have carpet in each classroom,

applying that routine will make sure that all the students are listening to the

announcement and not missing around. In addition, some students might have hearing

problem, so, being near to the teacher will help to listen will. Also, the teacher will be

able to see all the students, and who is talking or fussing, and she will ask them to

stop.

Additionally, another significant routine in my opinion, is to let the students

stick their worksheets in the notebook. Worksheets are giving to the students to assess

them, or to provide them with more practice. That why, they should maintain them,
for further review, for the exams. Moreover, teachers tend to mark and write

feedbacks on the worksheets. The students will use those feedback to improve

themselves. Using this routine in the UAE public schools, will help the students in

keeping their work in one place. If they need to study, they only have to open their

notebooks; and no need to search for the worksheets, which are normally will be

everywhere.