Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule
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Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule. By JoCee McCann 2013-2014. Essential components to making schedules work. Schedules for students Schedules for teacher Schedules for para Figuring out where and when each child is working throughout the day can be tricky.
Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule
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Creating a DCD Classroom Schedule By JoCee McCann 2013-2014
Essential components to making schedules work • Schedules for students • Schedules for teacher • Schedules for para Figuring out where and when each child is working throughout the day can be tricky. Schedules are constantly changing.
Step 1: Creating a template How are you setting up your schedules? • Grade • Student Fill in 15 min or 30 min time frames for the entire day. Grade template
Step 2: Specials • Get a master schedule for every grades specials list. • Have a copy of each student’s IEP and read through it. Read through IEPs!!! Specials Schedule
Step 3: Lunch Times • Get the master lunch schedule for students. • Fill in each grade lunch. • Fill in breakfast Color Code lunch times- Yellow
Step 4: Fill in Specials • What is appropriate for each student? Determine how long they will participate in specials daily. • Add in Specials Color Code Specials -Blue
Step 5: Fill in Recess • Get Master schedule for each grade recess time. • Fill in all recess blocks. Color code Recess - yellow
Step 6: Inclusion Times • Determine from the iep how much time each child will spend in the gen. ed classroom. • Meet with each child’s gen. ed teacher. Together find times that are appropriate for student inclusion. • Some ideas are: • Making Meaning • Whole group activities • Centers • Intervention times Inclusion times – Green Get a copy of each student’s gen. ed class schedule.
Step 7: Staff Lunch • Look at the schedule and determine the best time for you to take your lunch time. Add your lunch - yellow
Step 8: AM Teacher Times • Determine whole group instruction times. • Tip: look at when most students are present. • Recommendation is partnering students with similar goals/objectives for small group direct instruction. • If possible keep students on similar schedules. Add teaching times
Step 9: PM Teacher Times • Fill in curriculum time, math, reading, sensory breaks and bathroom breaks. Tip: Set a time to bathroom students. PM Teaching Times
Para Schedule - Blank • Print off MANY non-color copies of student schedules. Use pencil to add in changes. • Determine their lunch and break times. • Talk with paras about preferences or students they work well with. • Ask if they want to be with one student all day or want to rotate with many students. • Tip: These change daily! It can take a couple weeks for everything to start running smoothly. Non color coded copy
Trial Para Schedules • Each para receives a copy of their schedule highlighted. • Determine what is working and what changes need to be made. • Meet at the end of the week to update schedules. Color code each para