{"id":8393,"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoeudev.wpengine.com\/2012\/08\/using-a-management-matrix-to-develop-and-set-clear-expectations\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T13:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:56:57","slug":"using-a-management-matrix-to-develop-and-set-clear-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theartofeducation.edu\/2012\/08\/using-a-management-matrix-to-develop-and-set-clear-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a Management Matrix to Develop and Set Clear Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

When implementing your classroom management plan, do you ever hear, \u201cBut Mr.\/Mrs. So-and-So doesn\u2019t make me do that!\u201d or, \u201cThat\u2019s not how we do it in our classroom!\u201d As an art teacher, trying to keep up with twenty different sets of rules, while trying to enforce my own in the art room, is enough to make me want to hide in the teachers\u2019 lounge and never come out.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited about this upcoming school year.<\/p>\n

For the first time at my school, each teacher will post a similar behavior matrix in his or her classroom.<\/h3>\n

Notice how I didn\u2019t say the same<\/em> matrix. Of course, students are expected to do different things in their classroom than in the gym or in the art room. However, the core of these matrices will remain the same so that expectations are consistent for students throughout the school.<\/p>\n

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I recently got together with my specials team to hash out what the matrix will look like for students coming to specials.<\/h3>\n

We felt it was important to meet as a team so that students would see consistent language and expectations across all of our subjects.<\/p>\n

Here is what we came up with. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>You can get a copy that looks like mine, but in MS Word for you to personalize right here<\/a>.\u00a0If you\u2019d like to share this with classroom teachers at your school, you can download a more generic template here<\/a>. If you teach Middle School or High School, expectations might look different, but a matrix can still be helpful once you tweak it to fit your needs.<\/p>\n

I love that the matrix clearly lays out what students are supposed to be doing during each part of class.<\/h3>\n

Our school rules are the “Brooklyn B\u2019s”: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be a Learner, Be Your Best. You can put your own school rules along the left edge. The top lists each part of art class. The matrix works like the game Battleship. For example, to see how to Be Respectful<\/strong> while Lining up<\/strong>, find where the two categories intersect to get the answer, “HFO (Hands, Feet, and Objects to yourself)” and “Stand Quietly.”<\/p>\n

Here are a few notes about the language you see in the matrix.<\/h3>\n