It's in the Cards A Classwide Management System to Promote Student Success

This classwide management system provided additional structure and support for student success, record keeping, and data collection. Management cards offered an explicit, yet unobtrusive, means to guide students' behavior and encourage active participation in learning. Teacher monitoring of student progress and feedback regarding behavior that were built into the system allowed for regular, nonthreatening dialogue between teacher and students. The format of the management cards reminded both of missing assignments and performance trends on a weekly basis. Targeted behaviors and expectations could be tailored to specific students, levels, and teacher preferences, and classwide implementation eliminated the singling out of students who required more intensive monitoring. Consistent demonstration of classroom expectations is a critical component of achievement for most students. This classwide management system prompted students to display targeted behaviors important to their academic success and provided their teacher a manageable tool to support the delivery of effective instruction. © 2009 Hammill Institute on Disabilities.