School Improvement

Instructional Supports

CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management

CHAMPs, by Dr. Randy Sprick, assist elementary school classroom teachers to design (or fine tune) a proactive and positive classroom management plan that will overtly teach students how to behave responsibly. Easy implementation of CHAMPs strategies will:

• Reduce classroom disruptions and office referral.
• Improve classroom climate.
• Increase student on-task behavior.
• Establish respectful and civil interactions.

Conversation (Can students talk to each other during this activity?)
Help (How do students get the teacher’s attention and their questions answered?)
Activity (What is the task/objective? What is the end product?)
Movement (Can students move about during this activity?)
Participation (How do students show they are fully participating? What does work behavior look/sound like?)

• Teachers establish clear expectations with logical and fair responses to misbehavior
• Teachers spend less time disciplining and more time teaching.
• Teachers learn tools to motivate students to do their best.
• Students are taught how to behave responsibly.

An extension of CHAMPs to secondary grades is Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management (2nd Ed., 2006). This resource addresses one of the most pressing needs faced by secondary teachers in today’s schools: how to effectively motivate and manage adolescent learners so their classrooms can be stimulating, engaging learning environments. Implementation of programs and strategies will transform secondary schools that were once places of chaos and disengaged students to settings of order and safety, where interactions among students and teachers are respectful, and students eagerly and productively involved in the learning process.

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