CHAMPS

The goal of classroom management is to develop a classroom of students who are responsible, motivated and highly engaged in meaningful tasks. The CHAMPs acronym is a proactive tool that allows teachers to directly teach students expected behaviors. This approach is focused on preventing problems rather than dealing with them.

CHAMPs stands for:

Conversation

Help

Activity

Movement

Participation

CHAMPS Voice Levels:

Level 0: Silence

Level 1: Whisper (peer to peer)

Level 2: Soft Conversation (table group)

Level 3: Presentational (whole class or class presentation)

Level 4: Outside (never used within school)

Guidelines for Success:

Be Responsible

Always try

Do your best

Cooperate

Treat everyone with dignity and respect