My Quality Classroom Goal is to focus on the three conditions of quality work. I saw these three conditions as the common thread running through all of lessons of this course. The conditions were a great anchor for me throughout the course. I will remember these conditions for many years to come. The first condition of the quality classroom is creating a quality workplace. Creating a quality workplace begins with adopting a lead-management mindset. Boss-management is coercive, reactive, and punitive. The boss-manager tells the employee, “Do this or else!” Extrinsic motivation is the foundation of this management style. I have come to understand this style of management has no place in the classroom. A lead-manager strives to forge …show more content…
I can attest, as I’m sure most of us can, to the ineffectiveness of rote memory. Each year I share a story with my students about a class I took in college. It was called The Geography of Africa. I took this class my freshmen year. Typical of freshmen classes in college, it was a gigantic lecture hall filled with a few hundred students. I would go to every class. I would write down everything the professor said verbatim. To study for tests, I would re-write all of my notes word for word. Pages of them. I would then copy my notes onto a single piece of paper, omitting less important information. Finally I would copy all the information from that page onto a single notecard, again omitting less important information or information I had committed to memory. On the day of the test, when most students were frantically cramming for the test, I walked in to the lecture hall with nothing more than a #2 pencil. I got an A in that course. But that is not the moral of the story. If you asked me today, no matter how general, about the geography of Africa, I wouldn’t be able to answer. I remember nothing! The moral of this story is this: Use it or lose it. There was nothing experiential about the class. There was no occasion for my use of the knowledge; therefore, I forgot it. As stated in this course material, students will only retain that information which they feel will be of use to …show more content…
I have written a introduction letter that explains the purpose of portfolios as well as the requirements. I will send this letter home with my students the first week of class. I have designed pre and post-tests for reading and writing. We will use these assessments to measure student growth. These assessments will be part of the student portfolio. I also wrote a list of reading and writing activities for the students to choose from during independent work time. My plan is to reserve each Friday for independent work time. In the beginning of the year I will teach the students my expectations for behavior on Fridays. In the beginning of the year, I will use a teacher-managed approach with the intent of transitioning to student-managed time. On these days students will conduct reading and writing activities of their own choosing. They will self-evaluate their work and record in on a skills tracking form, the same form they used to record their pre-test scores. I will also conduct one-on-one conferences with students during independent work time. The first few weeks of school I will meet with each student to review their goals and their choice of activities. After that, I will let the students sigh up for conferences. As a part of their portfolio students will have to include evidence of self-reflection as well. At the end of the semester, I will sit down with each student and
“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” William Pollard’s, a 20th century physicist, words show us the power of being proactive, and igniting change to strengthen a company’s productive climate (Sellers, Boone, Harper, 2011). Acme Airlines flight attendants lacked incentive to improve the quality of their work, as a result of distrustful management and overall frustration within the company. Acme took successful steps to rebuild their FA program into a more relationship oriented work environment. Through an understanding of effective leadership, we will use the
Goldsmith, M. (2004). Changing leadership behavior, Journal for Quality & Participation, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p28-33, 6p
Dr. Sutton highlights what it takes to be a good boss. People that work for a good boss are 20 percent less likely to have a heart attack (Sutton, 2010). Dr. Sutton wrote that teams with stronger leaders cost the company less money and achieved their work better (Sutton, 2010). Engagement and performance of employees were based upon their direct boss and not if the company was good or bad (Sutton, 2010). Most bad bosses have employees who have check-out: actively disengaged, and undermine their co-workers accomplishments. Managers have to find the balance between performance and humanity to be successful. Performance is about doing everything possible to help followers do great work; while humanity is about employees experiencing dignity and pride. Treating managerial work as an endurance race instead of a sprint race with small wins will lead one to becoming a good boss called grit by Sutton. Sutton believes that good bosses walk a constructive line between being assertive and not assertive enough with guidance, wisdom, and feedback that he called Lasorda’s law (Sutton, 2010).
Overall the methods used for teaching are very inadequate. Instead of telling the students what is to be memorized, the teachers should apply problem-posing techniques to get the students learning themselves. Once this teaching method can be applied, students shouldn't actually just rely on the facts/information given to them but rather go out and seek and find out for themselves the truth and reality of all things. Everyone
Although there are many outstanding, albeit necessary qualities of a good leader, it is the leader’s beliefs in which greatness is given its first breath, fostered by action, and spread throughout the institution. A great leader believes in encouraging, not destroying; in setting the precedence instead of yielding to prominence ; in collaboration, not division; in giving, not taking; and in having high standards and volunteering to be the first of many to be held to them. A great leader does not take advantage of the people being lead, but instead, creates an advantage for the people by giving them the opportunities to lead. Only when people take ownership of an institution will passion be cultivated, action be taken, and greatness be achieved.
My personal philosophy of classroom management focuses on creating an environment where children feel safe and where they feel like they belong. I will create this environment for my fourth grade class through making my expectations of the students clear while developing an engaging lesson plan and personable interactions with my students. I developed my philosophy from studying different theorists and based my philosophy on the theories of Glasser and Kounin. Glasser believed that the teacher’s roll in the classroom is that of a leader rather than a boss. He believed that students should be given power in the classroom and that the teacher should share it with the students. I will use his ‘7 caring habits’ specifically supporting and respecting to help my classroom feel safe and welcoming to my students. Meeting the individual needs of my students will be the focus of my classroom management routine. I will meet individual needs by promoting self management and self efficacy in my students by creating an environment that that has predictable and consistent daily routines while focusing on my student’s successes (Shindler, 2010). Having a predictable routine will encourage a success oriented environment and will reduce anxiety and help towards creating positive self efficacy in each of my students (Shindler, 2010). In Glasser’s Choice Theory he talks about focusing on the present and not bringing up the past (Glasser, 2010). Therefore, I will focus my classroom on being goal driven and will help each student obtain their goals. Thus, helping my students have positive self efficacy. I will apply Kounin’s technique of Momentum (Pressman, 2011). This involves the teacher keeping exercises short and moving around the room a lot so...
Sayeski, K. L., & Brown, M. R. (2011). Developing a classroom management plan using a tiered
In order to be an effective teacher there needs to be an understanding that we all learn differently, this means that no single teaching strategy is effective for all students/learners all the time. This makes teaching a complex process because you need to understand and meet the requirements of all of your learners. Students learn best when they aren’t asked to simply memorise information but when they form their own understandings of what is being taught. When a student has successfully learnt a new idea they are able to then intergrate this information with their previously learnt information and make sense of it. To be an effective teacher you need to work jointly with students to asses where they are at, be able to give feedback on how the student is going and ensure that they are understanding the lesson (Killen, 2013) According to Lovat and Smith (2003) students learning must result in a change in a student’s understanding of the information being taught. In order to show understanding they must be able to share this information with others and want to learn more (Killen, 2013). In order to have a deeper understanding of what is being taught they need to be aware of the relationship that exists between what they knew previously and the new information that is being learned (Killen, 2013).. Students need to be given goals that they can achieve in order to feel a sense of mastery over their own learning, this gives students motivation that they are able to complete tasks and to keep going.
The Educational Philosophy I Will Incorporate in My Classroom Education serves as the foundation to a lifetime of learning. Since every child is unique, I believe that it is important for them to learn in an environment that is both safe and stimulating. By creating this type of atmosphere, the students will be able to realize their intelligence and use it constructively. As a future educator, it will be my goal to establish a classroom that is, 1) non-authoritarian, 2) student-centered, and 3) focused around student experience. These three elements are part of Progressivism, the educational philosophy I plan to incorporate into my classroom.
I believe Classroom Management is the main component in the educational setting. I believe if students are in a safe environment, then learning can take place. This doesn’t mean punishing behavior problems but rather a combination of setting the tone in a class, preventing behavior problems with interesting and engaging curriculums and effectively including all students in the classroom so that their needs are met. Having the right environment for all students to learn is my major goal of implementing good classroom management--without it the students would not be able to learn.
As a teacher if your students can make a connection to prior knowledge they will have a better chance at remembering the information you are trying to teach. This can be achieved through teaching
...ts with loads of information and facts is not an intelligent way to educate them. On the other hand, learning without any memorization is ineffective too. We couldn't write great essay if we have difficulty in spelling words correctly. Rote learning may not be the perfect way to educate our children, but same goes to meaningful learning. There is no perfection in this world. Everything has it’s own flaws. ‘I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.’ quote by Michael J. Fox. Owen Feltham also mentioned that perfection is immutable, but for things that are imperfect, change is the way to perfect them. So, rote memorizing should never be substituted. It should be used alongside understanding learning, which both balance up and compliment each other to create a better and effective learning style.
Classroom management is a necessary component to every classroom. It includes creating a set of rules and clear expectations that all students follow. This helps unify the classroom for both the teacher and students allowing for a smooth, effective, and educational environment. When the students are aware of what is expected, they are motivated in order to attain the goals dispensed by the teacher. Some students are naturally motivated and want nothing more than to surpass goals for the sake of triumph and pleasing the teacher. Other students need extrinsic motivation in order for them to become engaged in
One of my favorite quotes from Stacey Green states, that if we don’t make learning relevant to our students, then they just learn the answer from the test and forget when it is done. (Vaques, Sneider and Comer page 2) When students learn because of memorization and are not engaged and interested in what is taught, the information becomes a victim of your short term memory, where as when it is
Lyons, G., Ford, M., & Arthur-Kelly, M. (2011). Classroom Management: Creating Positive learning environments. South Melbourne: Cengage Learning.