Classroom Management Plan
Theoretical Introduction
Philosophy of Classroom Management
Central to managing a classroom is offering the students compelling, diverse and challenging lessons that tap into their interests and create a community of learners. The more time and thought I put into developing lessons and utilizing a variety of teaching methods, the more likely I will have a classroom where attention is close to 100 percent.
Also key to managing a class is establishing a democratic learning environment in which students understand the expectations of behavior and the consequences they will face if they violate the agreed-upon contract. There must be a level of mutual respect between the teacher and students and between students and their peers. Students need to be imbued with the sense that they are responsible for their actions and that their actions affect everyone in the classroom.
Students will come to recognize that I accept and care about all students equally and that I am fair and consistent in my treatment of them. They will also learn that I bring a positive attitude into the class every day and expect the same from them.
Assumptions of young people and learning
Needless to say, teenagers are in a constant state of learning, whether they are at home, at play with peers or in the classroom. They are acquiring knowledge on how to get what they want from their parents, how to talk and act around their peers and what they want to do with the rest of their lives. If students are capable of learning dozens of song lyrics, hundreds of sports statistics and dissect at length the details of their favorite movies and television shows, they are certainly capable of mastering ...
... middle of paper ...
... While the class is getting back to their usual seats, one student comes up to me and says that she’s having trouble understanding what’s going on in the novel we are reading. I offer to help her if she wants to spend part of lunch here or return after final period. She agrees to return to the classroom during lunch so we can go over some of her questions about the book.
When students are back at their normal seats, I reminded them of the homework assignment and that they should start researching their author. At the bell, they stand and leave, in a much better mood than the one they arrived with. On the way out the door, two students stop by my desk and ask me if I have read any other books by the author they are researching. They want to know which other ones they should read. My day is made by the thought that they want to read a book not assigned to them.
Gambling is very risk and will impact on finance, family, health and job. Firstly family risk, ”spend more time gambling or think about gambling and it can be difficult to maintain a normal life, this creates stress and ha...
The first Chinese immigrants to arrive in America came in the early 1800s. Chinese sailors visited New York City in the 1830s (“The Chinese Experience”); others came as servants to Europeans (“Chinese Americans”). However, these immigrants were few in number, and usually didn’t even st...
Liping Zhu shares the dramatic story of the Denver Riot which led to the Chinese Exclusion act in his book The Road to Chinese Exclusion. Zhu illuminates this time of anti-Chinese society in the United States with a large pull for nativism. The way in which Zhu writes about this riot and the consequences that followed shed light on just how anti-Chinese Americans were at the time. Before this time, Asian immigrants were untrusted but never to this extreme. Over time as more and more Asian, specifically Chinese, immigrants arrived the American society felt as though they were being outnumbered in the labor work force.
There are fundamental differences between Eastern and Western cultures and the meeting of these cultures has had several effects, both in Asia and here in the US. Overseas, you can see the juxtaposition of American pop culture on the older modes of Asian thought and society. Here, New Age religions find new excuses in Asian religions and philosophies and Anime is appears regularly on Saturday morning cartoons. Often, this juxtaposition becomes turbulent as the younger generations are caught between two seemingly opposing cultures. As a result, crime rates rise with the integration of Western ideals and culture into Asian society. This is true here in America too as the first generation of Asian-Americans are born and brought up by Asian parents, with Asian thinking, in American society and culture. This conflict manifests itself in our history as a nation as well as in modern universities and businesses.
To be a successful teacher one must first understand their own personal classroom management strengths and build from those attributes. Equally important are those areas of concern that could benefit from professional development or active conscious practice. As a future educator I have been exposed to many management styles and strategies throughout the course of the semester in the Creating Positive Learning Environments classroom as a result I can better understand my own personal managerial strengths and areas that also raise concern.
The goal of a Management Plan is to ensure student productivity in a classroom by creating a positive learning environment along with supporting and fostering a safe classroom community amongst teachers, students and parents. It is essential to the class’s daily functions.
Thesis statement: In this research, I will investigate the basic concepts of the Egyptian mythology and its gods.
I have spent many hours researching, discussing, and experiencing different ways to manage a classroom. Cleveland State University has given me the opportunity to focus a lot of time on developing my own philosophy of teaching and how I will manage my own classroom. I will incorporate my personality into my classroom, while focusing on concepts from theorists Jacob Kounin, Fredrick Jones, Rudolf Dreikurs and Linda Albert, Lee Canter and Marlene Canter, William Glasser, B.F. Skinner, Haim Ginott, and Thomas Gordon. I have taken ideas from each of their models to form my own theory on managing a classroom. I believe in showing students that I care about them and their success as well using basic classroom management techniques to create a positive classroom environment.
I have heard that for many beginning teachers, classroom management can be one of the most challenging aspects of their new career. Knowing this, I decided to experiment with many classroom management approaches during my student teaching to find one that fit both my students and myself. Based on these experiences, I designed a classroom management plan that I will implement in my classroom as a beginning teacher. It is important to note, however, that my classroom management philosophy will be evolving as necessary as I gain more experience and insight into the field of teaching. Also, my classroom management plan may need to be altered to fit my specific group of students.
Classroom management is a key element to establish a successful learning environment in any classroom. An effective classroom management plan creates a positive learning environment. Classroom management is affected by the characteristics of the students and their behavior. Students’ behavior is influenced by their age, academic abilities, goals, interests, and home backgrounds (Evertson, Emmer, and Worsham, 2006). Teachers need a diverse array of classroom management skills to facilitate learning. A classroom with a proper management plan will spend less time in disciplining and more time in learning. Students in effectively managed classrooms know and follow clearly defined rules and routines. A classroom management plan should provide for several important factors that influence proper discipline in the classroom (Edwards, 2004).
Gambling is described as the betting of money or property on the result of an event or game that is mainly random with the desire to win more money or gain additional property. The industry or sector created by the activity of legal gambling is referred to as gaming. Since inception, gambling and gaming has continued to develop to an extent that it worth more than $335 billion across the globe. Most of the revenues obtained in this industry are generated by casinos and lotteries. In the past few years, gambling and gaming have attracted significant concern and controversy, especially with regards to the morality of the practice and whether its financial benefits outweigh the damage. While proponents of gambling
Classroom management issues are looked at from a variety of ways. In other words, regardless of what medium a teacher will use to manage a classroom, there are several main objectives that must be met. These objectives are outlined in an article written by Charles E. Backes and Iris C. Ellis called “The Secret of Classroom Management.” All of their ideas pivot around three central ideas: respect for the students, preparation, and a passion for education. For instance, a few of their tips are to “Pick your battles carefully,” “Fill each period with activity,” and “Care about the students,” (Backes and Ellis-2005). I plan on delving into each of these three main pivot points to discuss how they are applied, and how technology can be used throughout.
My classroom management plan is very simple, yet I have found it to be extremely effective. This strategy has worked in every classroom that I have taught in. My approach is always student-centered as I will help students to develop a sense of responsibility for the actions they choose. The behavior standards in my classroom are high yet developmentally appropriate for the grade that I am teaching. My students will play an equitable role in creating rules for our classroom environment. Together, we will evaluate what appropriate behavior for our classroom is. I will write these rules as positive statements to be displayed in the room and ensure that all students understand the expectations in our class. Students will be made the consequences for failing to abide by the rules that we have collectively made. It is my continuous goal to be firm, kind, and consistent in my approach to rules and consequences. This will help foster a composed, secure, and systematic classroom - one in which facilitates learning.
This I Believe Philosophy statement will include my thoughts and beliefs about classroom management with comparison to other theorists’ models. The major theorists that will be mentioned are Barbara Coloroso, Linda Albert, and Lee & Marlene Canter. I highly agree with the Canter’s and Coloroso’s models of classroom management because it best fits my personality as an individual teacher. I believe that an affective classroom management plan is first practiced and then modeled for improvements. My ultimate goal for my Classroom Management Plan is to model self-discipline by teaching it through my daily actions so that students may be able to self-manage themselves accordingly.
Education is so important to one’s life that educators cannot merely teach in one manner. To truly teach someone you must dig until you find a way for him or her to completely understand. That’s why I think that teaching is going to be a great challenge everyday. As a teacher I will have a whole classroom full of individuals with different learning styles, different strengths and weaknesses, different attitudes, different lifestyles, and different motivations. Because of this, I will have to use an eclectic mix of approaches and teaching styles.