Classroom Management Plan
A. Theoretical Introduction
Philosophy of Classroom Management
What a thing – a classroom. Children begin their training for participation in the classroom environment from age five or sooner. By the time they reach high school they have not only expectations of what their classroom environment should be like but also of the teachers and how they and other students behave. For six to eight hours a day their school and teachers are home. And yet as teachers we often forget that this paradigm has everything to do with student conduct and performance. Who are their teachers? How does the student feel in the classroom? What is the student doing in that classroom to have a vested interest in being there and learning in the first place? What sense of purpose do they derive from their school that engages them and fosters their participation in it?
In this microcosm, the school, we engage the future. How I envision the future and the individuals who populate it forms the base of my philosophy of classroom management. We live in a community. An individual doesn’t exist in a vacuum but rather in a symbiotic relationship with others working in a society. My aim in my classroom is to prepare students for this realization and prepare them through its structure to meet this challenge.
From my perspective teaching and learning are one in the same. The Taoist principle that opposites don’t exist but rather view such ideas as compliments is actualized in the democratic classroom (Capra, F., The Tao of Physics, 1999, p. 102 – 110). Could the teacher exist without the student? If you are the learner, who is the teacher? The two forms a complete whole, the one cannot exist without the other, and what a benefit to ...
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...nal assessment of their work area and gives the thumbs up. As each section completes their section closing they reseat themselves and copy down the homework from the board while they wait for dismissal. Today they were even more thorough in closing than usual, and I let them know how much this will help us in organizing the room for their project exhibition. Many students smile and as the dismissal bell rings - students get up and push their chairs in and say goodbye. Some have a few final questions about projects or the day’s discussion.
As some of the last of the period’s pupils file out the door, Alejandro and Kevin ask, “Hey, Ms. Evans, you gonna be here at lunch?”
“I can be - what’s up?”
“We kinda wanted to look at that weather thingy again, is that cool?”
And with a smile I reply that if they’ll share the Flaming Hot Cheetos, I’ve got cookies for dessert.
... my classroom I have created an environment where we are a family and as a whole school we are a village where interdependence is celebrated and we work together to do the best for our children and each other. In our village we all need to love and be loved. If I didn’t love my children I would not be catering for their needs. For successful learning to take place the children need to feel a sense of worth and meaning. Each child in my class is here for a reason and are valued as individuals whose lives are meaningful and so worthwhile (Groome, 1998, p. 93).
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Everyone has heard of it. A few years ago every newspaper and weekly magazine had a feature about the disorder. The disorder was mostly associated with school-aged children because that was the time when most of the symptoms surfaced. Today ADHD is the most common behavior disorder diagnosed in children and teens. ADHD refers to a group of symptoms that begin in early childhood and can continue into adulthood, causing difficulties at home, at school, at work, and within the community if not recognized and treated (1). But what most people never hear was that ADHD also affects adults and if left untreated can have serious effects.
...borderline obsession with Ancient Greek and Roman mythology, history, and literature that gave him a "formidable ability to conceive and execute arresting history pictures (138). Additionally, it is written that Batoni was unwilling to part with the painting (138). While he is known for having painted numerous portraits, his personal affection towards select paintings have made them intriguing as to the purpose behind their creation. In modern day terms, we can probably conclude that his love for antiquity and art led to a passion for projects such as his "Allegory of Peace and War."
To begin, the collusion of the attacks and the death of Jacob make Soul lose his sense of the present time. The comic’s setting is overlapped with Soul’s memories from Kristallnacht and the actions taking place in present time. The first panel in The Golem of Gotham Part One has a present day scene of a youth gang breaking shop’s glass windows. In this panel the two narrating boxes contain a repetition of the word “remember” to emphasize that the breaking of glass make Soul’s recall past and vivid memories. The second panel, which is a memory panel, contains the same scene of the breaking of glass by a group of uniformed men but, it is different in terms of the colors used. Unlike the first panel in the memory panel, the uniformed men are identified as the Nazi while on the first panel the attackers are anonymous. The other main difference between the panels is the difference in the colors of the two panes. The present time panel has a wide variety of blues while the memory pan...
The job of a teacher is never easy but we have seen how cooperative discipline and enabling students to feel capable, connected and contributing can improve classroom management and maybe even our own moods. If we create an environment of mutual respect and give our students legitimate power of voice and choice in the classroom we will see positive results in improved student behavior and student achievement. Because when our students believe that they can succeed, they will.
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“Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition affecting children and adults that is characterized by problems with attention, impulsivity, and overactivity” (CHADD). “It is a neurobiological disorder that affect 3-7 percent of school age children and may be seen as before the age of 7. The current diagnostic label is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, however, in the past several other names have been used, such as brain-damaged, minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic impulsive disorder, and attention deficit disorder (CHADD). ADHD is a controversial disorder. Some understand it to be a true disability, while others believe “good teaching and discipline at home resolve the problems” (Kauffman 2005).
There are many advantages to drug testing welfare recipients. One advantage is that people that are abusing drugs will stop taking advantage of the benefits that are provided to them by our government. If the working taxpayers are required to take a drug test in order to work, then individuals that are receiving aid from our government should be required to do the same. (Miran, 2015.). These individuals will have to decide what is more important to them, food and shelter or drugs? This proposal could also potentially save taxpayers money by eliminating recipients who are abusing drugs and manipulating the system. They will no longer receive benefits from the government, thus saving the taxpayers money. A great advantage that
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...
Furthermore, women face a lot of cruelties linked to the policy, such as having their babies killed by squads, being physically forced to endure sterilizations or abortions, longing for additional children, being blamed by husbands and parents-in-law for having daughters instead of sons, facing surveillance, going through gynecological exams and mandatory contraception, being fined, and losing benefits or jobs (Fong, 2002, p.1101). The disproportionate sex ratio is an alarming concern that is particularly detrimental to women. Since China has an extensive past of gender tendencies and economic actualities that favor sons, it is doubtful that parents would fix the crisis of scarce by opting to change their fertility choices and in preference of daughters (Ebenstein, 2010, p.105). The sex ratio at birth could decrease if the One-Child Policy is eased and more parents do not have to resort to sex selection in order to have a son (Ebenstein. 2010, p.105). It is imperative that action be taken to resolve the disparity or it could be detrimental.
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All effective educators need to find ways to motivate their students. The kids that fill our classrooms have different strengths and weaknesses. It is critical that teachers recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their students so they can use the right classroom management strategies to motivate their kids. In this particular case, the student named Jodie is inattentive and uninterested and neither the teacher intern or classroom teacher have a clue how to handle this situation. Ms. Marcia Thomas, who is the young intern feels that Jodie is just a problem child that lacks motivation and there is nothing she can do for this particular student. Ms. Thomas and the lead teacher Ms. Egan both lack the needed classroom management strategies that are necessary to motivate and engage students in a positive learning environment.
Germany, a country rich in culture and heritage, yet plagued by the fallout of World War I and World War II, has progressed to become the centerpiece of the European Union and the world’s third richest economy. The first German Empire dates back to the Roman Empire starting in the 8th century AD. During the Middle Ages the German Empire fended off many attacks against their soil from the Hungarians and the Slavs. Fighting and power struggles continued until the 1400’s, when the modern world gradually came into existence with intellectual, economic and political changes.
Classroom management is an important component of successful teaching. It is that teachers create and maintain appropriate behavior of students in classroom settings. (1…) Kessler (2012) mentions that “[s]tudies suggest that up to 51% of children may have a diagnosable mental health disorder, many of which involve severe impairment at home or school” (Kessler et al., 2012). Classroom management is defined as “ [c]lassroom management is the term educators use to describe methods of preventing misbehavior and dealing with it if it arises. In other words, it is the techniques teachers use to maintain control
Germany was achieved in 1871, under the leadership of Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Ever since that time period, the country has flourished into one of the thriving, top nations in the world economically. Within this report, readers will gain insight into how the German culture is, and how to do business with the Germans. To further grasp how to react around the Germans, there will be points giving readers guidance about what to do under sub headings such as the greeting and language, dining behavior to uphold around them, body language and non verbal communication as well as personal space needed between a person. To add on, readers will get to preview a taste of what meals German eat as well as their practices customs, holidays and historic sites to visit while in Germany. There are also helpful parts of the report that will explain the currency and exchange rate from American dollars to Euros and the type of weather experienced there. Overall, readers will gain a what to do and what not do list after finishing this report that will help them on their endeavors to do business with the Germans or just visit them as a tourist.