In the book entitled The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher, Harry Wong (1998) writes, “An effective teacher manages a classroom; an ineffective teacher disciplines a classroom” (p. 170). The course, EDUC 3302: Motivation and Management provided hands-on, valuable material and methods for classroom management. The Classroom Management Plan (CMP) completed in this course, presented the ability to explore the ideals, theories, and strategies that have been taught. The course and classroom management plan has given me the opportunity to effectively begin the process in preparing my future middle school classroom and my career as an English teacher. In the following paragraphs, I will reflect upon my classroom management plan; …show more content…
Our classroom, is a small culturally diverse community within our middle school with students who are from all socio-economic statuses, English Language Learners (ELLs) from Mexico and China, a Type 3 Underground gifted student, and those provided with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for various physical and mental disabilities: cystic fibrosis, dysgraphia, severe Attentions Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder (ADHD), and moderate autism spectrum disorder. Our classroom culture opens our minds and our hearts through the many differences and provides us with unique experiences through our wide range of abilities, talents, and languages that challenges us as we encounter them day to day. In reflection, I found that I provided researched practices and differentiated methods to meet the needs of these students in development of my classroom management, specifically in its organization and implementation in CMP Part 2. I also discovered that I provided differentiated strategies toward maintenance of appropriate behavior, management of problematic behavior, creating classroom culture, and development of relationships between students and the student’s families (specifically within CMP Part 5 and our classroom
Culturally responsive teaching is very important in today’s day and age. Classrooms are filled with students from different backgrounds, races, and ethnicities. Teachers need to put into consideration those differences when building curriculum and creating a classroom atmosphere. Subcultures might also need to be considered when teaching, such as the culture of the disabled. The culture of students with disabilities is one that may appear within many classrooms due to the increase of students with disabilities. Teachers who are able to maintain a culturally responsive classroom and curriculum will provide ideal learning opportunities for all students and encourage them to succeed. (Darrow, 2013)
Organization and advancework are essential skills that teachers, especially new ones, must use to ready themselves for life in the classroom. Curriculums may change, policies may shift, technology will continue to advance and unpredictable problems or crises will happen. While a management plan will not prevent problems from impacting the classroom, creating a flexible and adaptable one can give teachers a stronger sense of confidence in their work and ability because they have thought ahead for solutions to address them. The goal is to set up an environment for supportive learning that is friendly, safe and effective; an environment where the students’ success and achievement is the focus; an environment where both the students and teacher will feel more like citizens than tourists of their own classroom (Freiberg, 2005).
Mrs. Gerard has a wonderful and bright kindergarten class. The students are all unique and diverse in their own ways. A few students were of different races and ethnic identities. There were several different lessons taught throughout the field experience, as well as many different ways of evaluation. The teacher-student, student-teacher, and student-student interactions were excellent and Mrs. Gerard’s classroom management skills have created a wonderful classroom-learning environment to which you can see different theories being used.
Page 2: The second page gives the master plan for managing your classroom. It should indicate what interventions you will use and which type of positive reinforcement you will use. It should also include your class rules or a plan for determining your class rules.
A critical review of Englehart, J. (2012). Five half-truths about classroom management. Clearing House, 85 (2), 70-73. This article is about the assumptions many teachers make about classroom management. Classroom management is a very personal matte to a lot of teachers and often “opportunities for better classroom management are missed by many teachers because relevant details are missing from their foundational belief system, and they assume that they are operating under a comprehensive understanding of the situation” (2012. p.70). This article focuses on five “half-truths”, or important exceptions and considerations that some teachers overlook and discusses them individually. For each of the “half-truths” the basic premise is identified, followed by the remaining reality, which is often over looked by teachers, but just as important. The five “half-truths discussed in the article are: you have to be a good manager before you can be a good teacher, different things work for different people, managing student behaviour just boils down to clearly communicating and consistently enforcing boundaries, it’s all about relationships and finally not much can be done with changing the
Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1998). Classroom Management. The first days of school: how to be an effective teacher ([2nd ed., pp. 79-202). Mountainview, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.
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.
teachers; yet I feel prepared and excited to embark on this journey and test my theories in
In chapter 4 of From Discipline to Culturally Responsive Engagement, the importance of the physical classroom environment and routines are discussed. Several proactive management strategies are also included such as layout, decorations, and ways to establish routines. These strategies encourage students to be on task and engaged in learning. The physical environment of any room can have an impression on anyone in that room and this is especially true for students who spend several hours a day in a school. “As a teacher, you may, sometimes unknowingly, influence student’s behavior in negative ways through the arrangement of classroom furniture” (Pinto, 2013). Teachers should be aware of how an environment can affect the way a student learns to avoid isolating them. Establishing routines allow students to feel a sense of security and comfort. I agree that a classroom environment can send positive or negative messages to students and that routines are an effective proactive management strategy. Additional things that I believe
In the development of the classroom management plan, the overarching goal was to identify and target a behavior the person creating the plan exhibited. I choose to discuss interrupting others as my target behavior. I choose this behavior due to it being a common classroom disruption, as well as having an influence on social interactions.
The modern classroom has many challenges that face it. Shrinking budgets, less parental involvement, higher expectations, and growing class sizes, just to name a few. If this list was not daunting enough you also have the special needs students that have an array problems in your classroom that need specialized attention, lessons and seating. There are many forms of diverse learners from students who suffer from ADHD to physical disabilities to students with autism to ones that are bullied in school. There are so many things going on in our students lives we sometimes forget they have lives, pressures and disabilities that affect their performance and attitude in our class that have a profound impact on how they learn. For this paper I have chose to focus on learners that struggle with autism and students who have ADHD. Autism and ADHD learning disabilities are becoming more and more common in the everyday classroom and many more cases go undiagnosed. According to our textbook, of children ages 6-21in the United States and the District of Columbia, there are a reported 483, 554 or 8.1% with an emotional disability such as ADHD and 140,280 or 2.3% with Autism (Kevin Ryan). These disabilities can severely affect a child’s ability to learn in a normal classroom setting. I choose these two topics as I have seen first hand the affects they can have on the people who struggle through the classroom and life with them. I wanted to learn more about them so I could do a better helping my future students that may have these conditions, so that they will thrive in my classroom and hopefully have successful lives as adults.
I can say I have not seen them in my classroom. I have called his mother, but was only able to get so far with her because she only speaks Spanish. I think he might have some literacy problems. After reading some of his work, I am assuming he has some self-efficacy issues with his ability to read and write.
Culture is a powerful influence plays a big role in our interactions. Culture may also impact parenting style and a developing child. Having a strong sense of their own cultural history and the traditions associated with it helps children build a positive cultural identity for themselves. This also supports children’s sense of belonging and, by extension, their mental health and wellbeing. This class is crucial in understanding and working well parents, staff, and children. An effective educator understands how students’ cultures affect their perceptions, self-esteem, values, classroom behavior, and learning. As director, I need to use that understanding to help my students and staff feel welcomed, affirmed, respected, and valued. One way that I can do this is by using multicultural literature, especially children’s literature, to honor students’ culture and foster cross-cultural understanding. If cultural differences are not understood by teachers and management, it can lead to miscommunication and misunderstandings on both sides. It will be my job to do all I can to overcome both language and cultural differences to ensure a positive learning environment for
Classroom management has the largest effect on student achievement, so students cannot learn in poorly managed classroom. Additionally, research has pointed out that the quality of teacher-student relationships is the main aspect of classroom management.(…2). Furthermore, when teachers set classroom management plan, the plan will give structure to everything from seating to lessons to grading to the relationship between students. Teachers should incorporate strategies for addressing student behavior into 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.