Creating and Maintaining an Environment for Students to Work In

These are the foundation of an education, the building blocks of life. Math, reading, writing, history, science, music, art, and physical education. These classes started out very basic in kindergarten learning how to count, learning the alphabet, practicing how to write each letter, then learning to put letters together to form words then later reading the words. These basic skills were built upon year after year to prepare me for a life where I would use these skills I have learned in my core classes

These rules are displayed throughout the school and are referred to continuously by staff and children equally. We also have class rules that have been developed by the children themselves and are a positive device for encouraging good behaviour. The children can then monitor their own behaviour as well as the behaviour of other children in the class.

Education develops future endeavors; leading teachers to commit to lay foundational skills that build upon each year for students. Through the elementary, secondary and higher levels, each person has the opportunity to develop a wondrous relationship with learning. Leadership skills that embrace teachers and students to become more than what they believe, to change the world through victories of developing thought processes, building schemas, concept building, and developing lifelong learners.

With regards to classroom rules, teachers have a duty to protect students’ constitutional rights and ensure that they are designing rules and procedures that do not restrict or deny students these rights. As agents of the state, teachers have a duty to follow all federal, state, and local laws while exercising their duties as educators. However, teachers can design classroom rules that ensure that there is no disruption of school operations, or interference with the rights of other students, and safeguards against behavior that is in a lewd fashion

Although students are not learning these everyday life skills, it is not because they are unavailable. Teachers are not being encouraged to teach these skills to their students.

At Maryland Elementary School, I have a kindergarten class. Which means the kindergartners don’t know that there is whole new idea of school and knowing that there are rules in a classroom. For the kindergartners, it will be a something new and different because in this stage they will be developing more of their motor skills. Meaning that they will be more active and many times difficult to teach. The kindergarten teacher uses the rules that the school provides the essentials. Which are give it your best, use kind words, be mindful of others thoughts and beliefs, etc. and the teacher implements these rules in the first few days in school. The teacher reminds the students about these rules almost everyday just to put it meaning into those rules.

Identify what measures are necessary to improve skills that seem – at this time – underdeveloped:

In the practice of teaching, it is the responsibility of a teacher not only to teach students subject matter, but to teach students in order to enable them to grow and develop as a person. While it is essential for students to have an understanding of academic material, it is also equally as important that when students finish their education they have skills to use in

A teacher should teach, demonstrate, establish, and enforce classroom procedures and routines at the start of the year to manage the classroom behaviors. Rules and procedures support teaching and learning and provide students with clear expectations and well-defined norms. Teachers can create a respectful, supportive learning environment when they have an understanding of the diverse learning in the

In addition to my teaching and refining of my curriculum, I’ve studies extensively the non-academic skills students need in order to be successful learners. We spend such a

Being an educator is a stressful job, from developing an interactive curriculum to grading papers. One of the most stressful and challenging tasks as an educator is ensuring students have access to a positive and productive learning environment.  As Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional agrees, “Without question, your ability to create an orderly and learning-focused classroom will be one of your most important tasks when you begin your career” (323). A productive learning environment is key to a students' educational and social success in school. An environment that can provide a better education does not happen on its own; it must be created. To achieve that environment, educators must provide classroom management.

In my personal philosophy of classroom management plan, the considerations about their socio-emotional needs and support students’ learning are key elements in creating a learning environment. As a teacher, I will be responsible for creating a well-planned classroom environment. In the Social Justice Theory, students understand they could affect others have the awareness to help regulate their own behaviors in classrooms. However, it does not mean that students can do whatever they like in the classroom. According to Responsible Thinking Process Model (Ford, 2008) both students and teachers have rights of being safe in the learning environment. At this point, I will be a guide for students and prevent misbehavior. By keeping everything positive in my classroom, students can be actively engaged and learn more.

All four processes- collaboration, consultation, teamwork, and co-teaching, as they occur in the school context, involve interaction among school personnel, families, and students working together to achieve common goals. (Dettmer, Dyck, Thurston, 2005, p. 7)

These skills help promote a range of positive behaviors, beginning before children enter kindergarten and extending into adult life.

Skills likes these are often not taught in a classroom, but have an impact on student’s education and can affect them later on in life.