My Personal Classroom Management Plan

As it can be seen behaviorism is a major part of any classroom. For if one student acts out then the rest might get the idea that they can also act out in class and not receive punishment for it. It is also good to have a classroom management in place. Classroom management is also called behavior management. As it states in A Beginning Teaching Portfolio Handbook, “For these teachers, motivated students are those who do what they are told to do when they are told to do it.” (Foster,Walker,Song, pg. 99, para. 9) Which means when a

Chapter five is about how you launch your management plan in the classroom. There are five tasks that are designed to help you launch your management plan. Task 1 is to summarize your classroom management and discipline plan. Task 2 focuses on making final preparations for day one. Task 3 is implementing your plan on day one. Task 4 is all about implementing your plan on days two through 20, the first four weeks. Finally, Task 5 is about preparing your students for special circumstances.

The classroom management plan created in EDEL 441 contains a variety of components that are essential to managing the classroom. The classroom management plan encompasses a classroom climate statement, a plan for building a classroom community through classroom responsibilities, a classroom diagram, and a classroom arrangement statement. Additionally, the classroom management plan contains procedures for lining up and walking in a line, cafeteria procedures and expectations, and a statement of why teaching procedures is important to the management of the classroom. Furthermore, the classroom management plan provides information regarding the importance of using a variety of instructional methods, a behavior plan using positive reinforcements,

To assure that my procedures and expectations are thoroughly known, I plan on continuously practicing my classroom procedures and modeling both them and my behavioral expectations for the students. Providing them with a clear example and backing it up with extensive practice for the first few weeks of school will practically imprint this in my students’ minds. Through building positive relationships and implementing persistent and clear classroom management, I know that my students will have the opportunity to

Lexington Two is contains 18 schools (two early childhood centers, seven elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, one alternative education center, and two residential treatment facilities.) This district serves 8,800 students, grades CD-4 through 12. Lexington Two is comprised of students who are: 33% African-American; 11% Hispanic/Latino; 50% Caucasian; and 6% other ethnic categories. Approximately 59% of our students receive subsidized meals. The projected poverty index for 2013 is 64%. The school district employs 1,043 people. There are 603 certified staff members.

The first day of school sets the tone for the remainder of the school year. Careful planning of classroom management is the most important factor in ensuring a successful and meaningful school year. Another important factor is the establishment of classroom rules, procedures and routines. When students know exactly what is expected from them, they are able to succeed in the classroom. There are so many unknowns that are thrown their way that having these elements cemented in place allows the students to feel safe, respected and eager to learn.

Creating my future classroom for first graders I chose rules that were similar to the SMART classroom management. The rules that I will put in place will target only behavior issues, separating my expectations in the classroom separately. This will allow less confusion for young students, as well as keeping it clear and simple for students to understand the rules themselves. Rules for my class room will be listen and follow carefully the instructions of the day, raise your hand before you speak or leave your seat, shows respect to others, keep hand, feet, and objects to oneself. I want to motivate students to make good choices, for each consequence students break the will have to think about their bad choice they made and how they can do things differently to improve their behavior. Behavior continue I would have to talk to student privately advising them that bad choices are being made and if they continue this route the next level would be contacting parents for bad choices made during class time. Either by sending a note for parent to sign or by phone.

I believe that my classroom management plan will provide my students with a safe and supportive learning environment by allowing students the freedom to grow while offering support when they need help moving forward. A middle school classroom should be a nurturing place where students can come to learn without constant judgment from their peers or teachers. The teacher should create an environment that keeps children safe from physical harm as well as create a classroom culture that is supportive and caring. In order to create such a culture the teacher needs to use the correct management models such as the Positive Discipline model and the Cooperative Discipline model. With these two model in use I believe I can create such an environment.

I believe my role as a teacher is to lead the classroom. My role is to provide

Skinner believed that the goal of psychology should be practical (Lieberman, 2000). As it relates to education, Skinner believed the goal of psychology should be to find ways to make education enjoyable and effective for all students. His learning theory relied on the assumption that the best way to modify behavior was to modify the environment. Skinner was a

Unfortunately, misbehavior overshadows positive and compliant behaviors. Teachers should realize that successful classroom management requires a teacher with an overt strategy to recognize, acknowledge, and reward the behaviors that he or she wants to flourish. We should understand that affirmation is the most positive behavior of all. Every student needs to feel that he or she will be accepted even when his/her behavior is not. Teachers should constantly model positive reinforcement for students by encouraging good behavior in the classroom. We should always think to give four positives with any corrective feedback given. (Jim Fay, David Funk, 1995) Positive Classroom Management is a set of proactive strategies that create a structured

Ms. Peck the 3rd grade teacher that I interviewed mentioned to me that at her school the teachers are taught to teach appropriate behavior to their students. They are also supposed to model and practice appropriate behavior to show the students what they expect from the students. Ms. Peck mentioned to me that they are also taught to catch students exhibiting the appropriate behavior and to praise the students upon it. By praising the students on the appropriate behavior it shows students what they are supposed to be doing.

My hybrid classroom management plan that combines the Canter and Canter Assertive discipline style and Dreikur’s Democratic Teaching and Management procedures allows me to incorporate the students’ opinions and ideas into the classroom rules and procedures. This allows for a sense of community and shared responsibility between both myself and the students to insure that the rules are being met. By allowing the student to have a say in how the classroom will run day to day makes them feel like they have a place and a value in the classroom. It is also important that I foster a sense of fairness by upholding the agreed upon rules without any bias so that the student know what to expect when rules and procedures are either followed or not. This helps the students feel supported in the classroom as well as nurtures a safe and inclusive learning environment.

The teacher must know how to set the tone for the classroom and ensure that it is a productive learning environment. The teacher wants to avoid anything that would provoke them negatively as well as the students. At the same time, they must know what is needed to reinforce good behavior.

The structure of the class room and the curriculum helps the child to make his own choice and