In our guidance and management course this semester I have gained great knowledge as to how to manage a classroom and guide my children on the right path toward success. Throughout the semester I have gained feedback from the instructor on how to manage, discipline and guide. Also, I have developed my own set of consequences and rules for my classroom that will help my future students to develop in an appropriate way. My classroom will be set up in a specific way to make sure that it is a stress-free environment that is accommodated in a specific way for all learners and it keeps the children calm and ready to learn. For these things to work I need to make sure that communication is key between me, my students, the families, and my future colleagues. Children are going to be the future and for them to be successful problem solvers and to provide for their future lives they will need the right guidance from a great teacher.
First, I would like to talk about guidance and discipline. What is discipline and what does it look like in a pre-k room? Well in our textbook it states that discipline is when we help the children learn personal responsibilities for their behavior. Also, their ability for them to judge what is right from wrong in their lives. The way to do this is not by spanking or public humiliation in a classroom. I have learned from this course that discipline is often judged as punishment and both of those things are often taken as putting the child in the corner
Effective communication with children is important to make sure that they understand the language of learning so that they can grasp concepts and ideas, actively take part in problem solving and successfully develop their own ideas and opinions. It is important for children to be able to feel welcome in the classroom environment and valued within the school. Encouraging children to ask questions, give their own answers and contribute to class activities will help to develop a positive working relationship with the children. It is
A sense of order within the class can be managed by presenting lessons effectively and establishing positive relationships with pupils- based on mutual respect and rapport. I will, as a tutor, have to develop skills in managing behaviour and use a variety of tactics in order to develop an understanding of students individually and as a group. Hopefully, I will be able to combine that with the correct approach to planning, my approach, the resources to use in order to deal with barriers learners may have adopted towards learning and to maintain a good level of motivation.
Communication from my room leader and manager needs to be clear in order for me to undertake the tasks I am asked to do. Effective communication with children means actively listening to them and observing their body language to understand their needs and ensure they are safe.
Positive relationship between teachers and pupils are necessary to provide a good environment for children to feel safe and happy enough to concentrate on their education. Effective communication has to cover social interaction between children and other children, adults amongst other adults at school as well. If there are any problems in that area the support for each other will be less effective and also information will be passed on more reluctantly. A positive relationship between adults working at school helps to build and maintain highly effective team that works together to provide the best learning environment for children. They will confidently share their thoughts and ideas without hesitation that somebody will listen to them without ignoring them or laugh about them. If the adult doesn’t follow the rule ‘firm and fair’ they will have problems to manage the behaviour of the children and they either lose the respect or they stop being cooperative during the lessons out of dislike. The consequences will have an impact on the whole learning environment. If the member of staff doesn’t listen properly the children will not feel understood and valued and they might get a lower self-steam because they get the impression that they are not important enough. The children will only learn that you have to be loud and aggressive to make adults listen to them, which would be a reward for bad behaviour. The impression that adults do not listen can also happen when
Within this assignment I will describe my understanding of the links between management and leadership, the skills and styles of management and leadership, the application of management and leadership theories in an organisational context and planning for the development of management and leadership skills.
It would appear that my original theory regarding the applicability and practicality of this capstone was accurate. This course has managed to successfully supplement the knowledge I had previously acquired in other courses. For example, I was familiar with and understood the basic principles of leadership. However, this course has taught me that the ability to lead is not an exact science, but an art and determining how to proceed when faced with uncertainty or a highly volatile situation is an exceptional challenge.
Many organizations and establishments have philosophies in how an organization is to be functioning and which positions are necessary to execute the plan. One of the crucial positions that make the establishment function is that of a Supervisor. The term supervisor is a word with Latin roots which means “to look over,” however, a supervisor is viewed as a person who is an immediate overseer to an employee at a workplace. The supervisor is the person an employee would directly report to for any work related situation. A supervisor plays an essential part of the management team that gives an organization purpose and leadership by being responsible for employees’ progress and productivity (Bittel & Newstrom, 1992).
My time-tested attention to detail, investigative ability, and project coordination skills under ongoing deadline pressure will help me serve the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and its constituencies effectively as an Administrative Specialist. As a communications professional with extensive experience in print media, I’ve developed a rapport with many information sources and customers who have had diverse and often conflicting demands and interests.
Explain how you would ensure that effective communication is maintained when discussing these issues with the child’s parent, the assigned teacher and other external professionals.
[ I promote a positive, low-risk and emotionally and physically safe environment in many ways. The students know the classroom daily expectations, the schools rules, and my personal rules that I have added sense teaching their class, which in some ways differ from my cooperating teachers rules. I do not allow students to chew gum during class and the students are not to climb the bleachers to get equipment that has been thrown up their. I expect students to use appropriate language and treat others how they would like to be treated. When a student feels he or she was emotionally or physically hurt they come and report it to me. I then talk to the student(s) invoiced and help them sort it out. During the soccer lessons, in my expiation of the stations as well as on some of my station cue cards it has warnings about potential dangerous situation that may occur, such as flaying soccer balls, trip over cones, crashing into someone who is running. I found with these warning verbally being said and written down the environment stayed organized and safe. ]
There are three teachers in the classroom, one does reading/lesson circle with a small group of students, another does arts and crafts, and one of them circulates throughout the room helping students with their work-plans. The teacher that circulates around the room all the time appears to be the head teacher and when a conflict arises she is the one to mediate it. The way that the teachers speak with the children is as if they are equals, they aren’t talked down to and the students give the teachers complete respect.
During the past ten weeks, I have strengthened my concept of what constitutes effective leadership. Importantly, it is a leadership style that maximises the contributions of followers to achieve the desired outcomes for the organisation they represent. As Nanjundeswaraswamy & Swamy (2014, p.57) explains, effective leaders need to balance the drive to achieve a task with managing relationships. Therefore, it is essential for good leadership to not only focus on the task but develop, motivate and empower team members to strive for the achievement of task goals.
The game I played was called Executive Command. My character was the president, and my job was to execute numerous tasks. One of the tasks was to delegate laws. I would receive a letter in the form of a checklist, and I had the choice of either passing or vetoing each policy. Then, I would bring it to the correct department, and delegate it. In addition to the laws, I had to meet with other world leaders. Some other small tasks were to speak in the state capitol and win the people’s favor by expressing the right facts in various speeches. Furthermore, I had to make decisions throughout a war. For example, the war I played through was with Vadeem, and I had to choose which type of defense to send during each situation. All the while, I had to
As a college student, I was unware of the steps I’ve taken that could hinder or improve the growths of my management skills. The new insights gained from these assignments conducted have enlightened my understanding of myself by overseeing my management skills ability through I’ve made that place me in varieties of scenarios. The assignments have not only enlightened me, but it has provided me the advantage of being well-informed of my strengths and weaknesses. Although many of the assessments have concluded the result that I’ve expected to obtain, there were three specific exercises that have shockingly raised my level of conscious about myself that I wasn’t aware of before or that I highly disagree with.
Something that I observed at the beginning of my practicum were the issues concerning behavioural guidance. There was a group of four boys who required the greatest assistance, my experience in managing people and being a parent quickly reminded me in how to best support them. Knowing each child and what their abilities and interests are enable educators to respond sensitively and appropriately to each child (Cohrssen, Church, & Tayler, 2011). I spoke with my mentor and other educators and discovered the backgrounds of these boys and reasonings for their behaviours. I learnt by observing the other educators how these behavioural guidance issues were managed and the many techniques they used. Something I realised with the learning experiences I conducted was the need to not speak too quickly and be clear and concise with my instructions. As I have had limited interaction with young children as my stepchildren are now adults, I was unaccustomed in how to effectively communicate with young children. At the beginning of my practicum the instructions and direction I was attempting to provide were too