My Personal Classroom Management Plan
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My Personal Classroom Management Plan
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My Personal Classroom Management Plan
Professionalism
An educator is responsible to create a fun, and safe environment for their students throughout the learning process. This is very important because all students need a content environment to learn., grow, and it raises quality of education for the students. As an educator I will be equipped enough to build trust with my students so that I can help feel safe in their learning environment. As an educators we need stay educated to assist our student to become what we know they can be. To achieve this, I will make sure that none of the students are not harassed in any way. For this purpose, I will ensure that everyone around the students is safe and comfortable, and no one is going to cause any problem and even if something comes up, I will be very open with my students so that, they can talk to me about anything. I will make sure that all the students and their relationship with the educator are very professional, honest, loyal, and trustworthy so that they feel comfortable. Other than the atmosphere and the relationship, we will be merely focusing on education so that the quality of education is not affected in any way and the learning experience of the students is always up to the mark. The environment will be respectful for everyone, and no one will be disrespected in any way by anyone, and this will be maintained throughout the session as make them feel safe. The information about the students will never be disclosed so that privacy is maintained ethically as well as legally. Lastly, I will be available for the students most of the time so that they can come to me and talk to me about anything they want. This will make it easier for me to understand them and I will also make sure that the learning atmosphere is interactive so that, I can understand all the student’s values, beliefs, and culture to know them in a better way as that will make the interactions easier and thoughtful.
Classroom Management
I am a firm believer in mutual respect in the classroom. If I want the respect of my students to respect me than I need to show them respect as well. I will treat my students as I would like to be treated. During subbing I always state the rule in the beginning of class. The rules are very simple: please don’t talk above each other, when I am talking, please listen, give 110%. I have had a lot of success with these three simple rules. I try not to sweat the small stuff. In my future class I will use behavior charts for positive behavior. Rewards (of the classes choosing) will be used as incentives for positive behavior. This will give them something they want to work towards. Setting and working on individual behavioral goals will help to decrease poor behavioral habits in the classroom for those that are struggling with following classroom behavior. I will also use attention grabbers like calling “Class Class” and they call back “ Yes, Yes”. In the younger grades I have found that this attention grabber is very affective.
It is very important to use what works for your class and when you find a system that work with a set of student stay with it. Hong Wong’s classroom management strategy states the rules and procedures of the class need to be established at the beginning of the school year the rules and procedures need to be straightforward and simple so there is no confusion and no guessing on what is expected. If something is not working change it until it does. If the teacher does not have control of the class very little learning will be done.
Student Engagement Strategies
The effectiveness of learning is largely dependent on how engaged students are. In events where students' engagement is low, students are less motivated and pay little to what is being taught. In addition, students are less motivated to engage in own studying, which in turn results in poor academic performance. A effective teacher has to look for ways to keep students engaged and motivated. Research shows that student engagement motivates learners to practice critical thinking skills and enhances meaningful learning experiences among students (Arjomandi et al., 2018). The main reason why students get disengaged is because of boredom or lack of confidence during a lesson. In most cases, teachers look to implement strategies that eliminate boredom among students regarding their learning and enhance motivated. When students are engaged, they are more likely to motivate themselves to learn, which result in increased academic performance and progress. The motivation by students to learn is profoundly influenced by how the learning experience resonate with student’s needs and preferences.
There are a lot of strategies that can be used to enhance a student engagement/ motivation. Working in groups can create an avenue for students from diverse background to work together while creating positive social interactions between students. Interaction between students from different backgrounds enhance information and sharing of ideas, which in turn results in good grades and overall academic performance. In addition, through engagement, students can become culturally competent, which is important for professional development (Arjomandi et al., 2018).
There are different strategies teachers can put in place to boost students’ learning motivation. Setting clear goals - Students are more likely to performs better when they know what is expected of them. The ability by a teacher to set and communicate clear learning goals is one of the major student engagement strategies to capture the attention of students right from the start. Delivering course content in a more creative manner- one of the main reasons as to way students get disengaged is because of boredom. Rewarding learners for their engagement - It is important for a teacher to acknowledge the efforts students have put in place to be more engaged in learning
Learners have varying learning needs and preferences. To be effective in their student engagement efforts, teachers must use a combination of strategies to ensure that they support individual learning needs. Students learn better when they engage with material in several ways.
Create lessons with many different styles of learning- For example, lessons that involve writing, speaking, drawing and listening give learners four opportunities to boost their understanding of the work.
Classroom Procedures
Rules, consequences and Rewards
Rules are put in place to help students understand what acceptable school behavior is and what is not. Rules create the foundation to a successful learning environment. Students need to understand that there are consequences for their actions whether the actions are positive (form of rewards) or negative(in the form of consequences). Having rewards and consequences will help promote students to make positive. At the beginning of the year student in the class will decide on what will be in their reward box. Class Cash will be given to students that have stayed on green, positive behavior, etc... for the week. Student will also receive class cash for following or helping another student follow class procedures. Class store (with prizes of classes choices) will be open on Fridays. Students can save class money to buy from the store or to buy special days like PJ Reading or bring a stuffed friend to school. These days will also be a class decision. I believe that students are more inspired to work towards sometimes they have chosen than something that was pick for them. decisions in the terms of school behavior and get everyone in the class working together to reach a common goal. My rewards for the students in my future class will be of their choosing. A child is more likely to work for a reward that they are truly looking forward to. The consequences for my future class will be based on the saying “the punishment should fit the crime”. No student wants to have to explain to their parent why or how they got in trouble at school. Rewards and consequences should vary based on grade level. Consequences will be documented on a behavioral sheets and kept in the students folder. I will use the Green, Yellow, Red for a visual reminder to students of their behavior. Students will start on green and if needed for poor behavior will be asked to move their clips down a color( yellow than red).
Classroom Arrangement and Cooperative Learning
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In my classroom I would like to have flexible setting for my student flexible setting give the students options of workspaces and allows them to chose what works best for them. Each space is large enough for collaborative learning. “A 2012 study from the University of Minnesota found that students participated 48 percent more in discussions in a classroom with collaborative group seating versus traditional lecture-style seating and also improved their performance on standardized tests,” according to Smith System.
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Arjomandi, A., Seufert, J. H., O'Brien, M. J., & Anwar, S. (2018). Active teaching strategies and student engagement: A comparison of traditional and non-traditional business students.
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Chapter 6 and Chapter 11
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