Week 2 - Assignment for class EDU695: MAED Capstone

Running Head: CLASSROOM MANAGENT PLAN 1

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Classroom Management Plan

EDU 650 Teaching Learning and Leading in the 21st Century

Lisa Bertie

Instructor: Stefanie Lassitter

July 14, 2014

Classroom Management Plan

Overview of the Plan

In order to be effective in teaching, prior planning is needed. Both lesson plan and class management plan are of great importance when it comes to teaching. The class room management plan will enable the teacher to understand how he/she is going to deliver in the classroom. It gives an overview on how the space in the class room will be used and therefore the teacher will be able to know where to sit or stand during the lesson. This helps in saving time that would have been spent in organizing students during lessons. It also demonstrates how organized a teacher is and thus instilling confidence on the students. The plan also gives clear guidelines and outlines rules that students are expected to observe during the lessons. Having rules in class room is important as this will ensure tranquility during any class room lessons. It will create a conducive, environment for learning. This classroom management plan is for grade two students. The arrangement of the classroom will take into account the difference in students’ learning capabilities and their conditions.

Rules

Without clear rules and procedures, a class session will be doomed to fail or will be ineffective. Some students are mischievous and lack manners and therefore laying down rules is very crucial. Before the beginning of any class session, the rules will be read to the students. Consequences of breaking such rules will clearly be read to the students. A print out of the rules will be given to each student on the first day and also a banner with the rules will be pinned in front of the class room. This will ensure that no student gives an excuse on being unaware of the rules. The basic rules will include:

Punctuality-all students will be expected to be in class five minutes before the beginning of any lesson. This is to make sure that students will have settled and psychologically prepared for the lesson.

Respect-Students will be expected to respect the teacher and other students. Treating one another with respect is a good virtue so as to bring up responsible future leaders in the society. This respect include respecting one another’s property and feelings. Disrespectful students will be punished accordingly.

Another rule is timely completion of tasks and assignments. All students, unless under unavoidable circumstances, will be expected to hand in their assignments before the due date and time. Late submission of assignments will lead to deduction of some marks or even rejection of the assignment. The last basic rule is that students will be expected to ask for permission when leaving the classroom when a lesson is in progress. Each student will be expected to take the printout of the rules to his/her parent for a signature. This is to ensure that parents are aware of how their children will be expected to behave in school.

Instructional Plan

An instructional plan will guide on how lessons are going to be conducted. Each lesson will be scheduled for forty five minutes and therefore to make maximum use of the time, the lesson activities will be allocated time which will be strictly observed to the later. The sequence of the instructional procedure will be as follows:

1. Identification of student prerequisite skills needed for the lesson

This activity is meant to detect whether students have the prerequisite knowledge necessary for the lesson. In this activity, students will be expected to answer questions that the teacher will ask. If there has been a lesson before, the teacher will ask questions about the previous lessons that he/she will think are relevant for the lesson. Each student will be expected to participate in this event. The teacher will be expected to identify students who will have not understood and try to help them understand before proceeding to the next content. This activity will take five minutes.

2. Presentation of New Information

Once satisfied with the students’ response, the teacher will introduce the lesson. The teacher will be expected to demonstrate high level of professionalism by delivering the content clearly. During this activity, students will be expected to maintain silence and be listening keenly to what the teacher will be teaching. PowerPoint slides will be used as well as chalkboard to deliver the content. Visual presentations are always powerful in delivering content to grate two students. When they see something, there are high chances of retaining that information for long. During the presentation, students who will not have understood any concept will be allowed to raise their hands and ask question. This will ensure that no student is left behind. This event will take fifteen minutes.

3. Guided practice

A guided practice will be done after the presentation. In this practice, the teacher will assist the students in answering questions administered on the chalkboard. Each student will be expected to participate in answering questions. This practice is aimed at identifying the level of understanding of the students. The students will be expected to discuss in groups and help each other in coming up with solutions. The practice will take about ten minutes.

4. Independent practice

After the guided practice, the teacher will administer a test which is to be answered by each student individually. The test marks will be recorded on the student’s mark book and therefore students will be expected to take it seriously. The practice will take ten minutes.

5. Closing Procedure

After the assignment is over, the teacher will collect all the papers for marking. The marks will be announced to the students during the following lesson. The teacher will ask students if they have any question so as to ensure that all students have understood before closing the lesson. An introduction to the following lesson will be made and a closing remark made by the teacher. This activity will take five minutes.

Implementation Plan

Developing a plan is not that difficult but implementing it is what many teachers fail. This class room management plan will be implemented in a three step process. The first step is designing a workable plan. This will be followed by an introduction to the rules and procedures governing the class room to all the students. An emphasis will be made on the rules to ensure all students observe them. The last step is the evaluation of the plan. Critical analysis on how the plan work will be made and necessary changes will be made on the plan.

Physical Arrangement of the Classroom

The physical arrangement of the classroom is as shown below.

This arrangement is ideal as it promotes teacher directed learning situations. It will ensure that students maintain attention during lessons and also encourages movement of the teacher during lesson incase he/she wants to reach out to a student. By having all students facing the teacher, none of them will make any disruption for fear of being noticed by the teacher.

References

Lemlech, J. K. (2006). Curriculum and instructional methods for the elementary and middle school. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Merrill.

Madsen, E. D. (2005). Classroom management.

O'Hare, M. H. (1973). Classroom utilization and space management.

Organization of the Classroom: Classroom Design One. Retrieved July 21, 2014. From http://para.unl.edu/legacy/Organization/ClassModel1.html