Management Style and Philosophical Beliefs

The attitude and effort you go into any task can dictate the results. This is how I

approach everything in life, especially teaching. This could not be truer in the aspect of

classroom management. Without proper preparation, it does not matter the rules in

place. If students are not engaged or do not have adequate challenges, they will more

than likely misbehave. The next layer of effective management is establishing a culture

and climate of high expectations and respect with support from teachers and peers. As

a teacher, I expect students to work hard in class and accomplish at a high level

regardless of background. If a student is missing information or has gaps in skill or

knowledge I as well as other students are expected to help. Each student will also be

respected regardless of skill, knowledge or background. The next piece of my

classroom management style is daily classroom interaction. Having a positive attitude

and establishing rapport with each student and class as a whole will allow me to keep

them engaged as well as differentiate lessons, supports and disciplinary action to each

student or class. Finally, I will utilize resources outside of class to create effective

classroom management. This includes in school resources such as other teachers, past

teachers, guidance counselors and other people in or out of the building. Also, this

includes working closely with parents and understanding support available or

unavailable at home. This tiered system of management allows students to be

supported at every major level and will translate into successful habits and behaviors

within the classroom in the form of student achievement.

Establishing Positive Classroom Culture

Creating an environment that students can feel comfortable to share ideas is one

of the most important aspects of school. Students should feel pushed to be successful

and have strong ideas but should not feel as though they are censured by anyone in the

classroom as long as what they express is respectful and promotes improvement and

learning. In a social studies classroom, I expect there to be conflict within the aspects of

the course and varied viewpoints. Conflict also arises peer to peer and teacher to

student. These conflicts will be met with the foremost thought of respect for one

another. Each student will feel as though their view is respected but does not always

have to be correct. The voice of students should not be silenced for the sake of what is

always accurate. Corrections can be made to content but once a student feels their

voice in the room does not matter then they will stop participating and possibly stop

learning.

Developing Rules and Procedures

Day to day rules and procedures allow the class to run in a smooth and efficient

way. Upon entering the classroom it is expected for each student to be ready,

responsible and respectful. In order to enforce this in a positive way, I use pride cards

that allow me to catch students doing things the right way. This will build a culture of

doing things right. In order to keep students from leaving the class for inadequate

reasons or for avoidance, I will use a “Social Studies Credit Card”. Students begin each

question or grading period with five extra credit points and every time they have to leave

the room for an unexcused reason then they must give up an extra credit point. One slot

can also be used to make up late points on a daily homework assignment. Students are

also expected to have a free reading book with them in the building and will use that if

there is downtime in class. Being late for class is part of not being ready and will receive

a penalty as long as it is unexcused. I will allow one free tardy to be listed on the credit

card and not receive a penalty on the extra credit. Any other tardy after that will be met

with a fee of one credit card slot and then escalating to detentions and onward.

Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be met with the fullest extent of

school policy punishment.

Classroom Layout

In my classroom, I prefer to do a lot of partner or small group work. This allows

for kids to stay engaged while working on specific skills that need to be mastered. This

is why I prefer to have tables of four around the class. My desk will be off into the corner

and not the center point of the room. Also, the tables will be spread around the room in

an orderly fashion to provide structure but also room to work together as well as

individually.

Monitoring the Classroom and Student Misbehavior

Monitoring student misbehavior is hopefully a small part of classroom

management. Ideally, procedures and rules would be in place by either the school or

teacher that would prevent most serious misbehaviors. However, it is unrealistic to

assume that all misbehavior will be headed off by strong rules and procedures. In my

classroom, I do not tolerate bullying, violent behavior or degradation of anyone. Keeping

these serious violations in check allow for a safe and free flowing classroom where

ideas can be shared. In order to monitor student misbehavior effectively, it is important

to know the student and his or her situation. Being able to assess how a student will

respond to different types of interventions will allow for the proper type of discipline to

occur. Despite this, some offenses must be handled in certain ways based on school,

district or lawful policy.

Parents as Partners

During my time Student teaching, I filled out a weekly web page for students as

well as parents to feel informed of what was going on in the classroom. This included all

homework assignments for the whole week posted the Friday before the week began

and all major announcements from class. Also, extra copies of major assignments could

also be found on this page. Also, contact with parents about any potential issues is

crucial to student success. 504 meetings as well as IEP meetings must be scheduled

and attended to understand exactly what support might be needed and what support the

student is receiving or should be receiving at home. Also, regular communication with

parents about other in class issues such as constant late work or misbehavior can lead

to a better understanding and possibly a solution as well.

Alpha Team Planner: November 2-6Class Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

English Campfire Story sharing HW: get a good sleep and eat breakfast!

Campfire Story sharing HW: get a good sleep and eat breakfast!

Writing reflection. Elements of Fiction review. HW: Study Elements of

Elements of Fiction Jeopardy!HW: get a good sleep and eat breakfast!

Vocab Words 21-30. Book Talk. Free Read FridayHW: Vocab sentences

Fiction Notes, eat & sleep well :)

due Monday, cheer for the Buckeyes! :)

Science Current Events In Science

Special Schedule ALL week due to Iowa Assessment Testing

HW: Bring Science Article to class (Due Thursday)

C.E.I.SHW: Bring Science Article to class (Due Thursday)

C.E.I.S.HW: Bring Science Article to class (Due Thursday)

C.E.I.S.HW: None

C.E.I.S.HW: None

Social Studies

Group project norms and expectationsHW:None

Group project norms and expectationsHW: None

Work on social class projectsHW: None

Work on social class projectsHW: None

Work on social class projectsHW: Finish projects and be ready to present

Math 7 Skills Practice 5-2

Practice 5-2 LT CheckPoint 5-2DMR 7-7 and 7-8

Skills Practice 5-3A#1-16

Skills Practice 5-3B

Pre-Algebra

Fraction Sheet #2

Fractions LT CheckPointFraction Sheet #3

Fraction Sheet #4

Fraction Review Worksheet

Fraction Unit Test

(IA Assessment Week)