Classroom management
"By building strong relationships with my students, setting high expectations, providing meaningful classroom experiences, positive reinforcement, and promoting accountability, I have the building blocks of classroom management. All of which hold high priority in my classroom management plan."
Below is a link for a download of my classroom management plan. This plan is one that was carefully thought out and implemented in my classroom experiences, and includes the following elements:
- My core beliefs on children, teachers, and education
- My core beliefs and practices related to student guidance
- Classroom management procedures and routines
- Implementation of student guidance practices
Classroom Management Plan | |
File Size: | 45 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Below are photos that represent some of the ways I have demonstrated classroom management practices during my student teaching internship.
During my student teaching internship, I led a classroom discussion about how our class is a community, in which the students came up with these "agreements." Each student had the chance to speak and share their thoughts, and voted on each agreement. The students signed their names on the puzzle pieces as a promise to uphold to these agreements. Throughout the year, reference to the agreements occurred regularly and this was posted on a bulletin board at a focus spot of the classroom.
These pocket charts were used to remind students of their daily morning procedures, and to take lunch count and attendance. Students were to find a laminated card with their name on it from a basket, and put it next to their choice of lunch for that day. The choices changed daily, and consisted of a photo and written description of the lunch option. Students who did not come to school and therefore make lunch choice were counted absent for that day. Had a smart board were available in the classroom, I would have chosen to use a smart board for attendance and lunch count instead.
This pocket chart was placed just inside of the classroom, in which was used to keep track of students using the restroom. After asking permission to use the restroom, students would move the appropriate color of clothes pin next to their name on the chart. After returning to the classroom from the restroom, they were to move the clothespin back to the top of the chart.
As an example of positive reinforcement, I would use fuzzy "pom-poms" which would be called "positive points." When a child is caught being on task or following directions, the class receives a compliment, has a positive report from a sub or specials teacher, a child reaches a goal, or when the class as a whole is working diligently, positive points may be added to the class jar. The class works together to fill the jar, which in the event that it is full, they may vote on how they celebrate. Examples could include lunch in the classroom, an extra 15-minute recess, popsicles, pajama day, etc.