Classroom Management Plan Paper
In your classroom management paper, you will make connections with current/past classroom experiences; share your philosophy, cite, and include connections to our textbook and an additional reading
Personal connections
You will be using a past classroom experience to make connections. Briefly describe a past/current classroom. Include grade, location, and demographics.
Based on your past/current classroom experiences identify the positive reinforcement strategies, surface management strategies, rules, procedures, and other classroom management techniques you have seen used in the classroom.
Note and discuss student responses to the strategies, as well.
Statement of Philosophy of Classroom Management:
Discuss your view of the ideal classroom climate conducive to learning.
Explain your feelings and beliefs about appropriate student classroom behavior and classroom community.
Share your personal philosophy of classroom management and explain why it fits you.
State your beliefs or perception about the roles of each in considering supportive classroom management: teacher; students; parents; and administration.
What do you need from your students? What are the behaviors and conditions YOU need to be effective in the classroom? Discuss behaviors, relationships, and attitudes within the classroom.
Do all students have the same needs? How will you identify the needs of your students in terms of a positive learning climate? How will you address their needs?
Does the explanation reflect an understanding of child development & learning?
Textbook/Additional reading
Read and ANALYZE the textbook comments on classroom management (chapter 12) with children with disabilities. Be sure to cite the information you are referring. It should be clear to me that you have read and analyzed the text.
Read one additional reading you find about Classroom Management (that supports the classroom management technique you have observed in past classroom). Be sure to cite the information you are referring. It should be clear to me that you have read and analyzed the article.
Putting it all together:
Summarize and compare your classroom management experiences with your readings and personal philosophy.
Setting up your future Classroom
Looking ahead- Identify at least five improvements that you will make to foster an environment of respect, establish a culture for learning, manage classroom procedures, improve communication with students and engage students in their learning.
