- Classroom Management Teaching Portfolio
- Classroom Management Planms. Schrader's Teaching Portfolio Allocation
During my student teaching at Charlevoix High School, I took over the English 1 classes at the beginning of the short stories unit. I started the unit with a mini-unit on Richard Connell's short story, 'The Most Dangerous Game.' This unit focused on several literary elements such as imagery, mood, and figurative language such as simile. Like many new teachers, Juan Jimenez was terrified when he began his career as a middle school teacher in Moreno Valley, California. But, he tells us, he learned from our example to come into teaching with a classroom management plan, and that saved him. Jimenez proactively organized his classroom to minimize problems and maximize learning.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLANS Overview Most highly effective teachers utilize classroom behavior plans. Such plans lay out the basic expectations to be in effect at all times in your classroom. These plans also indicate what students can expect from you if they choose to meet or not meet your expectations. A typical plan will include: 1. Rather than relying heavily on classroom rules, I will utilize procedures as the backbone of my classroom management. With a strong set of understood procedures, children are less likely to misbehave. We will practice all of these procedures with a three-step method: 1) explain, 2) rehearse, and 3) reinforce “(Wong and Wong 2007).
Classroom Management Teaching Portfolio
The acronym I created for our classroom rules is easily defined, however I will spend some time having a class discussion about what each letter stands for. R= Respect, for yourself, your classmates, your teachers, your parents, your school, and your community.
Classroom Management Planms. Schrader's Teaching Portfolio Allocation
As a teacher, I am committed to making my classroom a safe environment where my students will be challenged and engaged in learning. I seek to meet the needs of each individual students so every student is feels a sense of belonging in my classroom. I believe belonging will create an environment conducive to student-centered learning in which all students can be challenged to think complexly.
Room Arrangement:
All students will be greeted as they enter the room. Greeting students provides a sense of belonging to each student.
The desk arrangement will be flexible. Desks will be moved into various formats to create an intentional learning environment to the objectives of a lesson. Desks may be in groups to promote collaboration and cooperation. Desks may also be in a fishbowl set up to promote larger or whole-class academic discussion. Another possible arrangement is partners. In a partner arrangement two desks would be grouped together to encourage a deep conversations between two students.
The walls of the classroom will be dedicated to students; it is important to me that every student has a place to be recognized and honored in the classroom. Our classroom walls will showcase our classroom community. Each student will have a place in which they are showcased as an important member of the classroom community. Items showcased may range from academic work to student drawing.
Classroom Rules and Expectations:
I believe a dependable set of rules will provide structure for students. I hope to create rules as a class at the beginning of the year to include students in the set-up of our classroom. As a class we will create 3-5 non-negotiable rules to govern us as a community of learners. Rules will define and identify acceptable behaviors specific to our community to maintain a positive learning environment. Rules will be written using positive language and rules will be measurable and observable. Community rules will be taught, practiced and reinforced throughout the year.
Clear and consistent expectations will be a part of our classroom management plan. Expectations will outline the characteristics that will lead students to be success in and out of the classroom. Some possible expectations for our community are be respectful, be responsible, be a team member, and be timely. Similarly to our community rules, expectations will be taught, practiced and reinforced throughout the school year.
Classroom Procedures and Routines:
Classroom procedures will be clear and consistent. Procedures will be created to explain the accepted process for carrying out a specific task or activity. Classroom procedures will be modeled and practiced many times. Clear and established procedures will provide a structured process for students to follow in order to be success learners.