MANAGEMENT PLAN

MICHELLE TERRY

Table of Contents
o Section 1: Classroom Management Philosophy o Section 2: Behavior Management System o Section 3: Establishing a Positive Classroom Environment o Section 4: Preventive Strategies and Procedures o Section 5: Classroom Management Position Statement

Classroom Management Philosophy:

What is teaching? As defined by the Websters Dictionary to teach is to impart knowledge or skill to; to give instruction to. Some of the synonyms for teaching are: coaching, informing, enlightening, and etc. (Webster 2009). Teachers should enlighten their students and teach them new ways to think. Webster forgot a few things in his definition though; a teacher is also there for support, encouragement, to help, and so much more As teachers we must be willing to learn for the rest of our lives What is learning? Learning is more than memorization. You learn to become a better person, to become more cultured. Learning is to seek knowledge about the world around you. Learning occurs over a lifetime. Learning should be hands on and interactive
Class Rules: Follow Directions

Behavior Management System:

Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself No teasing or name-calling. Treat others the way you would want to be treated.

The students will have an opportunity to help with the rule selection process. They will be guided towards the above rules. The rules will be posted in the classroom and taught the first day using examples and role-playing. Students will be reminded of the rules throughout the year. My accountability system will be the stoplight. If a rule is broken they will first be reminded. If it continues they will be asked to move to yellow. If they still continue they will be asked to move to red and the parents will be contacted. This information will be kept in a weekly spreadsheet with each student. Rewards will be goon-news notes to parents, positive phone calls to parents, positive notes to students, verbal recognition, and class-wide rewards. Class-wide rewards will be earned at the end of each week if no one moves to red that week. They will get to do a fun math, literacy, or science game

Rationale for Rules: Following directions is very important to establish. If the students do not follow directions this creates an issue. If they are know to always follow your directions the behavior disruptions will lessen. Keeping object to yourself will help children become respectful of others property and personal space. No teasing and name-calling makes the classroom a safe environment. The students know it is ok to voice their opinion and no one is allowed to make fun of them. Treating others they way they would want to be treated is another rule to build respect and help children build positive relationships with fellow classmates.

Positive Classroom Environment: A mutually respectful relationship is the cornerstone of your efforts at building

positive relationships with all of your students. -Lee Canter

Student recognition in weekly newsletters o Improvement, sight-words, insights, birthdays, etc. 2 daily classroom meetings o Before class begins Talk about evening, what they are excited to do that day, etc o Before they go home for the day Talk about what they learned, favorite part of the day, etc Get-to-know-you activities throughout the year o Special helper each week Learn about favorite food, family, favorite subject, hobbies, birthday, etc o Find a friend Someone with the same favorite food, favorite color, older brother/sister, etc Different each day Come up with a class name o Have students help pick a name for the class Miss Michelles Master Chefs, Superstars, etc. Respect o Learn about others cultures o Refer to classmates as friends o Teach class rules o Demonstrate respect o Put together role-playing activities

In order to create a classroom environment that promotes academic success, first you must know how you want your students to behave in specific activities and situations. -Lee Canter

Preventative Strategies:

Beginning of day: o Put things away o Go to carpet for morning meeting End of Day: o Get things ready to take home and put by door o Got to carpet for end of day meeting Out of room policies: o If need to go to the nurse or counselor will ask teacher and then I will page to let them know that a student is on their way o Bathroom will be in the room and they can go quietly as they please Lining up/Traveling in the hallways: o Quietly push in chairs and line up on the path as their group is called o Will play games to see which order to line up o Wait to be dismissed from the classroom o Walk quietly in line down the hall following the teacher Teacher help: o If with another student they can leave a note for me to see them in a predetermined place. I will check it often o If doing work individually in center can come up to me for help o If its a whole class activity will raise hand until I come over to them. Group Alerting: o Will turn off lights and students will get quiet and put their eyes on me. Finished Work: o When work is finished will go to bookshelf and read quietly until it is time for the next activity. Weekly special Helper: o Each week a student will be selected to be the special helper. He/She will be responsible for any of the duties the teacher may need done: erase the board, send a note to another teacher, help with the smart board, etc.

Classroom Management Position Statement:

Classroom management is a term that consists of several different aspects. Classroom management to me is necessary for learning to occur. If the classroom lacks management it will be nearly impossible to teach students effectively. I think management involves organization, motivation, rules, procedures, building a classroom community, and planning ahead. I think any teacher can learn to manage a classroom; they just need to know where to begin. At the beginning of my journey as a childhood education major the thought of managing a classroom was frightening for me. I had no idea how to begin or what to do. As my time in the classrooms have grown and I have taken more courses I have begun to understand management and how to implement and effective management plan. Organization is key. Teachers need to be organized so that it is easier for students to learn and want to learn. In an organized classroom there is no need for disruptions and there are no distractions. Being able to build a classroom community and motivate students is just as important. When a community is built within the classroom the students learn to trust you as a teacher and their classmates as well. They become more eager to learn and the distractions of children fighting with each other are nearly diminished. Everyone is a friend in the classroom. Of course rules and procedures are necessary so that the students have a clear idea of what is expected of them. If they know exactly what they need to do they will be more likely to do it. Of course all of these things takes planning ahead. Management is not possible without proper planning. My classroom management ideas have been greatly influenced by the Assertive Discipline Model by Lee Canter. His book was inspirational to me. I couldnt stop ready. He gave me so many ideas. He built on my own thoughts and made them more concrete. After learning about the different models I can honestly say that Lee Caners model is the one that I want to model my classroom after. I may not adapt all of his techniques, but most of them will be great for me. In each model I will take away something. There wasnt really a model that I could not find insight in. After my almost 4 years in the childhood education program I can say that I have a solid foundation for classroom management and can not wait to implement my ideas in my own classroom.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Malcom X