...Racheal Yorek EDU -230 May 18, 2012 Module 4 journal Classroom Management and Cooperative Learning There were many different things discussed this week in our readings. I have chosen two that stood out to me as being the most important of this week’s lessons, classroom management and cooperative learning. Classroom management might be one of the single most important things to having a successful teaching career. Some teachers have terrible discipline problems, while others create an atmosphere in the classroom that is conductive to learning, with little apparent effort. Of cause it can be some natural talent to captivate students from the very beginning of the lesson, keep them busy and involved in work all the time and easily solve discipline problems if they appear, and all this without bothering much. There is definitely a lot to envy. Especially when your dear students always disappoint you with misbehavior, constant talking over you, fooling around and growing restless and as a result – poor knowledge of the subject. Fortunately there is a way out – start learning rules of classroom management. I think that if you can focus on four major things you can have good classroom management, these are: effective lessons based on a well-conceived curriculum, good organizational skills, good teacher-student relationships, effective discipline (which can be easily achieved after the first three conditions are satisfied.) The first of these...
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...Classroom Management Plan Description of Setting: I serve as teacher in first grade classroom at Hutchinson Elementary School. The school has more than 900 students of all learning abilities and includes grades 6-8. My classroom will be a place where students feel safe. The classroom rules, designed to assure safety, will be prominently visible in the room. By decorating the classroom with students’ work, the room will be welcoming to the students of all abilities and will make them feel more at home. I believe this is important, because it is easier to learn in an environment where you feel safe and comfortable. Below I discuss the different components of my future classroom in more detail: General classroom arrangement: * My desk will be in the back of the classroom. I will only use the desk for administrative duties, but never during teaching. During teaching, I will either be standing at the black board or circulating about the classroom. I believe it is important to be close to the students and to be up and about at all times, not only to discourage unwanted behavior, but also to show the students that class time is for class business. * The students are arranged in groups of three. This stimulates students to cooperate, but keeps it possible for all tables to face the board in the front of the classroom. It also creates wide aisles between the tables, which makes it easier to circulate about the room. * In the back of the classroom are five trays, one...
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...Honesty: Breaches of Academic Honesty will be treated with the utmost seriousness. You are reminded the penalties for cheating or plagiarism include dismissal from the HCT. (for more information please refer to Academic and Student Regulations, HCT Academic Honesty Policy, Student Handbook) Student Declaration: This assignment is entirely my own work except where I have duly acknowledged other sources in the text and listed those sources at the end of the assignment. I have not previously submitted this work to the HCT. I understand that I may be orally examined on my submission. 1.Abstract Classroom management is one of the most difficult challenges for teachers, especially for us as we are beginners. Learning can be affected negatively if there is no effective management of the classroom. However, every learning environment varies from the other, therefore classroom management strategies and problems are different in the UAE. Some teachers...
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...TASK 601.5.5-02, 5.6-05 Western Governors University June 18, 2012 A teacher’s expectations can greatly impact how well a student does in a classroom. If a teacher demonstrates expectations in rational and positive manner, the student is more likely to excel in the classroom. However, if a teacher has a negative outlook and does not let the students know exactly what is expected, the classroom will not run as smooth and the students’ grades might be poor. There are many expectations that would positively influence student achievement. The five that will be covered in this paper are arriving on time and prepared, positive communication with classmates and the teacher, completing a reading log each night, turning assignments in on time, and paying attention in class. When addressing a fourth grade classroom, asking students to arrive on time and be prepared would be an expectation that would influence a student’s academic achievement. There are many reasons why it is important for students to arrive to class on time. First of all, a fourth grade classroom is busy and has a full day of activities each day. Arriving late would cause a student to not only miss out on an important morning activity, but it would be disruptive to other students who are moving on to their next assignment. The same is said when asking a student to come to class prepared. The unprepared student is not only taking valuable time out of his or her day, but that of his classmates....
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...Elementary School- 1st grade Joey talks out of turn, loudly, and off topic. A1. Joey is a first grade student in my class, he talks out of turn, he is very loud, and talks off topic often. This is very disruptive to both myself, as I am trying to teach a lesson, and other students, as they are trying to learn. When he talks out of turn, I then have to stop my lesson to get him refocused. While I am trying to get Joey refocused other students become off topic and cannot properly concentrate on their classwork. Joey’s actions tend to monopolize my time and this is both disruptive and unfair to the other nineteen students in my class. A2. Before Joey starts to talk out of turn, loudly, and off topic, I had announced that we were going to move in to a new subject, reading. A3. By Joey talking out of turn, being loud, and off topic, it causes the entire class to become disruptive and start talking, laughing, and become of topic themselves. When this happens it causes me to have to spend time that should be spent teaching and learning to get the students to refocus; thus having less time for our reading lesson and more work to be sent with the student’s home to be completed. A4. One instructional intervention that I could use on Joey to help mitigate his behavior is to give him praise when he is staying on task, waiting his turn to speak, and/or talking quietly. Also when we start the transition to reading I have appointed Joey to be my reading helper...
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...order for learning to take place a classroom must have a since of order. Students must feel safe in their environment and want to engage in the educational process. By developing a reasonable procedures and expectations that will create the environment students need to learn. Classroom Expectations and Procedures The classroom expectations and procedures that I have set up are for a fourth grade classroom. The first component of my class management plan is to establish classroom rules and social expectations with my students. The rules will be discussed in the context of assessing what we think makes a safe classroom so we can learn and grow together. We will agree to these rules as a class. I believe this creates a sense of ownership among my students, which is a very important initial step in forming a classroom community. I value the process of making my classroom rules as a group rather than making rules to force on my students. Here are examples of rules that we will vote on as a class: 1. Raise your hand before speaking. 2. Raise your hand before leaving your seat 3. Respect your classmates and your teacher. 4. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. 5. Do not sleep in class. 6. No shouting. 7. No cheating. 8. No “name calling.” 9. Always do your best work. The way I plan on monitoring my classroom behavior is by using Class-Dojo. Class-Dojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improves behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures...
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...Classroom and Behavior Management Plan Dr. Renee Murley Learning in the Urban Environment ICL 7709 July 31, 2009 Rules and Procedures On the first day of class, the students and I will have a conversation about my expectations and the students’ expectations for the classroom. From these expectations, together, we will create a set of guidelines for conduct in the classroom. We will also discuss common occurrences in the classroom such as late arrival, preparation for class, etc., and how they should be handled. From this class forum, we will derive the rules and procedures that will govern our classroom. Whereas, not all rules and procedures will be negotiable, we will discuss the meaning, rationality, and fairness of each rule, and also how these rules fit into the framework of the school’s guidelines. This is done with the idea in mind that if students have a part in creating the classroom rules and procedures that they will be more apt to follow them. These rules will be posted permanently in the classroom, on the teacher’s website, and also printed in written form so that the information may be given to the students, parents, and administrators. General guidelines for behaviors will be as follows: 1) Be respectful of the thoughts, feelings, personal space, and property of others and self. 2) Be on time and prepared for class. 3) Be in your desk and prepared to work when the bell rings. 4) Do ask permission before speaking or getting out of your...
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...NBT1 Classroom Management (1114) Task 1 Michael Huffman 000425912 20160316 A1. Positive Social Interaction Ms. Smith’s homework policy has some positive ideas within it in order to develop the students and parents social and interaction skills. For example by providing handouts for students to review and give to their parents allows the parents to get involved in the child’s education and provide guidance for them in regards to homework requirements. Also, by writing the assignments on the board it forces students to get into the classroom mindset prior to the beginning of class (Akalin, 2015). Furthermore by allowing students to appeal their homework grade after an assignment is completed lets them have a voice within the classroom and challenge the decisions of others when they feel as though they are correct. I hope to teach in the fifth grade and this type of policy would open a line of communication between myself and the students as well as between myself and the parents. A2. Self-Motivation This policy extensively promotes each student to take personal responsibility for their own completion of all assignments as well as encourages parents to get involved in their child’s educational requirements. Ms. Smith provides the guidance by issuing handouts as well as daily details on the whiteboard for the students to reference. After that, the students must ensure the homework is complete, turned in and picked up on time in order to obtain the proper grades for the assignments...
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...Classroom Management Routines B. Routines. Describe one routine for each situation. Secondary Situations: 1. Beginning of class. Prepare to study. 2. End of class. Exiting the classroom. 3. Transition between classes. Two minute drill. 4. Distribution of materials. Passing out papers. 5. Field trip. Start of field trip. 6. Lunch. Entering the lunchroom. 7. Fire or disaster drills. Exiting the classroom. C. Procedures. Outline a three step procedure for each routine. 1. Beginning of class routine. Prepare to study. a. Students must sharpen pencils before class starts. b. Students must be seated by the time the last bell rings signaling start of class. c. Students must have appropriate materials for classroom tasks arranged on desk. 2. End of class routine. Exiting the classroom. a. Students must be seated before dismissal. b. Students are dismissed when teachers says; not when the bell rings. c. Students must exit the classroom in an orderly fashion. 3. Transition between classes routine. Two minute drill. a. A student (chosen at start of each week) turns lights off and on several times to signal to the other students to start the two minute drill. b. Students must finish up what they are doing and gather any material or resources they need to take home. c. Students should return to their desks and place binders and books into their backpack or book bag. 4. Distribution of materials routine. Passing out papers. a. If desks arranged in rows...
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...Discipline and Management: Different Yet Related EDU – 536 Classroom Engagement and Management Grand Canyon University By: Emanuel Brown II March 7, 2012 Brown 1 In our classrooms everyday we stand in front of a group of students from all different walks of life. But for eight hours a day they are all in the same room for the same purpose. Well what are we there for? We are there to teach them to make them ready for the world after 12 years of school. In order to do this in an orderly manner, we must first establish good classroom management, and in my opinion if we can establish good and effective classroom management then there will be little or no discipline problems. If we as teachers let our students know what is expected of them, then they will be more prone to respond to our teaching in a positive way and gain everything they need. First of all, how we will define the word discipline? The word discipline has many different meanings, but they all serve the same general idea and purpose. For starters we will define discipline as a system of rules or conduct, or a type of correction. It can also be defines as a system of rules, or to punish or criticize, as you see they all have the same general idea. (http://www.definitions.net/definition/discipline. Secondly, we will define the word management. We will...
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...purposes only. Personal Data: Name: _________________________________ Age _________________________ Status ___________ Course_______________________ Major ______________________________ Length of Service _______________________________________________________ Direction: check the column opposite each item according to your honest assessment of the effectiveness of the classroom management practices. Please answer all items. Weight Verbal Interpretation 1 Very Effective 2 Effective 3 Not effective A. Teaching Management | VE | E | NE | 1. Plans daily lesson well. | | | | 2. Has adequate knowledge of the subject matter. | | | | 3. Creative in using of instructional materials and resources. | | | | 4. Encourages pupils to think and express themselves. | | | | 5. Has a good command of all language of instructions. | | | | B. Classroom Discipline Practices | | | | 1. Sees to it that courtesy and silence are observed in class. | | | | 2. Checks the attendance before each period and requires admission slip from any student who has been absent or late. | | | | 3. Requires students to respect the seating arrangements fixed by teacher adviser, placing the students in so far as possible in...
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...Classroom Management Beliefs By; Julie Sanchez Grand Canyon University EDU 536 Classroom Management Beliefs List 1.) How a teacher should act? ➢ A teacher should act with Professionalism at all times even when having fun ➢ A teacher needs to be compassionate to the diverse student population. ➢ A teacher needs to be composed during a crisis situation or when disruption takes place during their lesson. ➢ I believe just as the text that a teacher should act with Confidence because she will exude it to her students. 2.) How students are expected to behave Students would be expected to be ready for class when they sit down at their desk. Students would be expected to be compassionate and to the needs of their peers Students would be expected to listen to others and not be disruptive or interrupt Students would be expected to follow directions of the teacher and class rules 3. What the classroom might look and feel like a. The classroom would be decorated in warm, welcoming colors b. The classroom would feel like a cool spring day with open lighting and greenery for a natural outdoor feel. c. The classroom would have pockets of blurbs about what is expected of the students d. The classroom would be spaced out so that no one felt crowded or left out, but an open environment that flows. e. The...
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...Classroom Behavior Management Strategies and Techniques for the Most Difficult to Manage Students Willie Butler ED X997 Dr. Spencer Walton October 24, 2005 I have a student that is Autistic and I will call him James for the sake of this paper. With the Autistic disability comes some challenging behavior such as impulsive screaming or yelling and hitting. I am a new teacher to this unit and James is a new student to the unit and Middle school, and before I had the opportunity to meet James I had heard that he barked, hits and most of the time he’s out of control. I began to think about what Alderman (2005) said “Dealing with difficult to manage students and classrooms continues to be a hallmark issue in every school in our nation” (p.3). Whether the behavior is caused because of a disability or not, it does not matter. Before I had met this kid I had made some assumptions about him and had made a partial assessment of his behavior from the things I had heard about him whether they were good, bad or indifferent and from some of the things I already knew about Autistic students. The next thing I did was I went to the files and located his folder and began to read and take notes from his records and I immediately noticed that James had stayed in the same grade (5th grade) for three years, so I visited his former teacher and my question to that teacher was why did James stay in your classroom for three years, oh I failed to mention that James is currently...
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...Personal Classroom Management Plan By: Kimberly Mason 1/13/2013 Introduction As a teacher I want the best learning experience for each and every student in my Class. Unfortunately each student has control over themselves and how they choose to learn. I will assist my students in expanding their learning beyond what they presently know. I will also dress in an appropriate manner; I do not want my students to think I am their friend because I dress the way they do, I feel that is very inappropriate. To get respect I need to earn the respect. First Day Of School, Class Routine and Expectation of Students It is important to let my students know who I am and a little about myself. I will go over the classroom rules as well as the schools rules and what is expected of them. In the beginning students will be allowed to pick their own desk. Each desk will have a desk name plate and a sharpie will be passed around so they can place their names at the spot they have chosen to be their seat for the school year unless changes have to made by me throughout the school year. We will also wear nametags and play a few games to introduce ourselves and to get comfortable in our class with each other. I am not collecting pencils and etc. those things are to be kept inside of the children’s desk so they have access to what they need. The only things I will collect are baby wipes, paper towels, Ziploc bags and sharpies. In he classroom I will have...
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...Diversity and Classroom Management Grand Canyon University- EDU 450 October 20, 2013 In today’s classrooms teachers have a lot of diversity to deal with while trying to teach. When it comes to diversity in the class it varies from cultural, mental socio-economic, physical differences. Educators today have to be able to meet all the needs of the students within the class. Teachers need to have knowledge of all the different types of diversity. All of the diversities within the classroom can present several challenges upon the teacher when it comes to discipline. When it comes to maintaining order in the classroom it can be a difficult thing for new teachers it they do not have a lot of assistants. Over the years students have become defiant and teachers are unprepared to deal with the issues. If teachers do not have control of the classroom it can lead to poor classroom management. This paper will discuss five classroom management strategies that will promote critical thinking and gain the students attention within the classroom. The five strategies will include Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle, Win-Win Discipline, Kounin’s Lesson Management, B. F. Skinner’s Discipline through Shaping Behavior and William Glasser’s Discipline Guide by Choice. Using the Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle in the class can help teachers keep the class in order and control. The Canters can be an assertive discipline approach when it comes to teachers using this management system. When...
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