Classroom Management Plan
By reading this page you will get a good understanding on how I plan to manage a classroom but if you would like a more detailed look at my plans please download and look through my classroom management plan that I created for my Classroom Management Class at Brandon University.
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Main Idea
My classroom management plan is highly based on the logical consequences model created by Rudolf Dreikurs. The one main difference is that I believe that respect drives behaviour rather than the need for attention. I still agree students need attention but that their reason for attention is because they lack respect of either themselves or others. Promoting responsibility will give students a sense of purpose and will help the student to gain respect for themselves and others.
My 10 Beliefs
I believe:
1) I believe that respect drives behavior, a lack of respect will cause behavior problems and this can be respect for one’s self or others.
2) I believe that giving student’s responsibility gives a student a sense of purpose and increases respect.
3) I believe that everyone needs to feel wanted and if they do not feel this then they find ways to be noticed in a misguided way to feel wanted.
4) I believe that structure is needed in a classroom so that students can know what is expected of them and can prepare for upcoming activities mentally before they arrive.
5) I believe in including students in creating the rules/consequences of a classroom as they will respects them more since they created them
6) I believe consequences need to be logical for them to be effective in reducing a behavior because if a consequence is not logical then the student will not see the negative effect of a behavior outside of the context of school.
7) I believe that teachers are responsible for teaching students the behavior appropriate to being members of our society and that classroom management isn’t just teaching behaviors in class but teaching behaviors in life. This should be kept in mind whenever making classroom management decisions.
8) I believe that people are essentially good and only do bad things when they either did not see the negative consequence or feel disrespected and therefore seek revenge(not necessarily on those that disrespected them)
9) I believe that no one likes to feel different and that making it seem that you are treating everyone equal is important to maintaining respect and good behaviors in a class, even when you are not treating everyone equal.
10) I believe that when students are bored they misbehave so keeping students engaged and listening will reduce misbehaviors
1) I believe that respect drives behavior, a lack of respect will cause behavior problems and this can be respect for one’s self or others.
2) I believe that giving student’s responsibility gives a student a sense of purpose and increases respect.
3) I believe that everyone needs to feel wanted and if they do not feel this then they find ways to be noticed in a misguided way to feel wanted.
4) I believe that structure is needed in a classroom so that students can know what is expected of them and can prepare for upcoming activities mentally before they arrive.
5) I believe in including students in creating the rules/consequences of a classroom as they will respects them more since they created them
6) I believe consequences need to be logical for them to be effective in reducing a behavior because if a consequence is not logical then the student will not see the negative effect of a behavior outside of the context of school.
7) I believe that teachers are responsible for teaching students the behavior appropriate to being members of our society and that classroom management isn’t just teaching behaviors in class but teaching behaviors in life. This should be kept in mind whenever making classroom management decisions.
8) I believe that people are essentially good and only do bad things when they either did not see the negative consequence or feel disrespected and therefore seek revenge(not necessarily on those that disrespected them)
9) I believe that no one likes to feel different and that making it seem that you are treating everyone equal is important to maintaining respect and good behaviors in a class, even when you are not treating everyone equal.
10) I believe that when students are bored they misbehave so keeping students engaged and listening will reduce misbehaviors
Prevention 1) On the first day of class you lead the students through developing rules and consequences for the rules. Keep the rules short, simple and with added levels when misbehaviors are repeated.
2) Rules should be made with the underlying idea of respecting the people and things in the class. 3) When the rules are established give the students a copy of them 4) Make sure that your lessons are interactive so that you can hold the students attention. Never lecture for more than 20 minutes without some sort of break or activity. 5) Commend students for being good and getting there work done on time by not starting new things early but giving free time or game days to commend good behavior and work. 6) Provide squishy toys for students to play with will listening (help students with attention problem and kinesthetic learners) 7) Allow uses of iPods at all times but establish that the students must be quite and you must still be participating in class (iPod use is a privilege). This will help musical learners 8) More around the classroom while you teach and while students are working to allow time to make connection with the students 9) Always treat students with respect by listening to their concerns, learning their interests and treating them as the young adults. 10) Allow students choice on homework assignments. Give variety of topics or types of assignment to show the same work. Using a menu idea (students need to accomplish assignments that add up to 10 points) 11) Find value in every one of your students and help them to realize their importance in the class. 12) Have a list on the board, as students enter the class, of assignments that need to be handed in, question of the day or/and people who need to hand in assignments so that the students can get on task as soon as they enter the room. 13) Discuss with the class what respectful behaviors look like. 14) Learn the names of the students that they want to be addressed as and make sure you use that name. Use the name of the student a lot when addressing them, this shows respect and prevents you from using less respectful terms when addressing them 15) Always refer to the class as class or grade __, do not use terms like guys/girls. |
Corrective1) Use the rules that were established with diligence and remind them that they agreed to these
2) Have meetings to discuss inappropriate behaviors in class and rules they think should accompany new problems 3) When making spontaneous decisions on management, use logical consequences. 4) Remove a student from the class when wanting to discuss misbehaviors with them and hold an individual conference with them 5) Allow the student a chance to explain themselves using active listening, and use I messages to get them to understand how their behaviors were disrespectful during individual conferences. 6) Come up with logical consequences collaboratively with a student when having an individual conference with them. 7) After a student has been misbehaving try and find a way to give them responsibility or highlight how they are an asset in the class or school. This will help them feel a part of the school/class and gain a sense of respect for it again. Examples could be taking attendance to the office, feeding the class pet, or telling them how they are so important to the volleyball team etc. 8) When giving a student responsibility it must be something that they consider valuable to the function of the school and something they can do the best ie. The student is the fastest in the class so they can bring attendance the fastest. Procedures and Routines1) When students come to class there will be a list on the board of things that need handed in for that day, papers that need picked up, who has not handed in work for a certain assignment and a problem or question of the day.
2) Each class will have their own box to hand stuff in. 3) Papers that need to be picked up will be found near the hand in box 4) Each student will have their own folder that handed back work will be found in and the student can pick it up as well at the beginning of class. 5) There will be an outline of the class on the side of the board. On this board will also say any upcoming due dates and assignments 6) When work papers need to be handed out during class I will give some to the first person in each row/table and then they will pass them back or around. 7) Collecting work during class will just be handed into the hand in box 8) Going to the washroom I feel is something they just need to let me know they are leaving but that you expect them to return within 5 minutes. 9) Put chairs up at the end of the day |
Rules
Rules in my class would be established collaboratively with the students on the first day of class. Below is a list of how I would go about creating the rules in the classroom on the first day of school. I have listed a few consequences that I think would be appropriate.
1) Your expectations of me
a. Be on time and prepared which means be here when the bell rings and have a lesson prepared with all the necessary materials.
b. End class on time because you have the right to your break and need time to get to your next class on time.
c. To treat you with respect
d. Keep the class in order so that the classroom can be a place of learning
e. To teach you about _____ as the government of Manitoba has specified in the curriculum document
f. Any others:
2) My expectations of you
a. To be on time and prepared for class with your notebook, pen and any assignments needed for the day
b. be present in class and participating throughout the lesson
c. to be respectful of me and other students in the class
d. hand in assignments on time
e. any others?
3) What does respectful behavior and action look like?
a. Do not call names or hurt others
b. Using inappropriate language
c. Not talking when others are talking
d. Do not take or use property that does not belong to you and when you are allowed to use it, you use it carefully and responsibly
e. Respect everyone’s right to learn
f. Others?
4) Create rules
a. Being on time interferes with others right to learn so when you are late you should have to stay after class or school to make up for the time you missed. 2nd time stay double the time you were late, 3rd time you go to the office, 4th time letter home
b. Swearing in class is disrespectful and so when you swear you should have to find another word you could have used in place of that word, second offence 5 words, 3rd offence principal’s office, 4th offence letter home. (you would also want to go over what words are/aren’t appropriate)
c. Break another student or schools property, buy them a new one and apologize. Let them use yours until you can provide them with another one. Depending on the circumstances I may want to have a private discussion with them or get them to talk the principal and/or call home.
Other things I would establish rules on:
a. Talking in class
b. Disrespecting others(calling names, making fun of others)
c. Being unprepared
d. Late assignments
e. I pod and squish toy use in class
f. Cell phone use in class
g. Washroom breaks
a. Time
b. Number of people at a time
h. Time outs(if a student needs to leave the class to regain composure or anything)
1) Your expectations of me
a. Be on time and prepared which means be here when the bell rings and have a lesson prepared with all the necessary materials.
b. End class on time because you have the right to your break and need time to get to your next class on time.
c. To treat you with respect
d. Keep the class in order so that the classroom can be a place of learning
e. To teach you about _____ as the government of Manitoba has specified in the curriculum document
f. Any others:
2) My expectations of you
a. To be on time and prepared for class with your notebook, pen and any assignments needed for the day
b. be present in class and participating throughout the lesson
c. to be respectful of me and other students in the class
d. hand in assignments on time
e. any others?
3) What does respectful behavior and action look like?
a. Do not call names or hurt others
b. Using inappropriate language
c. Not talking when others are talking
d. Do not take or use property that does not belong to you and when you are allowed to use it, you use it carefully and responsibly
e. Respect everyone’s right to learn
f. Others?
4) Create rules
a. Being on time interferes with others right to learn so when you are late you should have to stay after class or school to make up for the time you missed. 2nd time stay double the time you were late, 3rd time you go to the office, 4th time letter home
b. Swearing in class is disrespectful and so when you swear you should have to find another word you could have used in place of that word, second offence 5 words, 3rd offence principal’s office, 4th offence letter home. (you would also want to go over what words are/aren’t appropriate)
c. Break another student or schools property, buy them a new one and apologize. Let them use yours until you can provide them with another one. Depending on the circumstances I may want to have a private discussion with them or get them to talk the principal and/or call home.
Other things I would establish rules on:
a. Talking in class
b. Disrespecting others(calling names, making fun of others)
c. Being unprepared
d. Late assignments
e. I pod and squish toy use in class
f. Cell phone use in class
g. Washroom breaks
a. Time
b. Number of people at a time
h. Time outs(if a student needs to leave the class to regain composure or anything)