Submit by Saturday 11:59 m. Project B: Striving for Personal Excellence in Classroom Management Considerations that Should Be Included in Students’ Individual Discipline Plans Topic 1: My Philosophy of Classroom Management • What is my definition of classroom management? • What is the primary purpose of a classroom management plan? • How do I want my classroom to look and feel, behaviorally speaking? What aspects of classroom functioning are most important to me? • What are my main responsibilities in classroom management? • What are my students’ main responsibilities with regard to behavior and classroom management? Topic 2: My Theory of Classroom Management • What are the necessary components of a classroom management system? • What is the purpose of each component? Topic 3. The Professional and Ethical Demeanor I Will Display • How will I comply with the legal, professional, and ethical obligations associated with classroom management? • What will I do to establish positive relations and develop trust with my students, my colleagues, and my students’ caregivers? Topic 4. The Kind of Behavior I Will Promote and the Rules That Support It • What behaviors, generally speaking, will I promote in my classes? • What specific rules, if any, will I use to guide student behavior? • What procedures (routines) do I want to use to manage the complexity of the school day? Topic 5. What I Will Do Proactively to Prevent or Reduce Misbehavior • What steps will I take to prevent or limit the known causes of misbehavior that might otherwise influen
ce my classes? Topic 6. How I Will Support My Students’ Efforts to Participate and Persevere • How will I speak with and interact with my students? • How will I make sure students know what they are expected to do? • What types of activities will I emphasize in teaching? • How will I engage students actively when I am providing instruction? • How will I monitor and help students when they are doing independent work? • How will I use my personal charisma to influence behavior? • How will I use my body language to influence behavior? • How will I influence students to do high-quality work? Topic 7. How I Will Redirect Students When They Misbehave • How will I use influence and positive tactics that preserve students’ personal dignity? • How will I stop misbehavior and help students return willingly to appropriate behavior? • How will I deal with minor misbehavior such as talking or distracting others? 18 • How will I deal with more problematic behavior such as disrespect and apathy? • How will I deal with students’ refusal to comply with directions or do acceptable work? Topic 8. How and When I Will Communicate My Classroom Management Approach to Students, Administrators, and Students’ Caregivers • How and when will I explain my classroom management plan to students? • How and when will I communicate my classroom management plan to my administrator? • How will I seek administrative support? • How and when will I communicate my plan to students’ caregivers? • How will I request support from my students’ families/caregivers?