Classroom Management

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For my informal Classroom Management Plan Summary, please keep reading.

Successful Classroom Management Means:

Routine

  • Establishing a clear set of classroom rules, expectations, and predictable routines
  • Ensuring students always know they are being observed, setting and maintaining high academic and behavioral expectations
  • Creating a “Culture of Error” by normalizing error; admitting when a mistake has been made and learning from it
  • Being warm but strict in demeanor and firm but fair in enforcement of rules and classroom discipline

Behavior

  • Maintaining emotional consistency and not over-reacting to misbehavior
  • Using nonverbal communication to silently redirect students without disrupting the lesson plan
  • Addressing student misbehavior privately whenever possible
  • Utilizing positive framing to modify behavior (PBIS)
  • Using consequences sparingly, determining the “why” or function of behavior, applying 4-1 ratio of positive to negative experiences, and using negative consequences only when necessary
  • Knowing what students need: How they learn, greatest challenges, interests, backgrounds, strengths and what obstacles (at home or school) prevent academic success
  • Being accessible and ensuring students know they can come to me if they have a problem or need help
  • Serving as a role model by displaying good moral character, demonstrating integrity, and earning the class’ trust

Instruction

  • Creating lessons which are relevant to the student’s life, providing student voice and choice, and fostering an enthusiastic environment where students are engaged and motivated
  • Utilizing a variety of instructional practices and modalities to keep students engaged (metacognitive strategies, differentiation, technology integration, teacher clarity)
  • Incorporating the philosophy “assessment is much more than a grade” by making mastery matter, utilizing formative assessment, meaningful feedback, and re-do’s
  • Being adaptive and willing to change what doesn’t work in the class

Incorporating Social Learning strategies that empower students to share thoughts, writings, and talents.