Classroom Management
It is my professional belief that in order for students to feel safe and achieve success, a teacher must cultivate a classroom climate of mutual respect and consideration.
I begin each year by setting a strong foundation of rules and expectations for my students to
follow both inside my classroom and around the school. We often refer back to these rules & expectations throughout the school year to remind ourselves of what we should do/say
in order to be respectful and considerate.
In order to ensure daily communication between school and home we will be using Class Dojo as our classroom management system this year. Most of our daily classroom updates and pictures will also appear on class dojo as it is a free app that parents can use right on their mobile devices.
Class Dojo Link
I begin each year by setting a strong foundation of rules and expectations for my students to
follow both inside my classroom and around the school. We often refer back to these rules & expectations throughout the school year to remind ourselves of what we should do/say
in order to be respectful and considerate.
In order to ensure daily communication between school and home we will be using Class Dojo as our classroom management system this year. Most of our daily classroom updates and pictures will also appear on class dojo as it is a free app that parents can use right on their mobile devices.
Class Dojo Link
Classroom Expectations
Managing Student Behavior
In order to best monitor and manage students' daily behavior, I utilize varying techniques and approaches based on classroom dynamics and individual student needs. My overall philosophy of student behavior is BELIEVING THEY WILL MEET/EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS. I meet each day with a renewed sense that my students will show up ready to learn and act in such a way that promotes learning. Students who believe that their teacher expects the best from them day in and day out, are more willing/likely to meet those expectations than students who believe that their teacher expects them to fall short of behavioral standards.
I promote positive student behavior with verbal affirmation, small tangible tokens, body language, and classroom recognition. While there are always times when students perform less than expected, in the behavior department, I discuss and honor the POWER OF REDEMPTION. I let my students know that no singular person is perfect and that we will all make mistakes along our journey together. However, we have the ability to fix those wrongs and set our courses straight by selecting behaviors that demonstrate RESPECT and CONSIDERATION.
For this reason, my students are given the opportunities to redeem their inappropriate behaviors throughout the school day.
Each day is a new opportunity and within those opportunities are lessons.