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Classroom & Behavior Management Teaching Competency

Samuel Black

Regent University
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Classroom & Behavior Management Teaching Competency

Introduction

I always as a teacher aim to be organized and have activities to keep the student busy

throughout the class. “Asking questions, sharing your perspective, challenging the status quo in a

professional way, and communicating your ideas will demonstrate your full participation.”

(Radford, 57) Very rarely in my classes are students idle. I feel this strategy of having enough

work for the students helps to keep the class on task and prevents disruptions from occurring.

Effective classroom management I noticed also involves the students understanding the

routine of your classroom. As a teacher students like to have a routine. When the students are

unsure of what is happening, students can become anxious and enter into mischief. Our textbook

states, “Establishing routines saves a teacher’s time so there is more time to teach content.”

(Radford, 68) Routines help keep the kids on track, without them there is chaos.

I observed that the students were very respectful to their teachers, referring to them as

either Mr. or Mrs. The teachers I saw seemed to have strong teacher student relationships. Mrs.

Morrow a teacher I observed demonstrate care for each of her students; I feel her show of care

towards her students helped when it came time for instruction. My cooperating teacher believed

in treating students as adults and accepting reciprocal respect. Her interactions with her students

seem to affirm this approach. She was never confrontational or instigative with her students. I

think this went a long way in helping things to run smoothly.

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Artifacts’ Rationale

Google Doc: Parent Contact Log

I enjoy using the Parent contact log. It keeps students on their toes. Various

students are looking for responsibility. I feel this strategy helps to develop a healthy teacher

student relationship. Students know that you are serious, and you are keeping track of their

behavior. In my next classroom I will be more vocal about this strategy. Students needed to

know that a teacher has some leverage to correct misbehavior

I learned from my cooperating teacher that the role of breaking up fights is not all our

responsibility. The classroom needs to be controlled by the teacher and he needs to take the

necessary steps to prevent mischief. The student needs to know he means business.

Artifact Rationale

Daily Behavior Tracking Sheet

Another classroom management technique I noticed was in the use of a Behavior tracking sheet.

Bergin speaks about these sheets as “aids” inside the classroom. This sheet works in a similar

vein to the parent contact log. The Daily logs in a more frequent basis, whereas the parent is a

last resort to correct a habitual misbehavior. A student seemed to want to argue with me, rather

than engage with the student I just agreed with him. Before long the student lost interest all

together in arguing and returned to their work. At other times I would just look at a student who

was being disruptive and almost instantly they would stop what they were doing. From this

experience I learned that disciplining a young person is not just in using a belt or yelling and
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hollering. Being firm, using my presence and just keeping an active watch over the classroom

can go a long way to maintaining control of the classroom.

Theory and Practice Reflection Paper

. I think the class could have been busier. If there was more to do, I think there would have

been less disruptions in the classroom. My faith impacts decision making in this area in a variety

of ways. At all times I want to be fair to my students by not wasting their time with activities that

are not going to benefit them in the real world. I want them to see how these activities will help

them later in life. I will continue to work on my teacher voice. I will try to speak up for students

and to encourage them more to in order to build trust. Young people need positive role models

especially in these formative years of their lives. Especially now when the government has tried

to regulate God out of the school systems. Now more than ever young peoples need to see older

people living out Godly Christian morals. Its young people exposed to Gods goodness that will

drive change in our schools.

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Reference

Bergin, David A, and Christi A. C. Bergin. Child and Adolescent Development in Your

Classroom., 2015. Print.

Radford, C. P. (2000). Strategies for successful student teaching: A comprehensive guide.

Boston: Allyn and Bacon.