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Claudia Llancaleo Palomera

Master in English as a Foreign Language

Universidad Andrés Bello

MEI-524

Dr. Richard Bair

November 20, 2022

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My Classroom Management Plan

Philosophy of Management

In one or two sentences, what is my philosophy of classroom management?

My philosophy of classroom management is related to a secure environment among the students

in the classroom, free of bullying, and respect for each other, and also to provide an environment

where the learning acquisition of the language is would be easy to acquire as the climate is

favorable for the learning.

Behavior Expectations

What behavior do I expect from my students? How can I convey that to my student?

It is supposed that students should be respectful and emphatic among themselves in order to have

a healthy climate in the classroom, for that, there are some ideas related to having a proper

environment in the classroom these are of them:

● Make absolutely clear the rules of the class at the beginning of the class

● Establish with students 5 rules of discipline that they can achieve

● Explaining what will be the consequences if they misbehave

● On the other hand, show them positives rewards when their behavior is

acceptable
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Pre-School Checklist

What things will I need to do before school begins each year/term/training?

We, as teachers should know what kind of students we have in our classrooms, that is, how many

are with special needs, in case we need to study how to handle certain needs that we couldn’t

know how to handle, so in this way, we should know how to teach better those learners during

the year, additionally, we need to prepare our classes according to the abilities of our students,

that is to know if they are kinesthetic or if they learning better through other ability, and finally

recognize what kind of family they have, if they are vulnerable or not, so in this way we could be

closer to them and they will feel accepted by their teacher.

Classroom Arrangement

How can I arrange my classroom most effectively (i.e., placement of desks for students and

teachers, location of bulletin boards, chalkboard, whiteboard, smartboard, or other permanent

features

There are certain tips that we should consider, one points are:

● Organize the sittings in a way all students can work in a clean and tidy space
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● Take care about where the trash will be positioned in or out of the classroom (according

to the needs of the class)

● Leave a space in order to they can sit on the floor when they will listen to tales.

● Sit the students in pairs boy and girl next to each other

Class rules

What rules will I have to begin the school year/term? Will I ask for student input for all, some, or

none of the rules?

As the author Kohn (1996) states, some classrooms need rules until “students learn the self-

discipline necessary to demonstrate appropriate behavior, all the students need to know the rules

of the classroom, but as Kohn mentions, it is not necessary that the classroom are not democratic.

In my perspective, and I agree with Kohn (1996) that if the rules are set by the students, they will

be more willing to accept them and follow the rules, also to ask their parents in a questionnaire

what rules they expect their children carry on, It is a good strategy because they will help to the

teacher if one of their children trespass the rule.

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Hierarchy or Consequences for rule infraction

What will I do when a student breaks a rule? Will I have a hierarchy of consequences?

In the case, a student breaks a rule, there must be steps that need to follow, for example, first of

all, their parents needed to know, since before, the rules and expectations of the teacher in the

classroom.

As a consequence, they will see that there are consequences and they are indeed prioritized

according to their levels.

Motivational Strategies

What strategies will I use to motivate my students? Will I rely on intrinsic or extrinsic

motivation?

According to the author, we as teachers should adapt lessons to learner´s interest and talents,

standing in front of the class and proving direct instruction, provide work at the appropriate

instructional place, the learner would not get bored, also have well planned lessons and

enthusiasm from the teacher is an important issue as the learners perceive how they are learning.

I believe, we need to be aware of intrinsic motivation as same extrinsic motivation, if they are

motivated intrinsically, they will express that extrinsic motivation and the motivation will

increase, what is more, their behavior will get better in case they misbehave, in addition, teachers

should give positive comments in order to reinforce good behavior as Marshal states.

Management Procedures and Routines

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What procedures will I use in my classroom (i. e., beginning the class, ending the class,

distributing materials, collecting materials and assignments, assigning students helpers or

assistants) ? How often will I change the assignments?

Instructional Planning

What lesson planning format will I use? What instructional strategies will I rely on? What

instructional techniques will I use?

Opening/Closing

● Greeting at the entrance of the classroom once they are in a line

● Establish an icebreaker or warm-up such as games, chants, TPR approach, and routines

that they are able to answer.

● Close the class with a TPR song and a short metacognitive question.
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Transitions

● When they finish an activity that they were doing in pairs, and they are about to start to

talk call their attention with breakers that are short games that they can drill at the

same time with the teacher. (such as “ tootsie roll, lollypop we´ve been talking now let´s

stop”)

● Ask them to raise their hands when they finish the activities

● Ask them to draw something they want while the others are finishing the activities

What strategies will I use to:

-develop a positive classroom management culture and climate

As we mentioned before, it is important to give positive comments to the learner in order to

reinforce good behavior, in this way the learners feel that they are working properly and their

self-esteem will be better.

The author states that “if feelings of success, joy, and humor are present, there is usually a shared

sense of what is important, a shared sense of caring and concern, and a shared commitment to

help students learn “When teachers develop a caring classroom culture, students can be taught
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how to behave and to treat others with dignity, students should know that teachers want to help

them and should realize the importance of more cooperation and fewer punishment” what makes

a positive environment to a classroom.

- Build a community in my classroom

A community in the classroom is “a shared value, a feeling of belonging and caring,

interdependence, commitment, and regular contact with others in the community” according to

Belenardo (2001), and also as (Wighting, 2006) mentions “Learning is assisted if students

believe that they belong to the community or group that makes up a class if they contribute to,

and benefit from, that classroom community, then in this line, it is necessary to build a

community with the students and the managers of the school, parents, and teachers. This matter

will achieve a healthy and emphatic community where justice will be developed in the whole

school.

-Communicate with parents/guardians

● In order to do this, we should: Talk to the parents when students misbehave

● Talk to the counselor when students need support and the teacher needs help
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● Arrange group meetings with caregivers or families in order to give workshops to them

giving them different information related to the program, or how to handle the activities

at home and cooperate with the school.

● Teachers can send letters to the parents in order to make them know what are the

expectations of the teacher during the year, even if they do not read them, always is

better to give them an opportunity.

What teachers will communicate in those letters, according to the author:

-the overall behavior goals of the school and class

-the consequences for behavior

The times when a student misbehaves that the teacher will contact the administrator

The times when a student misbehaves that the teacher will contact the parents and guardian

The best times and places for the parents and guardians to contact the teacher, and

The ways in which the parents or guardians can help to promote safe schools and well-

managed classrooms.

Teach self-discipline and cooperation:

When learners have a specific task in the classroom, they feel that they are capable to hand

responsibilities, for that reason, they feel important and also that taken into account by their

teachers, this specific task help them to behave better in class as their self-esteem increased a lot.
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Teach rules and procedures to students

From the first day of the class, students must be taught the rules of the class, in a way they

acquired them and at the end they will be able to be self- disciplinary with them and mostly they

will autoregulate their own behavior.

- First, the teacher should start with basic rules, t depends of the age if they are little one

probably concrete material will be adequate for them, in case the students are older,

probably some slides will be enough, although always, no matter what age, is important

to remind them, perhaps with some flashcard pasted on the walls.

What the teacher should reinforce is respect all others and their property, raise hand and wait to

be called upon if they want to speak, speak courteously and polite to others and remain in their

seat unless permission has been granted by their teacher, these has been described by the author.

Deal with individual students and their differences

It is crucial considers students differences, as if some of them want to work and while others

don’t, because they are not motivated, probably these lately students will misbehave in the

classroom producing disorder in the environment. So, in this sense, according to the author, it is
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need to see what motivates to the students, their self-esteem and gender and culture of each

learner.

Prevent discipline problems

Regarding this situation, what strategies that the teacher may do is: try rubrics, students love to

know exactly what is expected of them and often “work up” to the rubric, varying activities that

is, use two or three activities per bell instead of one long lecture or one singular classwork

assignment, maintain their motivation high in the order they don’t misbehave and focus about the

tasks they need to develop other strategies are defined expectations and establish consequences

early-that means they will know that every action will involve a positive or negative

consequence according what the could have done.

Support my discipline program

Basically, to support my discipline program, we need to realize that classroom management

involves working with human beings, and adapting to each classroom as all human beings are

different according what to the author said.

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Correct discipline problems

In this sense, to correct discipline problems, the students need to know the rules of the classroom

and know detailed what are the consequences that will have according to their behavior, that is

one of the points to take into account, but also is important as well that the learners feel

motivated in the class, and for that the teacher always needs to be planned their class, otherwise

the teacher will be improvising and students will perceive that. What else the teacher might do is

use a sense of humor in the middle of class, this way the students will enjoy the class and their

attitudes toward the class will be positive letting to work on the task that the teacher could have

handed them, of course, must be a balance between being humorous and to be a clown as the

teacher always needs to be the one who handles the class and not the other way.

Work with inclusion students in my classroom

From my point of view, we need the knowledge of how to manage environments with

students of special needs. Institutions must prepare undergraduates under this precept. When we

face this situation, we don't know what to do, for this reason it is crucial to prepare students in

college not only theoretically, but also by experience, which I consider is absolutely necessary in

our pedagogy.

Regarding my experience, I have had the opportunity to work with students with special needs

such as ADHD, HOH, and AS, to name some, and to be honest, it would be easier for me if I

would have had more experience about it before, after all, students are not responsible for their
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condition, what I have had to learn is how to help them in a way to lead them through an

environment of empathy and caring, where they feel secure and might develop their abilities next

to their peers easily. Which, certainly has been a challenge as I never was taught about it. All I

know by now, is from my experience so far. As a teacher, as I said before, I need to be prepared

towards my students, so if I am motivated to work with them, of course I am, we all deserve

opportunities.

I believe exclusionary practices segregate students from their peers, what is more, make them feel

different from the rest or their classmates, which I consider in an inclusive and healthy environment it

may not happen, students must learn tolerance, empathy, and kindness toward their peers with the

special needs, that luckily, they would feel confident, as their other learners in class.

Although if a co-teacher from differential education isolates the student and helps him/her that would

be an exclusionary practice, which I consider is necessary sometimes. If the class is about 40 students or

so, as in many schools in Chile, (this situation could be seen regularly). Taking account of my experience,

I have seen how their peers have empathy with the learners of special needs, so in a way the learners do

not feel discriminated against, I believe it is a strategy that can reinforce the learning to that learner.

Provide a safe classroom for my students and me

According to my experience, in order to provide a safe classroom for my students and me, there

must be a climate of empathy, caring, and respect for each other, students, and teacher. The
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students need to be motivated in the class as in this way they will not be misbehaving, what is

more, they will work and be focused on tasks that the teacher required them to develop.
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References

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discrimination against students with disability in Australian primary and secondary education

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