From Love and Logic, I would use taking ownership of one's actions this is something that can help students develop their decision-making skills. Taking the approach of providing choices allows for natural consequences to happen so that a student can work through their problems. Emphasizing empathy and respect goes along with my belief in creating a supportive and caring classroom. In Capturing Kids' Hearts, I would work to create a safe and inclusive environment where I could establish a strong foundation for effective behavior management. Implementing proactive measures, such as clear expectations and positive reinforcement, to help prevent discipline issues Then, we can focus on building positive relationships with students through intentional relationship-building activities and social-emotional learning.
This gives opportunities for discussion, reflection and a chance to understand develop empathy for each other. ‘The ultimate objective is to enhance children’s ability to become socially and emotionally competent individuals who succeed in school’. http://incredibleyears.com/team-view/carolyn-webster-stratton/ To give a practical example of one of the key initiatives is to praise good behaviour not matter how small and ignore unacceptable behaviour so long as no harm will come to others. This strategy should always be the starting point of your classroom management. The majority of children will respond to this positive reinforcement and quickly understand how to gain phrase for doing the right thing.
Another principle is fostering engagement where instructors encourage students to identify things they are passionate about learning. The next principle is the importance of self-evaluation where educators minimize the implementation of tests and grades and instead allow students to self-evaluate so that they can determine their own progress. The importance of feelings and knowledge is also a key principle as lessons in class should focus on both cognitive and affective factors of students. Finally, a safe learning environment as students need to feel safe mentally, physically, and emotionally to be able to focus on their
Wernofsky notes that teachers who go into classrooms demanding respect without putting in the effort usually experience more rebellious behavior throughout the semester. Therefore, as teachers, it’s important to keep in mind that students come from all different backgrounds. Some students, for example, come from supportive families, and some don’t. Some students are main providers in their household, and some aren’t. As time goes on, these are things that teachers will have to find out by earning student’s trust.
Teachers can respect the student as they want to be respected, minimizing the sarcasm that controls classrooms. Students can become understanding to their peers, creating a harmony in a class atmosphere. Poverty may control the students home, but poverty has no grip on the students
Being involved in the learning process of others is vitally important to me. I believe that as an educator, we have the capability and responsibility to help mold not only students educational goals, but to help mold them into successful adults that sill contribute to society. Many times during my life I have been a teacher, a counselor, a cheerleader and a role model for my students. Every student is at a different point in their learning process and cycle, and a good educator can find that point and capitalize on what the student needs next.
I want students to be able to learn and appreciate the complexity which is our nervous system. I want to foster a passion for all things neuroscience. I want students to conduct research in neuroscience so they can focus on one area and have top universities see their research. Research that they were able to accomplish at a high school without high tech labs or vast resources. I want students to get to places that I could never imagine.
Students who respect themselves and others are less likely to make poor choices. Such as cheating, drugs, and bullying. Accountability also is along the line of respect. By teaching students to be accountable for their actions will benefit students by teaching them that
This past year as student-intern I have learned so many new things that will help me become the teacher that I hope to become one day. Not only have I learned things that relate to myself but such things that relate to how my students learn and what might need to be done to help accommodate them and their individual needs. Adolescents are going through an extremely important stage during their lives and as educators we need to provide them with the correct information in order to help succeed. They experience many changes physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. All middle level students are going through the developmental process and they need to have a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere where they can grow intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally, and morally.
The culture of my middle school and high school English language arts class is one that shifts from teacher-centered to student-centered throughout the school year. Based on Shindler’s Matrix (2010), I begin each school year with a classroom management plan that resembles that of a conductor and gradually work into the role of facilitator (p. 14). My philosophy of classroom management is to begin as a composer who orchestrates the classroom with expectations of behavior, including active participation and production. As the year (or semester) progresses, I scaffold the management of the learning from teacher-centered to student-centered. My goal is for students to learn how to self-direct and self-motivate their active participation.
Writing holds a central place in everyday life, from talking with friends and family to navigating academia and careers. We are all constantly being bombarded with information, assignments, and tasks that require our ability to navigate a highly literate world. As I continue my transition into the world of adulthood, the demands on my literacy skills will only go up. Gallagher who summed up the importance of literacy in the Information Age says it best: “Today, writing is foundational for success” (4). My role as a teacher of writing is an important job, one that, if done well, can tremendously help students to flourish in this new age.
I always pictured myself in front of a classroom from a young age, and since then, I have taken every opportunity to advance myself in the education field. Along the way, I discovered my passion for history, which ultimately resulted in my decision to study all social sciences. The courses that I have taken thus far have established some goals, both short-term and long-term, that I hope to accomplish in the coming years as an educator. With the combination of my interest in social sciences and education, I devoted my studies to become a teacher.
Throughout my career as a student I have had the honor of being taught by a number of great educators, many of whom I still keep in touch with. I have been extremely blessed with these mentors, three of which are now my bosses. I started college with a vague idea of what I wanted to do with my future, and within three months of graduating high school I was offered a job as an AVID tutor by my former kindergarten teacher who is now the principal of my former middle school, my former high school AP English teacher who is now the vice-principal of said middle school, and my former middle school science teacher who is now the head of the school’s AVID program. Prior to this I had never seriously considered being a teacher, but these three believed
(5.3) Throughout the CMP I have demonstrated an understanding of classroom, school, and community culture that will be implemented into my teaching. I will be creating a positive classroom culture with class meetings, teaching the importance of positive interaction with others, and teaching the importance of students taking responsibility for their actions and learning. I will want my students to have a sense of community inside the classroom. Teaching my students about the importance of acting the same outside of the classroom as they do inside the classroom will create a positive school culture. Theorist, Glasser describes the importance of students taking responsibility for their learning and for their own actions.
Teaching philosophy is described by Sadker and Sadker as, “Behind every school and every teacher is a set of related beliefs - a philosophy of education – that influences what and how students are taught. A philosophy of education represents answers to questions about the purpose of schooling, a teacher’s role and what should be taught and by what methods.” (Teacher, Schools and Society. 2005). With this definition in consideration, my teaching philosophy is “I believe that children learn best when they are given the chance to choose, discuss and explore what they want to learn, when they want to learn and how they want to learn.
