Classroom management is integral to the success of educators and students. I have used resources such as Class DOJO, PBIS dollars, prize boxes, and behavior charts to aid classroom management. However, at the heart of my management practices, are the pillars listed below.

My classroom management pillars:

1. Classroom organization and routine

2. Student Engagement

3. Positive Relationships

Classroom Organization

Class Rules

1. • Construct classroom rules as a class during the first week of school

   • Post rules in the classroom to ensure that expectations are communicated clearly

   • Modify rules as necessary

   • Teach and model expectations for all classroom procedures

Schedule

• Review the daily schedule every morning with students

• The schedule should include many daily routines

• Routines make it easier for teachers to lesson plan, students to know and follow expectations, and substitutes to work in the classroom

Class Jobs

• Create a list of class jobs to be posted in the classroom

• Teach and model the expectations for each job

• At the start of each week, assign new students to the job list for that week

• Keep track of student job assignments to make sure that each student has the opportunity to hold each job

Student Engagement and Behavior Management

Student Engagement

I use active student response strategies in the classroom such as individual white boards that act as response cards. Students are more engaged in lessons and display fewer behavior challenges when they are actively engaged in learning.

SEL Support

Teaching students how to identify and work through emotions is an important element of my classroom management. I provide cool down spaces and tools for students to use when they are in need of emotional regulation.

Positive Relationships