Classroom Management Style
The classroom mechanics drive the learning and keep the classroom functioning. Classroom rules are established with the children, routines and strategies are modeled, taught and repeated making it easier for students to learn and achieve excellence. I provide a constructive nurturing environment where students problem solve.
I strive to make my classroom functional, age appropriate, inviting, safe, and respectful. The setup of the classroom impacts each student's life. My goal is for all students to come into my classroom and feel they are a part of the learning environment.
The mechanics include rules, routines, organization, and expectations.
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The classroom mechanics drive the learning and keep the classroom functioning. Classroom rules are established with the children, routines and strategies are modeled, taught and repeated making it easier for students to learn and achieve excellence. I provide a constructive nurturing environment where students problem solve.
I strive to make my classroom functional, age appropriate, inviting, safe, and respectful. The setup of the classroom impacts each student's life. My goal is for all students to come into my classroom and feel they are a part of the learning environment.
The mechanics include rules, routines, organization, and expectations.
- Classroom rules are established with the students and agreed upon at the beginning of the school year. The agreed upon rules are posted and a contract signed with the students. If adjustments are needed throughout the year the students and I problem solve for the best solution.
- Routines are the bones of the classroom. With well established routines that have been modeled, practiced and repeated the classroom becomes efficient, making it easier for students to learn and achieve excellence. I use visual reminders for students to reference and be successful. Routines are part of each lesson giving allowing students to know the expectations and be successful.
- Organization; I believe an organized classroom helps students be successful, encourages personal growth, nurtures self-esteem and fosters independence. An organized room is a calm room.
- My classroom expectations revolve around respect, cooperation, collaboration and care. My students learn to respect each other, cooperate with each other, collaborate with others, care for each other, the classroom and school.
- Learning area -When students come to the learning area the expectation is eye, ears, voices and body are ready for learning. This may look different for some children, I see the needs of children and adapt my seating to accommodate each students needs. Examples - Using flexible seating, or allowing some to sit at a table with drawing paper. I have taught in a room with 7 IEP's and learned not all children learn the same. Adapting learning to their needs allows each individual to be successful.
- Movement in the room - Safety and walking feet are the two most important rules of the classroom. Movement is always modeled by students to ensure expectations are clear.
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Book Organization: I have almost 800 books for my classroom and I use Book Source Website to help me keep a wealth of information at my fingertips. Students can check out books. Teachers can fit books to the student.