Management Plan

Preamble My teaching philosophy is that every student can learn and that all students need to be exposed to a variety of learning modalities in order to be successful. I think students need to be in a structured environment where they can thrive and feel safe. It’s our job as educators to be able to teach and reach those students of different backgrounds and provide resources to each and every one of our students that enter our classroom. Preventative Techniques -Maintaining a positive classroom environment -Explicitly teaching and reteaching expectations -Positive relationships between students -Positive relationships between students and myself -Seating arrangements -Calm voice -Pre-teaching difficult situations -Positive attitude -Conversations to help students understand intent Supportive Techniques -Behavior contracts -Individualized “contracts” to provide breaks, attention, or rewards. -Proximity and walking around as I talk (when appropriate) -Timers (counting up to stay on task for stamina building) (counting down to stay on task for a specific amount of time). -Dojo points to reinforce behavior -Raffle tickets (incentive) -Patriot cards (schoolwide technique) -”I wish my teacher knew” assignment (I wish my teacher knew….) to find problems, build relationships, and learn more about students -I change my main strategy for behavior management about 3 times a year to keep things fresh and lively. I also change seating charts as needed to give students new opportunities to socialize, and interact with new people.

Intervention Techniques -Jill Jackson -Lexia mini lesson and skill builders -STMath -Imagine Learning -Small reading groups with leveled readers -Small math groups for reteach -Multisyllabic decoding intervention -Resource -Speech therapy -Whiteboard work -Tactile games and tools to engage in below GL content Procedures -Students go to the bathroom and get a drink before school, at recesses, and after school. Hall passes are used for emergencies and during independent seatwork. -Chromebooks are taken out of the the cart as well as being put away only by their “owners” -Planners are checked at the beginning of the day during breakfast. -Breakfast is brought in by breakfast leaders. After 15 minutes, breakfast leaders are responsible for taking the rest of breakfast back outside into the hallway. -Pencils are sharpened at the end of the day by the pencil leader -Kids should always be responsible, respectful, safe, and a positive leader (schoolwide expectations). -Students line up by tucking in their chair and quietly walking to the line. They have to try again if they do not meet this expectation. -Students come in, put their stuff away, get breakfast, get out their planners, and have a choice board of things to do once they have finished eating. -Students clean up by picking up the floor, getting their bags, packing up, and sitting back down to get leftover fruit, papers, announcements or other things to keep everything in check. Communication With Parents -Remind

-Notes home -Quick positive texts and calls home -Email -Homework and assignments sent home -Planners References

-Forlini, G., Williams, E., & Brinkman, A. (2016). ​Class Acts​. Bronxville, NY: Lavender Hill Press. -Kim Hill -Nichole Willden