This is a Discussion Post

TURNITIN SCORE MUST BE AT OR BELOW 30%

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Easy Effective Classroom Discipline Plan You can Implement Today (Links to an external site.).

You will need to use your lead teacher existing classroom management plan while you are guest teaching.
Your teacher uses the card system and also follows the following rules:

• We listen to the teachers
• We are nice to others
• We keep our classroom clean
• We play safely

In addition to your lead teacher’s classroom management plan, your director has told you that you have the freedom to include your own spin. Utilize Pinterest or Google to find creative classroom management techniques and discuss them in this week’s discussion response.

In your discussion response,

• Provide three different strategies you will use to help build a positive environment (if you have a link to the website, feel free to share within your post).
• Explain why you chose these strategies.
• Address the question: will you use the card system? Why or why not?

Tips from Instructor below

Your classroom management techniques need to be built on some type of foundation or philosophy for behavior change and/or prosocial behaviors. In the event that you need to justify your plan to parents/teachers, it’s best that you have some type of foundation or framework that you are pulling these ideas from. They can be influenced by research, prior experience, other teachers’ ideas and suggestions, etc. But, they need to be based on some type of learning/behavior principle. So, as you make your list of strategies be sure to understand the WHY in your rules. Your why should be explainable and understandable to all those involved. Here are some readings to get you started!

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/creating-classroom-rules-together/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.theartofed.com/2017/08/08/3-benefits-creating-classroom-expectations-students/ (Links to an external site.)
http://www.nea.org/tools/establishing-classroom-rules.html (Links to an external site.)

In your discussion response:

• Provide 3 different strategies you will use to help build a positive environment (if you have a link to the website, feel free to share within your post)
  • Instructor Tip: Discuss your three different strategies and justify why you think these should be included.
• Explain why you chose these strategies
  • Instructor Tip: Explain the WHY – why did you chose these strategies? What result are you hoping to see in your classroom if these strategies are implemented effectively?
• Address the question: will you use the card system? Why or why not?
  • Instructor Tip: Is this a strategy that would want to implement in your classroom? Do you think it would be effective? Why or Why not?

Resources Below

Wistrom, E. (2012, February 8). Easy classroom discipline plan you can implement today (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.brighthubeducation.com/classroom-manag…

• In this article, the author provides information about the card system that will assist you in your Classroom Management discussion this week.