FSCJ Classroom Management Plan Question

Assignment Classroom Management Plan

In this assignment, you will create a classroom management plan for a preschool – third grade classroom based on strategies and ideas presented in your text and the three required sources listed below. You may also use either or both of the optional sources listed, but nothing else! Your plan should be at least 5 pages, excluding cover and reference pages (7 pages total, minimum), in 12 point font. Your plan can be double-spaced and should include references that are cited throughout the paper and in a reference page at the end. Use APA 7th edition format.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html (Links to an external site.)

4 required sources for this paper – NO QUOTATIONS, provide synthesis of information with citations:

• Your text, chapter 7
• https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/dec2012/planning-for-positive-guidance (Links to an external site.)
• Gartrell 2020.pdf Download Gartrell 2020.pdf
• ElementaryManagement.pdf Download ElementaryManagement.pdf

2 optional sources for this paper:

• https://www.edutopia.org/article/proactive-classroom-management-preschool (Links to an external site.)
• https://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-management-tips-novice-teachers-rebecca-alber (Links to an external site.)

Your plan should include the following (use this as a checklist to make sure everything is included but do NOT write your paper like a checklist; address each item):

• Introduction paragraph or two that explains your beliefs about classroom management.
  • What type of classroom climate will you create and why? cite your source for justification
• Expectations
  • What should students expect from you as the teacher? cite your source for justification
  • What are your expectations for each student? cite your source for justification
• Classroom rules
  • How are rules created? cite your source for justification
  • What are a few examples of rules that may be created? cite your source for justification
  • How are rules communicated to students and their families? cite your source for justification
• Behavior Management (devise a plan that does not rely heavily on tangible rewards for positive behavior)
  • What behaviors do you want to encourage and promote in children? Why? cite your source for justification
  • How will your classroom environment promote positive behavior? cite your source for justification
  • Plan for encouraging and maintaining positive student behavior (limit rewards, treasure chests, etc.) cite your source for justification
  • Plan for discouraging and managing disruptive student behavior, cite your source for justification
• Conclusion paragraph – summarize your entire paper and end with main idea!

Indicators, Competencies, and Skills for this Assignment

The classroom management plan addresses the following standards.

FEAP/PEC & Indicators

Learning Environment/FEAP

• Applies the established rules and standards for behaviors consistently and equitably.
• Recognizes cognitive, linguistic, and affective needs of individual students and arranges learning environments and activities to meet these needs.
• Uses techniques to align student needs, instructional settings, and activities.
• Provides clear directions for instructional activities and routines.

Learning Environment/PEC

• Evaluate the appropriateness of the physical environment for facilitating student learning and promoting safety.
• Identify strategies to involve students in establishing rules and standards for behavior.
• Foundations of Education/PEC
• Identify contemporary philosophical views on education that influence teaching.

ESOL/PEC

• Identify ESOL approaches, methods, and strategies (e.g., materials adaptation, alternative assessment, and strategy documentation) appropriate for instruction.

Pre-K/Primary Subject Area Competencies and Skills

• Identify the components of effective organization and management, such as classroom rituals, routines, and schedules.
• Identify ways to organize furniture, equipment, materials, and other resources in an indoor or outdoor environment in order to support early childhood curricula and the development of the whole child.
• Identify the components of and techniques for creating a print-rich environment (e.g., classroom libraries, labeled objects, student work displayed, word walls) reflecting diverse cultures and the impact of such an environment on classroom instruction.

Knowledge of Child Guidance and Classroom Behavioral Management

• Identify developmentally appropriate components of a positive and effective classroom behavioral management plan.
• Apply developmentally appropriate positive strategies for guiding children’s behavior and responding to challenging behaviors.
• Identify developmentally appropriate conflict resolution strategies and guidelines for implementation.