By Luke Ericson

CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION
& LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
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PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
“Success is piece of mind attained only through self
satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become
the best of which you are capable.”
-John Wooden

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My Educational Mission Statement
My educational mission statement is
to improve the lives of my students
by guiding, inspiring, and
empowering them with the
knowledge,skills, and dispositions
that will enable them to discover
and achieve their goals in life by
improving on a daily basis to reach
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Philosophy of Education
My philosophy of education is based on
learning, improving, and progressing every day.

I believe in empowering students to give their

very best effort in order to become the best
that they are capable of becoming.

Continually ask: “What can I do today to get

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better?”
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CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE
“Discipline is doing what you’re supposed to do, when
you’re supposed to do it, how it’s supposed to be
done every time.”

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Philosophy of Discipline
I believe the key to good classroom
discipline is:

➔ Building Relationships
➔ Establishing and maintaining clear
expectations
➔ Being Consistent
➔ Using positive language and ensure
students know you are trying to help while
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Philosophy of Discipline

My goal when I discipline a student is to

help that student be more successful.

My goal is never to embarass, intimidate, or

otherwise harm the student.

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Building Relationships
The Three C’s of Building Trust (Meyer, 2015)
1) Character: Be a good person
2) Competency: Know what you’re doing
3) Connections: Build Relationships

Strategies for Building Relationships

1) Greet students with a smile at the door
2) Talk about things other than school when possible
3) “Catch them being good” and give positive
reinforcement
4) Try to end each day on a positive note with each
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CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who
does the greatest things. He is the one who gets the
people to do the greatest things.”
-Ronald Reagan

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 Keys to Classroom Leadership
➔ Be clear with your expectations. You’re
either coaching it or allowing it to happen.

➔ Be organized and prepared.

➔ Model behavior you’d like to see from your

students.

➔ Be yourself and lead how you would want to be

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lead.
 Motivation Strategies
➔ Work to make lessons interesting, and fun. Use inquiry to
spark the students’ curiosity.

➔ Let them know they can do it. The first step to accomplishing
something great is believing something great is possible.

➔ Allowing students some voice and choice in what and how they
learn.

➔ Maintain high expectations and hold students accountable while

fostering a growth mindset.

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something, thank and acknowledge them when they do.
 Sources
Teaching Outside the Box by Louanne Johnson, 2015
Above the Line by Urban Meyer, 2015

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