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Management Notebook: Part 1

William Mayoral

TED 626

National University

Table of Contents
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Section 1: General Philosophy

Section 2 : Preventative Measures

Section 3 : Supportive and Corrective Measures

Section 4 : Working Affectively with Diverse Students and Families

General Philosophy
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A classroom is like a place of work. Management and discipline are things that need to be

mandated and maintained so that the classroom runs properly. Just as I look at a classroom as a

place of work, I look at my students as coworkers. There needs to be a level of respect and

professionalism that you carry between how you interact with them.

When looking towards our textbook it states that, “In summary, the research over the past

30 years indicates that classroom management is one of the critical ingredients of effective

teaching.” (Marzano, Marzano, Pickering, p.6) We as educators need to look at ourselves as

management. We need to set the rules that our students need to follow, and make sure that we

enforce our rules and regulations. Understanding that this is a critical part to our students

education, applying these methods will help us better run our classroom. When our classroom

functions proficiently, we will be able to better instruct our students.

Looking at discipline this is something that varies differently from teacher to teacher. “

Obstacles to or difficulties in teachers' efforts in values education and discipline, according to

teachers themselves, are that they have too little time, sometimes experience conflicts among

values in different situations, are critical of some of the rules in the school, experience a conflict

between subject teaching and values education, temporary personal deficits (e.g., they are

sometimes tired, off balance, or have a 'bad day'), lack of teacher faculty discussions and

reaching consensus about which rules will be enforced in which situations” (Thornberg, p.54)

We as an educating staff need to make sure that we meet and work together to help and develop

a concise discipline plan for our schools.

Preventative Measures
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Classroom Structure

This is a layout I created for my projective classroom. I set this up in a way where tables

would be organized into groups of four. I feel that small group assignment would allow for flow

and manageable instruction. I also want to be able to have the ability to facilitate stations and this

would allow for students to flow from one learning activity to the next. I have a middle area for
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when the class would come together as a whole and be able to orchestrate at the middle of the

classroom.

Period Routine

1. Hand in homework assignments

2. Begin with class pre write activity

3. Classroom warm up

4. Lecture/ Guided reading

5. Individual reflection

6. Group work

7. Reflection

8. Summative journal entery

Class Rules

Upon first entry to class students will be provided with a set of rules and consequences.

Each student will treat this set of rules like a contract. Together on the first day of class the rules

will be explained to the students. Students are expected to take notes and hand in a paragraph

response of what the understand the rules to be. Students with any issues or discrepancies will be

able to discuss those at this time. Upon completion of reviewing and explain the class rules,

students and parents will be required to sign and date the class room rules so that they are treated

like a contract for students.

Classroom Behavior

1. Students will arrive prepared everyday to class

9. Students will only use their phones during allowed periods

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10. Respect will be given to teacher and each other

11. Students will do their best to perform at the highest of their abilities

Supportive and Corrective Measures

“Five categories of disciplinary interventions that can be used to provide a balance of positive

and negative consequences: teacher reaction, tangible recognition, direct cost, group

contingency, and home contingency. This action step applies to all five categories.” (Marzano,

Marzano, Pickering 2003, p.35)

First Steps

• Eye contact will be made with the student

• Nonverbal gesture will be made to student

• Verbally acknowledge students behavior

Consequences

Consequences will be set up from a very cut and dry perspective. Students will know

what behavior is out of line. Once over stepping the line the consequences will be fulfilled

exactly as is stated in student rules. Students will have a clear definition of what will happen

when rules are broken. Parent involvement will be encouraged. After discipline has taken place a

reflective period will occur so students know what happen and what is expected of them going

forward.

Incentives
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Students will always be rewarded for good behavior or exemplary class work and participation.

Just like consequences prevent negative behavior, incentives will foster good behavior. A few

examples of incentives are

• Early dismissal for lunch

• Extra credit applied to project or test

• Homework passes

• Computer free time

Student Accountability

Students will always be held accountable for their actions. As stated before students will be

required to sign a contract upon the first day of class. This contract will be treated almost like a

legal document in the classroom. Students will have clear lines for what is acceptable and

unacceptable behavior. Students will also have defined consequences and rewards for their

actions in the classroom.

Working Effectively with Diverse Students and Families

Home School and Distance Learning

Students will report once a week to receive materials and turn in previous materials if not

already submitted on the computer. Students are required once a week to attend class for grading,

instruction, and testing. Students will be given means of contact with teacher and will be given

feedback when away from the classroom.

Cultural Considerations with Consequences

Understanding that much like differentiation of instruction, consequences need to be

administered with the given student in mind. All cultures will be welcomed and remain inclusive

in class. Students will be able to express themselves in the way that they feel comfortable with,
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while still taking into account and being educated on how things operate in the classroom. I will

go out of my way to familiarize myself with each individual students cultural needs and

considerations.

Legal Issues Regarding Students with Special Needs

Information will be given in regards to laws regarding students with special needs

• Disability Rights California: “ DRC is a nonprofit agency. We are the largest disability

rights group in the nation. Federal law established us to protect and advocate for the rights of

people with disabilities. Last year we helped almost 25,000 people. Hundreds of thousands

more were helped because of our litigation, policy work, trainings and publications. We are

the protection and advocacy agency for California.” (https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/)

• California Department of Education Special Education Resources: “Information and

resources to serve the unique needs of persons with disabilities so that each person will meet

or exceed high standards of achievement in academic and nonacademic skills.”

(https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/index.asp)

Marzano, Robert J.. Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every

Teacher (p. 35). Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.