Student Learning (SL) and Classroom Management (CM)

1. Philosophy:​ What do you believe about SL and CM?

2. What will it look like?:​ If a community member walked into your classroom, how would they describe it?

3. Teacher Roles:​ What will you, as the teacher, do to influence SL and CM?

4. Student Roles:​ What will your students do to influence their own learning and management?

5. Curricular Roles:​ What role will your content area play in your classroom?

6. Physical Space Roles:​ How will your classroom be arranged? Will the arrangement change?

7. Other Aspects:​ What might be important to you, but missing from the list?

Student Learning (SL) Plan Classroom Management (CM) Plan

Philosophy:
I believe students should lead the direction of learning in my
future business classroom.
I want students to be involved in setting the learning goals
for the lessons and the overarching goals for the entire
course.
Business covers a wide range of topics and by learning
students’ interests I can better tailor my teachings to their
wants and needs.
I will give students the benefit of the doubt when it comes to
late assignments or being unprepared for class.
Using my learnings from this course on brain development
in teens allows me to better understand the students’
thought processes and why these behaviors may be
happening. I need to understand there may be things going
on behind the scenes that are causing behaviors in my
classroom. I want to be able to support these students and
help them as a whole child.
In order to differentiate instruction I’ll need to really learn
the ins and outs of each individual student and support them
individually to help them grow to their highest potential.
I want to give students the opportunities and experiences
that allow them to succeed.
I really want students to find value and relate to the course
content.
I also really want students to be able to use their strengths
and develop on their weaknesses when sharing their
learnings with me and with peers in order to have more We can also spend time talking about what respect is and
thought provoking discussions, leading towards a deeper and how we can show respect in the classroom; for both students
more well-rounded understanding. and the teacher (it goes both ways).
Students will learn through reading, watching videos, and
primarily through group discussions and interactions.
Having students help with class syllabus will help set the
tone for my class - lots of collaboration and open discussions.
Erroring on simplicity in the beginning and building on
complexity.
What student learning will look like in my classroom?
I hope to share content related articles and videos prior to
starting a new lesson plan in order for students to get an
introduction to the lesson. These readings and videos will
take anywhere from 10-30 minutes. I want students to come
to class ready to have discussions on their readings and
learnings from these articles/videos. We’ll use these
discussions to finalize our central focus and learning targets
for the lesson.
I will have a somewhat laid-back classroom style, however,
expectations will be clear and grading will reflect on meeting
these expectations.
Some expectations may be respecting peers, active listening,
participation in discussions, and submission of assignments.
I like the idea of the students creating the syllabus for my
course, especially the class expectations, policies, and
consequences. We can revisit these expectations and make
improvements as we go along if needed.
They can have a say in what they think is fair but most
importantly have a say in how they will better learn the
curriculum.
In this syllabus we can also discuss clear ways to
communicate out of the classroom. When do they want me
to be available and how do they want to be able to
communicate with me?
What classroom management will look like in my
classroom​?
Expectations will be transparent for each assignment and for
the entire course.
Students will receive grading rubrics ahead of time as well as
be familiar with all of the learning goals.
The syllabus for the course will be easily accessed and the
important themes will be posted in the classroom.
I’ll be prepared to show visuals and present further
knowledge on the content, while allowing for student-led
discussions and individual or small group continued research
using available resources (technology, media center,
prior-knowledge of peers, etc.).
Students will be demonstrating respectful discussions and
learnings. Students will participate, using classroom
expectations they set for themselves, through all of the
lessons.

I also envision a lot of “think, pair, share.” I want students to
be able to learn from each other by splitting often into small
groups to have smaller group discussions, allowing them
more time to talk and listen to their peers. Then be willing to
come to the large groups to share and learn from the other
groups.
During this time, I’ll be observing discussions and helping
with groups who need more support. I’ll assess progress and
understanding of content throughout the lesson.
Students will also demonstrate an active interest in their
learnings by relating to the content and by making choices in
how they learn. The class can move around freely to
promote learning.
Teacher will have a checklist out constantly to monitor
student understandings.

There will then be time for individuals and groups to put

their learnings into action through some type of assignment
or project.

At the end of the lesson we’ll come back to the whole group
and either share our learnings or do some type of final
learning in-class work in order to wrap up the lesson and
prepare to move onto the next lesson.

Outsiders will see lots of small group and whole class

discussions, led by students, and time for independent and
small group work in the classroom.
Teacher Role: Teacher Role:
Introduce the content and topics. Be personable.

Help students with the development of learning targets and

personal goals.

Support discussions and share thought provoking questions
in order to prompt critical-thinking.
Facilitate group learning.
Differentiate instruction to ensure each student is learning to
their maximum potential.
Provide authentic, real-world tasks.
Ensure understanding of knowledge and challenge students
to deepen their thinking.
Use assessments to measure understanding of learnings and
targets/goals.
Ensure each student has the skills to meet their learning
goals.
Incorporate knowledge learned in other courses to help
demonstrate value to the students and show how their other
courses are building blocks for future courses.
Give students an opportunity to try again if they did not meet
expectations on an assignment.
Teach new skills in a fun way.
Use extrinsic motivators like a treat once a hard assignment
is completed or a friendly competition in the class to learn
content.
Let them know I’m human and share stories with them
about things happening in my life (keep appropriate). Let
them know I’m a person.
Do my best to learn their names right away.
Be sure to check in with each student at some point to have a
conversation on getting to know them as someone other
than a student in my business class.
Respect students.
Actively listen to students.
Understand the importance of meeting their
social-emotional needs and not just academic needs.
Follow the syllabus and create lesson plans keeping
differentiation in mind.
Be flexible in order to meet the sensitive needs of the
students.
Hold myself accountable.
Allow students to explore and discover things on their own
and focus on student’s thinking, not just checking the
answers. - Jean Piaget

Intrinsic motivators - write their own personal goal for the

course. Refer back to these goals often.
Students Roles: Students Role:
Set a goal they would like to achieve by the end of the course. Respect your teacher and classmates.

Participate in discussions and class work in order to create
and meet learning targets and make personal connections to
the content.
Practice what we learn in current life outside of the
classroom.
Follow the syllabus they helped to create, including
expectations, policies, and consequences.
Understanding what they need to do in the class to reach
their maximum potential in learning the content as well as
furthering their understanding and experiences.

Embrace peers’ individuality and be open to learning from Students should hold themselves accountable.
each other.

Respect classmates opinions and how they personally relate

to the content.

Embrace peer feedback.

Curricular Roles: Curricular Role:
Curriculum includes goals, plans, state standards, content, Focus on how we can work as a team to meet learning
essential resources, and expected outcomes (assessments). targets.
The purpose of the curriculum is to improve student learning
by giving the teacher a set of tools needed to facilitate the Use the curriculum to help students stay focused, attentive,
highest level of learning for the whole child. and on task.

Use technology to enhance creativity, communication, Use technology appropriately to enhance these learnings
collaboration, and critical thinking. I want to show students and not distract from them.
what technology is capable of and how they can use
technology in business and professionally.
 Use differentiation to allow for student engagement and to
I want students to understand and be comfortable using allow students to succeed with expectations as laid out in the
business vocabulary in their conversations and in syllabus.
assignments.

I want students to have a good understanding of the content

in order to provide a strong base they can grow upon and
further explore.

State Standards - See what students are working on in other

courses and reinforce those standards in mine. Allows
students to see value in what they’re learning in other
courses.

We can also use real-life experience to learn. Incorporate

real-life scenarios into my curriculum design. -
problem-centered curriculum

Pick 3-4 essential concepts for the whole semester and be

sure to bring these concepts up often.

Learner-centered curriculum - Give choice and increase

student interest. Promotes critical-thinking and
collaboration.

Introduce new content by asking students to view a short

video or read an article. Allowing students to build upon
their prior knowledge before discussions. These readings
and videos will take anywhere from 10-30 minutes.
Physical Space Role: Physical Space Role:
Students will not have assigned seats and desks will be set up My classroom will be a space for kids to hangout before and
to promote small group work. Students will fluctuate after school. Possibly even a safe place to come during the
between different desks depending on how they’re grouped. school day. I want them to feel safe in my classroom and this
Groupings will vary depending on the lesson to allow for
special pairings decided upon by the teacher.
I will post in the classroom overall expectations and student
responsibilities for the course.
I will also have learning targets for the lesson posted in the
classroom at all times.
Any lesson specific resources needed will be shared and
accessible.
I will not be sitting at a desk and instead will be constantly
observing and assisting around the room.
One idea: Ask students to sign-in when they enter the
classroom and pick up any shared papers. Next to their
name will be a number, designating them to their group.
Post in the classroom a map of what pod of desks is what
number (or let them see who else is in their group and just
pick a pod). Ask students to be in their correct group and
have the handouts by the time class starts.
Other Aspects:
I want students to leave this course having learned many
new skills they can use in their everyday life and they can
take with them into their future career choice.
will allow me to get to know them better, which in turn will
allow me to better support them.
My classroom will display professionality and promote
business.
I will also allow students to act freely just like what would be
expected in a professional business setting; for example,
technology usage, food and drinks, and more.
It is key when working professionally you stay on task and
complete assignments, even exceed supervisors
expectations.
Other Aspects:
I want students to leave this course having set their own
high expectations and the feeling of pride having met and
exceeded these expectations.