Classroom Management Final Summary

Part I: CM Improvement plan The complex results I seek: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Students feel safe and accepted in class. Students are focused and on-task. Students establish reasonable goals and feel achievement to meet the goals. Students are motivated to engage in learning. Students respect teacher, each other, school stuff and personal/school property. Students accept and respect other cultures Students are positively using Chinese language both in and outside of classroom. Students develop the ability to learn Chinese culture and language independently and

cooperatively.

My courses of action: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. To establish and teach classroom rules. To establish and teach class routines. To motivate students to learn. To build relationships with students. To build relationships among students. To respond to students positive and negative behaviors. To extend opportunity to all students To involve family

How the courses of action can combine to produce the complex result 1. To establish and teach classroom rules

* Set up age appropriate rules which are necessary and clear. * Involve students to establish and demonstrate the rules. * Make student understand and follow the rules in Chinese language. * Show care and fair to every student. * Insist to rules by reinforcing appropriate behavior and correcting inappropriate behavior. * Teaching and learning keep moving on smoothly on the basis of rules.

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To establish and teach class routines

* Set up class-running routines, lesson-running routines and interaction routines in different situations. * Explain and demonstrate the routines in effectively by following the I do - You do - We do model. * Make student understand and follow the routines in Chinese language. * Give students opportunities to practice the routines. * Take students feedback into consideration to perfect the routines.

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To motivate students to learn

* Provide students a safe and accepted classroom environment. * Show teachers respect to their culture and encourage students to show the respect as well. * Show teachers clear expectations for students and facilitate them to establish individually reasonable goals.

* Provide different tasks for students to choose. * Respond to students improvement positively and in time. * Encourage students to respond actively and interact with peers. * Relate learning content to students own life and interest. * Model interest in learning and express enthusiasm.

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To build relationships with students

* Be welcoming * Be sensitive to students concerns * Be fair to every student. * Be a real person (not just a teacher) * Search for students strengths and interest. * Know students individually both in and outside of classroom. * Respond to students feedback in time. * Encourage students to communicate with teacher.

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To build relationships among students

* Set up a caring model for student and provide them a caring environment. * Model and recognize prosocial behavior * Provide students opportunities to know each other. * Organize interactive activities. * Develop students perspective taking stills. * Use cooperative learning groups.

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To respond to students positive and negative behaviors.

* Set up reward and punishment systems. * Use non-verbal, verbal, I-message and material rewards as response to students good behavior. * Use non-verbal, verbal, I-message, consequence as response to students misbehavior appropriately. * seek assistance from the consolers or office. * Involve parents for both positive and negative behaviors in time.

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To extend opportunity to all students

* Know students (backgrounds, strength, special needs, and etc.) * Provide different goals for students. * Provide different assignments for students in different levels. * Respect various learning styles by taking different teaching strategies. * Seek assistance from the consolers or office for students who have special needs.

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To involve family

* Respect all the families. * Notice family what is going on in the classroom by newsletters, emails, and updating online portfolio. * Participate in regular teacher-parent conference and well prepared. * Clear parents my expectations for them and their children. Know parents expectations for teacher.

* Provide family opportunities to learn basic Chinese culture and language. * Organize activities for interaction between parents and students.

Part II: CM online portfolio Please click the following link to view my online portfolio http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1603153234