Running Head: BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PLAN

Behavior Management Plan

TEL311 Signature Assignment

Joseph Canzona

Arizona State University

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Table of Contents

i. Self-Introduction/Philosophy of Education......Pages 3-5

ii. Classroom Management Resources.....Pages 4-9
Classroom Layout...Page 6
Classroom Procedures.Page 7
Discipline Strategies/Rules and Consequences..Pages 8-9
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Self-Introduction

Philosophy of Education

Asking somebodys opinion on their own philosophy of a broad subject is a difficult task,

and for me its no different. So to start, it is important to get to know me in a rather broad sense.

As a person, I am a very calm and patient individual who doesnt let much get to them and I feel

like thats a necessary trait for a teacher to have for all grades. I grew up surrounded by amazing

teachers and very few I would actually complain about. It is an important reason I am becoming

an educator myself. Growing up, I was a relatively shy person until I became comfortable with

the people I was surrounded with and I feel like this is valuable because I can easily empathize

with my students who also feel this way. I became friends with all sorts of different people in

terms of personality, race, culture, and economic background and it greatly helped me build a

foundation on the fact that no matter how different we may appear, or act, or sound, we can all

work together and support one another.

I want to become a teacher for an abundant amount of reasons, but the reason that stuck

with me throughout high school was that I wanted to give students the same, if not better,

learning experience that I went through my whole life; where my teachers actually cared about

me. Although I cant directly control their previous or future years of schooling, I can do my best

to ensure students get the most out everything that I teach them. The purpose of education isnt

necessarily to ensure society grows intellectually, albeit that is an important function of it. My

own personal beliefs state that the purpose of education is to aid students in building their own

perspective of how they want to live out the rest of their lives, and giving them the tools and

knowledge to make those dreams into an actual reality. As an educator, it is quite literally my job

to facilitate my students by giving them the tools and knowledge in ways that they actually feel
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are valuable to their lives, rather than handing them mundane tasks that they must complete to

graduate. For example, since I am becoming a math teacher, I want my students to understand

why math works because they know where the concepts are coming from and how to utilize

these concepts to complete real-world problems rather than just giving them formulas to

memorize before a test.

I want to teach high schoolers because I feel like I can have a much larger impact on their

lives. High school comes right before students take that next step into the real world but they

are almost never prepared for it. Although my subject area is limited to the math I am teaching

that year, I want to be able to apply real world applications to all of my content so students feel

like they are actually getting something out of their work. They will also feel more comfortable

in the fact that they can actually use the math theyve learned in years to come. Instead of

overloading my students with homework to ensure Im checking for understanding (did they

do it or not?), I want to give my students a smaller number of need-provoking tasks that force

students to challenge themselves because they actually want to find the solution. I feel like this is

not only more applicable to high school students, but actually necessary for them in the future.

One of the biggest challenges for all educators is the fact that all students learn

differently. An important part of my philosophy is that I must be able to empathize and build

rapport with my students as quickly yet effectively, as possible. The sooner I get a grasp for how

my class behaves, collaborates, reacts, and most importantly, learns, the sooner I can start

developing more personal lesson plans and teaching strategies that are adjusted to the students I

am educating. I also want to be constantly engaging with my students, ensuring them that I not

only care about their success, but I am always there for them when they are not understanding a

concept.
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The biggest conflict I am going to have as a future educator is developing classroom

management. As Ive stated before, I am a very calm and patient person and past experiences

from students I tutor show that can be abused. It is hard to find that fine line in between friend

and boss when you teach a class full of 30-40 students. I feel like establishing the fact that you

are technically the boss (for lack of a better word) while also laying down rules and procedures

is an important first step for classroom management. It is easy to go from strict to lay back, but

almost impossible to do the opposite. Once students are aware of the rules, procedures, and

general guidelines of the classroom, and they are aware I will enforce them, then I can start

developing rapport and becoming more of a friend. My goal is to have students recognize that as

long as they follow the classroom precedents, they will generally have a more complacent

learning environment.

To draw things to an end, the role of an educator has got to be one of the most

challenging, yet rewarding, duties that one can find the pleasure of being in. It is vital to never

give up hope on your students, or yourself. Educators should become facilitators; learning may

not come easily to students, but it is your job to ensure it comes as easily as possible. It requires a

great deal of dedication, patience, development, and empathy but the second one student comes

up to me and says something as simple as, thank you for being a good teacher, it all becomes

worth it.
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Classroom Management Resources

Classroom Layout

My classroom layout is rather simple but structured this way for a reason. It is important

to note that I have still not taught in a classroom of my own so my layout with most likely be

changing, either in a minor way or immensely, depending on experience. For now, the reason I

set up my classroom in this way is because I want my class periods focused around discussion

and group/partner collaboration rather than lectures. I want tables to be grouped together facing

each other so students can collaborate amongst their peers much more effectively. I also want

there to be plenty of space so that students feel comfortable in the class, especially if I have them

moving around for an activity.

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Classroom Procedures

Classroom procedures are the backbone to the day to day life of a teacher. They will be

the guidelines to how the classroom functions daily and will allow students to have a clear

understanding of how the teacher operates.

Procedures and Routines:

1. Greet students at the door.

2. The board will always have a synopsis of todays plans or an opening question that

previews the learning goals.

3. Welcome class. On Mondays I will ask the entire classroom how their weekends went.

Perhaps (once I get to know students) I can ask individual students how it went.
4. Start initial phase of lesson plan which will consist of what is basically being taught

throughout the entire lesson (on first day) and what is being taught on this specific day.

Allows students to title/mark their notes.

5. Middle of the class will consist on discussion and collaboration. I want to make my

classroom a discussion based learning zone. I want them to understand why concepts

work through means of collaborating with teacher and peers.

6. End of class will depend on the day, but usually consist of group work, individual work,

conceptual analysis, or things along this nature.

7. Class must remain in their chairs until bell rings, but are free to speak at an appropriate

volume level amongst each other or do work for other classes.

8. Dismiss and say goodbye to class. On Fridays tell them to have a good/safe/enjoyable

(etc.) weekend.

Classroom Strategies/Rules and Consequences

I am a relatively laid back person but I understand that for a classroom to have any

structure at all, it must maintain consistent rules and consequences.

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Rules:

My own personal philosophy states that students must always show respect for the

teacher and their classmates.

Students will not leave trash on the ground (they will throw the trash away in the

appropriate bin).
Students will not eat in class (distraction to themselves and others)
Students will not be on their phones, laptops, iPads, or any other electronic device

without permission.
Students will not talk to classmates unless instructed.
Students will not leave their seats or exit the room unless allowed.
Students will not harm themselves or one another.
Students will not cheat, plagiarize, or steal work on any homework assignment, quiz, test,

etc.

Consequences:

Warning in private. Is something going on in their personal lives? Is there something

Ive done or another student has done to offend them?

Make it very apparent I disapprove of their behavior, not their personality.
3 strike rule: 1 Verbal warning, 2 Bring student to your desk, 3 Appropriate

consequence (Call parent? Send to office? Move them to another table?)

Allow them to finish food before or after class as long as they clean up. Food is only not

allowed because it will be a distraction.

Cheating, plagiarism, etc. is 100% not allowed and students must understand this.

Cheated/Plagiarized work will be 0s. Contacting administration is up to me depending

on how serious it was / how many times this was committed.

Below is a list of rules I would like my class to be aware of every day (like a poster on a

wall). However, I would not include the consequences alongside them.

Rule Consequence
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1. Respect the Teacher
2. Respect Each Other
3. Be On-time
4. No Electronics Unless Allowed
5. Raise Your Hand to Speak
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If a student disrespects the teacher (does not
listen, calls a name, or acts rudely) one time, they
get a warning. A second time, depending on
severity, student will talk to the teacher after class
about behavior.
If a student does not show respect to a fellow
student (two times max), they will either be asked
to move tables, be sent to the office, or asked to
talk to the teacher after class to discuss their
behavior.
If the student is late more than one time, they will
be given a reduced grade for participation on that
day. Coming in late continuously will result in an
email to the parent or guardian.
Students will be given one warning. The second
time they break the rule, the teacher will take their
phone until the end of the class period.
Students who speak without being called on
(unless were in a class-wide discussion) will be
given one warning. If they continue to interrupt
class, I will have them speak to me after class to
calmly let them know they are disrupting the
lesson.