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Management Plan:
Alexander Smith
Table of Contents:
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Self-Introduction
Philosophy of Education
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Ever since I was young, I had some sort of basic thought, and idea, that I wanted to teach.
I did not know what subject or what age level, but I had a strong passion as well as desire to
teach in some sort of school to students of some age. It was not until recently that I decided I
wanted to teach English to Secondary Education students at the high school level. This decision
year, I had an English instruction whom I was not too fond of. I did not care for school, or let
alone English as a subject, and I wanted students to enjoy the subject and make a positive change
in each of their lives. I then had the same teacher for my final two years, and she gave me the
complete opposite feeling than did the previous instructor. She helped cultivate a love for the
subject of English that I had not previously felt or known, and opened my mind to new
possibilities that I had never even thought of: inspiring students, believing them, and creating a
classroom environment that was healthy, and cared for students and their successes, rather than
focusing on just a curriculum and standards in a way that did not make sense to high school
students. I want to be a catalyst for students to enjoy learning and coming to not only my English
Classroom Layout
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I have arranged my classroom in an arc-like setup. I would like the front of the classroom
to have a podium and there be arcs of desks in half-circles around the center podium. I believe
this offers easy viewing angles for all students in the classroom to see anything and everything,
as well as to make eye contact with others if needed. This arrangement also resembles a musical
ensemble, like a band or orchestra, where the conductor is in the front and center of the
formation. This would allow students to easily pay attention to me as the speaker, or anyone
presenting for that matter. The purple square is the door, and my desk would be placed in the
back of the classroom. Rear classroom desks, historically, have represented teachers that like to
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keep their eye on students but also allow students to more easily approach the teacher without
going to the front of the classroom. I think having a comfortable chair and bookshelf area in the
classroom is nice for students to go to to relax when the lesson is over as well.
Bean Bags and comfortable chairs will be placed in the back of the classroom, and I will
encourage students to relax in them during times of reading and relaxing. I will also keep my
classroom door open while class is not in session (passing periods, planning period, lunch, and
before and after school starts). Allowings students to come into my room whenever they want
will help dissipate the barrier of approachability, as long as every meeting is kept professional.
I will also have posters and wall decorations around and on all of the walls that have
classic book posters, as well as book cover posters from the AP-reading list. The white board
would show the different classes and their assignments and work schedules.
Classroom Procedures
General Procedures
Beginning of Class : Students will take their seats in previously assigned seats by seating
chart. Students will be required to have homework ready for turn-in upon entering the
classroom.
Attendance Check : Attendance will be taken a minute or two after the bell
rings.
Late Students : Any student coming to class late will give a random one-minute
Classroom Materials : Homework, classroom books, as well as proper pens and pencils
will be brought to class on a daily basis. Remembering everything and being prepared is a
Out-Of-Class : Students will be offered to come in to talk at any moment they desire to
meet. I will be available during lunch, and if students want to study or eat in the
classroom during this time, I will allow them to do so with an open-door policy.
Late Work : Late work will be accepted the day after it is due for half credit. Assuming
Late Students : As stated above: Any student coming to class late will give a random
one-minute improv discussion on a random topic, chosen by the instructor before class.
Electronic Usage : The use of all electronic devices will be prohibited during class time.
Cell phones, laptops, and in-classroom computers will be allowed when there is an
unprepared will be disciplined appropriately. They will be required to see me, their
instructor, after class. Word credit will be docked from students grades if they refuse to
listen to instruction.
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Works Cited
Emmer, E. T., & Evertson, C. M. (2013). Classroom Management for Middle and High School
Teachers. Pearson.