RUNNING HEAD: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Robyn Oliphant
Classroom Management
Salt Lake Community College

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Classroom management is a big part of every classroom, putting it into place sets a tone
for the classroom in which you teach; to have a solid foundation for classroom management you
need to have: a positive learning environment, know how you will plan, involve parents in their
childs education, and have classroom rules with consequences. All four of these help implement
a teachers classroom management and help him or her be successful teaching in the classroom.
In the following paper I will talk about how I will implement each of these four things into my
classroom.
Positive learning environment, learners feel physically and emotionally safe, feel
personally connected to both their teacher and their peers, and feel worthy of love and respect.
(Kauchak, Eggen, 2017, p. 326) Greeting my students daily with a smile, getting to know their
names and a little about them will help with a positive learning environment. This makes
students feel welcome and connected to class. Along with helping students get to know each
other, through partner work, group work and having class discussions. This helps everyone
grow and develop. (Kauchak, Eggen, 2017, p.326) Creating a community amongst the class
inside the classroom and outside the classroom is the overall goal. It all starts with the me, the
teacher and having a positive learning environment that leads to a classroom community.
Theres a quote in a Disney movie, Expect the unexpected. When planning this quote
should be applied through each lesson, whether a fire alarm goes off, a student has a break down,
a fight occurs or even the lesson before took some of the next lessons time. Planning in advance
and expecting the unexpected is absolutely necessary. Knowing what you will do in any situation
that occurs is extremely helpful. Having everything you need before starting the lesson and
having it ready to go also helps the lesson run smoothly. All of it though comes down to planning
in advance. In my current job I plan for grades 1-5 to participate in PE games. Knowing the
classes, some I plan to have more instructional time and more explaining and demonstrations to
the game. Others need one quick run through of how to play and no problems arise. Depending
on the grade and class it varies but, planning and having everything needed out and ready to go
before hand helps with planning and implementing the lesson no matter what class it is. Instead
of racing around last minute to get everything ready, having it set up beforehand helps the
atmosphere of the class and can determine the success of the lesson. Planning far in advance,
pulling out supplies and materials the day before, along with expecting the unexpected is the best

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way to plan. Careful planning is the key. Some classes are tougher to manage than others.
(Kauchak, Eggen, 2017, p.332)
Procedures of the class then take suit, there are many that need to be addressed but listed
below are 6 big ones in particular.

Walking in the halls. In the hall ways we use hair stairs, our voices are off, and hands at
our sides.

When to get a drink and go to the bathroom. Bathroom and drink breaks are during
recess time, if it is an emergency you have 2 hall passes you can use per month.

How we participate in class. In class we are respectful of others, some discussions will be
an open discussion but we always raise our hands and listen intently to the person that is
currently speaking. (One mic) This goes with questions we have as well.

Homework and how we turn it in. Homework will be corrected and then turned in at the
Turn-In basket on my desk. Next to the turn in basket there is a late work basket. The
date you are turning in the assignment needs to be put on the paper and then placed in the
basket. No names for assignments will be posted on the side board waiting for students
to claim them.

Talking with the teacher. If you need to talk to me one-on-one during quiet work time,
recess time or before/after class is best.

Sharpening your pencil. Quietly just stand up push in your chair and sharpen your pencil
while I am talking or while you are working. Do it quickly and then return to your seat.
Involving parents in students education is major, and helps the child immensely.

Students whose parents are involved are more positive in attitudes and behaviors, have higher
long-term achievement, are more conscientious of completion of homework, have better
attendance and graduation rates, and have greater enrollment in postsecondary education.
(Kauchak, Eggen, 2017, p.336) Starting off the school year with having both a disclosure
statement and a back to school night to introduce and welcome parents and their students to
class. Explaining procedures, expectations, rules, everything and anything about the classroom.
Also encouraging parents to come in and volunteer in the classroom, with reading groups,
helping with future projects, class parties etc. Weekly emails will be sent home to parents about
their students and any viable information they might need to know. Staying in contact with them
and involving them in their students education helps with higher expectations for their

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childrens achievement and teachers insights into learners home environments. (Kauchak,
Eggen, 2017, p. 336)
Classroom rules, procedures and consequences, I would use umbrella rules but explain to
students what fits under that umbrella rule.

Be Respectful. Listen when others are talking (one mic), follow directions that are
given, treat things that are not yours how you would want it to be treated, etc.

Be Responsible. Doing your homework and turning it in on time, keeping eyes on

your own paper, taking ownership of actions, etc.

Be Supportive. We are a community in the classroom, we need and should support

everyone.

Be Safe. Keeping our hands feet and other objects to ourselves (KYHFOOTY),
using walking feet, etc.

Stating and posting these rules in the classroom helps students remember each rule and
know what is expected of them. It also helps being able to refer to these rules if students need a
reminder of them.
Consequences, Non exclusion time-out and desists are what I lean more towards with
consequences. Verbal or nonverbal communications teachers use to stop a behavior
physically isolating them in an area away from other students (Kauchak, Eggen, 2017, p. 344)
while still keeping them in the classroom to learn the material. Beginning with a reminder to the
rules, pointing to the rule that has been disregarded and how the behavior has not followed it.
Next standing next to the individual, if the behavior continues to occur moving them into an
island. Somewhere in the back of the room or away from others so that the disruption will
hopefully stop. If it continues looking for outside resources such as parents, or school personnel
to help. If the behavior continues taking it to the principal. Each misbehavior has different
variables that play into it, different cases would be considered and looked at. Overall keeping
consistency and have the consequence fit the misbehavior is key.
All of the above, positive learning environments, planning and procedures, parents
involvement in student education, and rules and consequences are all part of classroom
management, that bring great importance and significance. It helps create a learning environment
for students to feel support academically, socially and emotionally. It helps students learn and
grow and helps me as a teacher create and maintain an orderly classroom.

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REFERENCES
Kauchak, D., & Eggen, P. (2017). Choosing a school, Introduction to Teaching:
Becoming a Professional (6th. ed.) Pearson.