Classroom Mangement Action Plan

We can only control what we can control.
That is helping me plan my instruction to the best of my ability, restructuring, reteaching, employing new strategies, and trying to reach students over and over again. As I go through this student teaching experience I am learning much. I plan my lessons thoroughly, and thoughtfully, monitoring and adjusting when needed for usually a more successful lesson or experience for the students. However, I take the students actions too personally when it comes to working with them. Of course I want my students to be as excited about the lessons I plan, the material I have spent my life learning, and the techniques and strategies I've learned in the ETM School of Education. However, the lesson of being pro-active I am learning, but the students' response is sometimes hard for me to keep my morale up when things don't go the way they are slotted to go. I am putting aside that personal angle for now and focusing on the things I have continued to focus on mentioned above: monitoring and adjusting for real learning to take place in my classroom without believing it is a personal slight if they don't "get" it. It doesn't even mean that I have to work harder. I just have to continue to make use of my resources and remember that I am in a learning curve right now meant to be part of my training as a teacher. I have 3 seasoned professionals behind me, teaching me, mentoring me, and guiding me to be the best teacher I can be.

Classroom Arrangement
In my future classroom I will try various ways of setting up the classroom in a way that works best for my classes. Each class and student has an individual feel, and the classroom must be set up in a way to reflect those differences as well as similarities. I will have to teach in an uncluttered, organized environment, looking forward to the challenges that each class/subject/student and I bring to the teaching and learning environment.

Schools have changed.
Schools have changed a great deal since I was a student. Most of the changes I see are for the better, particularly with IEP implementation, legislation and school environment. Part of my classroom challenge involves students being prepared for class with all materials at the beginning of class. I have implemented several strategies such as reading to the students, particularly after lunch which has proved to be the most successful so far. However, I will continue to look for other bell ringer type activities that engage the students immediately and allow the learning process to begin immediately, for both the students and me. The example in class of greeting at the door has worked well for me, particularly as I get to know students better. I am committed to continue looking for new options to make my classroom a place where students say "What are you reading today, Mr. Woodall?" It is unrealistic for me to believe there will always be that excitement when the students enter the room, but I will continue to look for ways to make learning exciting for my students-even if I have to trick them into having a good attitude about my subjects.