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1.) Build individual and unique bonds and relationships with each and every student who steps into my classroom.
2.) Use engaging and interactive resources and activities to support all students’ abilities, interests, and prior experiences.
3.) My classroom will be student-centered, encouraging choice and respectful expression of personal thoughts.
4.) To praise my students by celebrating their hard work with positive reinforcements and affirmations between peers to create a safe, supportive learning community.
5.) To allow myself and my students to create our classroom expectations together, and clearly and consistently remind them of those decisions.
6.) Be consistent in terms of discipline, support, scaffolding, and grading to all students.

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1.) Forming Relationships:
My students and I will each have a personalized handshake, dance, or chant to greet each other with each morning. We will also participate in Morning Meetings and Morning Meditation.

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2.) Expectations for a Lesson:
"I Can" statements will be identified, rephrased, and explained prior to a lesson.
My students will create their own expectations and I will post them for a reference during the lesson.

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3.) Attention Grabbers:
I will use call and response chants in my classroom to get students’ attention.
I will also use a bell to prompt students to freeze, listen to directions, then transition by another ring of the bell.

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4.) Expectations for Treating Peers:
We are a family. We treat each other how we treat our loved ones at home.
We will use the "Bucket Filler Pledge" to remind our expectations toward our peers.

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My classroom rules will be five determined expectations decided by myself and my students. I want my students to create their own rules, so they feel in charge of their own behavior and learning. I believe expectations should not simply be explained by the teacher but supported by the teacher.

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Call and Response
Bell Notification
Calling of Groups/Tables

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Each morning upon arrival, the students will place their respective number magnet under their lunch choice. We will have a classroom job that will write the choice on the filing cabinet each morning before students place their number. This will also serve as a means to taking attendance.

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Before we start a new content lesson, we will take a bathroom break as a class. During lessons or instruction, students will not be able to use the restroom. Students must notify me of a bathroom emergency by holding their arm up with their index and middle finger crossed. I will nod my head to allow the student to exit the classroom quickly and quietly.

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Instead, the students will simply stand up silently if they want to respond. I will do this because I want them to become confident public speakers. They should be in control of their responses, not me. If students are reluctant to answering questions, I will have a jar with popsicle sticks for each student. I will pick popsicle sticks until each student has answered at least one question per day.

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For each activity or lesson, I will have a classroom job for a student to push a light for the respective voice level for the time being. There will be four levels: Ninja Mode, Spy Guy, Low Flow, and Loud Crowd.  Once the “Noise Ninja” presses the light, we will practice that level as a class and then we will begin our lesson or activity.

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As well as verbal praise from myself and student peers, I will also use Super Star Choices punch cards for each student per week. For any good choice I see, or a peer sees, that student will get their card punched by the “Pleasant Puncher” student. Each student will have twenty chances to get their card punched.

5 Points: Treasure Chest
10 Points: Game Wheel
15 Points: Picture and Treasure Chest
20 Points: Extra recess/computer time

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I don’t want my classroom to be revolved around negative consequences. I want it to be focused on identifying the behavior, discussing the behavior, and creating a plan to fix the behavior.
1.) Nonverbal Cue and Behavior Buster form
2.) Relocate Classrooms and Cool Off
3.) Lose recess or visit principal and call home

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I have noticed that I struggle with repeated disruptive behavior in the classroom. In order to improve my ability in this area of classroom management during my student teaching semester, I will be clear, consistent, and concise in my expectations for behavior during lessons. I will do this by praising students on their respectable behavior. I will also model how to be respectful when another person is talking by closing my mouth, putting my eyes on the speaker, sitting still, and paying attention.

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I also have an issue with time management, so in order to improve my ability in this area of classroom management during my student teaching semester, I will assign a “Time Taker” classroom job for a student to set the timer on my computer for each lesson and activity. In addition, I will also post a schedule in the classroom to keep track of projected start and end times of content areas.