One of my learning goals this semester is to improve my classroom management. Specifically what I am working on is to manage the volume in the classroom and keeping students on task. I am currently in a pre-school classroom and students at this age level aren’t use to much structure yet. They like to talk out and can get very loud. However, this can be a case in every grade level as I have had to deal with these issues in past classrooms before as well. My mentor teacher has been giving a lot of great advice and feedback after seeing me work with the kids and doing lessons. She told me what I should work on to reach my goal is to have confidence when disciplining a child and show my authority. She also said to speak louder when I do so. I have really been working on this and I can already see some improvement where a few of the students listen to me after being told once now. I used to have to repeat myself over and over or they would just totally ignore me.
I had to make some changes in my plan because I didn’t list other activities that I would do other than the assignments we were already given. Making these changes is really making me think more about how I can improve and reach my learning goals. I want to add things that I can try out in order to succeed.
I know my mentor teacher will be a great help in this process because she will give me constructive criticism. She will also do many observations that I can reflect on and make improvements where needed and give me any other suggestions. I will also be video taping a lesson that I do so I can watch myself and see how my classroom management skills play out.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your learning goals and which ways you are going to work towards completing them. I found it reassuring when I read them because it let me know that I am not the only one struggling in the same areas such as classroom management. It is good that you have such a supportive mentor teacher; it will allow you to lean on her as well as get helpful tips when working toward your goal. I think the advice to have confidence is really important when working on classroom management in the classroom. I feel that sometimes these students forget that we are their teachers as well and as long as we have confidence when trying to be strict, they will respect and listen to what we have to say which will lead to improvements in their behavior.
I am glad to see that you will be adding to your learning goals because it will truly allow you to grow as an educator and achieve goals throughout the rest of the semester/your teaching career. I think videotaping your lesson is an excellent idea because it will allow you to see first hand how your students react to you and as well as give you a chance to see the students behaviors as well.