ELM 250 CSU Wk 6 Classroom Management Plan Communication with Families Memorandum

Benchmark – My Personal Classroom Management Plan

Your personal classroom management plan is the cornerstone for the structure of your classroom environment. The tone of your classroom environment is reflected in your professional communication with students, families, and colleagues. It is also reflected in your management, engagement, and instructional strategies. It is imperative for you to have an understanding of how you wish to structure the students’ learning environment and how you plan to communicate these decisions with stakeholders.

1. Communication with Families – Write a 250-500 word email to the families of your future students in which you introduce yourself. Include your professional background and provide a brief overview of your teaching philosophy. Identify three ways you will communicate with the families to establish open communication. Explain why it is important to maintain a positive, collaborative relationship to promote the intellectual, social, emotional, physical growth, and well-being of students.
2. Classroom Management Evaluation: Write a 250-500 word evaluation of the effects of professional decisions and actions on students, families, and other professionals in the learning community. Explain how you will actively seek input from families, peers, and the community to grow professionally and improve classroom management. Include a summary of legal obligations in responding to student behavior and equity that you have read during your research.

Reflection: In 150-200 words, review the feedback you received from your peers and instructor on your classroom management plan. What feedback did you incorporate into your final plan? What feedback did you choose not to incorporation? Why?

Resources

Review Chapter 4.

URL:

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2016/classroom-management-for-elementary-teachers_10e.php

Read “Digital Citizenship in Schools,” by Ribble, located on the ISTE website.

URL:

https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/lib/gcu/reader.action?docID=4395774&ppg=34

Read “New Teachers: Working with Parents,” located on the Edutopia website (2015).

URL:

https://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teachers-working-with-parents-resources

Read “Family Ties: How to Get Parents Involved in Children’s Learning,” by Uddin, located on The Guardian website (2017).

URL:

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/feb/24/parents-involved-school-teaching-engagement

Read “How Parents Widen—or Shrink—Academic Gaps,” by Sparks and Harwin, located on the Education Week website (2017).

URL:

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/04/19/how-parents-widen–or-shrink–academic-gaps.html

Read “Three Questions to Tackle in Showing Professionalism,” by Konen, located on the Teacher.org website (2018).

URL:

https://www.teacher.org/daily/showing-professionalism/

Read “When Social Media & Professionalism Mash Up,” by Newton, located on the Teaching is Intellectual website (2018).

URL:

https://teachingisintellectual.com/index.php/2018/03/05/when-social-media-professionalism-mash-up/

Read ” Learning with Social Media: Bringing Popular Platforms into the Classroom to Develop Literacy, Identity, and Citizenship,” by Gleason, located in Literacy Today (2018).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=trh&AN=139481072&site=ehost-live&scope=site