Talking Outline - Introduction/Classroom Management Style

I. Education History

A. Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from WIU - 2003

B. Working on CTER Master’s Degree - 2007

II. Teaching History

A. Columbia Center Champaign - Alternative School (Spring 2004)

B. Quincy Junior High School Geography Teacher- 2 Years

C. Rochester Junior High School Geography Teacher - (Working

on my 2^nd Year)

III. Classroom Management Style

A. Discipline Philosophy Survey

1. Results

a. Relationship/Listening - 4 Responses

b. Confronting/Contracting - 4 Responses

c. Rules/Consequences - 4 Responses

2. I usually take different techniques and combine them so I 

feel the results are fairly accurate. Also in education you

need to have different tools for different children. One 

system of discipline doesn’t work on each student just like it doesn’t work for each teacher.

B. Teaching as a Developmental Process

1. I feel that I am probably in the Reflective-Confident Level

a. There are still some discipline issues I find difficult

to deal with

b. I feel that I am moving towards the Prescriptive-

                                    Experienced Level, but still have to learn more about 

classroom management .