Talking Outline

1. My introduction

1. Second grade teacher

2. North Clay Elementary in Louisville, IL
3. Small class of 15 students
4. Currently third year teaching
   1. One year first grade
   2. One and ½ years in second grade

2. Personality and Discipline Techniques

1. My values are clustered in the Rules and Consequences philosophy

1. Second place = Relationship-Listening philosophy
2. Not surprised to fall in this category
   1. Identified with the example of Mrs. Control
   2. Also related to Mrs. Waffle from past experiences
      1. Student teaching and first year of teaching
3. Falling in the middle of Rules and Consequences and Relationship-Listening
   1. It is important to have established rules and consequences but students should have a part in determining both – students need to take ownership
   2. Students should have control of their classroom situations and learning to make them responsible for the future – They should understand why they need to learn and what sort of behavior will make this learning possible
   3. Students should recognize mistakes or misbehaviors and with the help of the teacher, set goals to minimize these behaviors
   4. Learning appropriate behavior and respect for one another in the classroom helps children to see what kind of behavior they should have throughout life – If a conflict arises between two children, both sides of the problem need to be talked out and dealt with

3. Levels of teacher maturity and discipline models

1. Late Intuitive-Survival teacher to early Reflective-Confident teacher

1. I have always felt that the most important aspect of classroom management is fairness
   1. Students do not trust a teacher who is not fair
   2. No favorites/treating everyone as an equal classroom citizen
2. Maximizing instruction time for the primary grades
   1. Establishing routine and expectations early
   2. Verbalizing/making known exactly what is expected and consequences if necessary
3. Student teaching/first year
   1. Uncomfortable with disciplining students
   2. Wanted all to like me and school
   3. Quickly learned what it takes to establish classroom management
4. Currently
   1. Feel established in my classroom management
   2. Students know what is expected and know what the rules are and why we have them (because they helped make them)
   3. Are respectful to others in mostly all situations
   4. Have learned ways to maximize instruction time

4. Summary

1. Enjoyed taking the inventory

1. Know a little more about myself as an educator and my style of classroom management
2. Understanding co-workers and myself
3. Reflection for the future

Introduction