Essay Review focuses on: Fit for high-need urban district Evidence of goal setting and achievement your unique skill set. Classroom Management Strategies: I believe that every child has the ability to succeed and attend college. My classroom management Skills focuses on the most important aspect of teaching the curriculum. Good classroom management means that ALL students are learning, are “on task,” are behaving in a cooperative way so that individual and class learning goals can be achieved. To reach students with different learning styles, aptitudes, and interests, teachers must vary their curriculum and instructional methods on a daily basis. What goes on in a classroom will vary from minute to minute, from day to day. But all instruction should occur in an environment of order, respect, and cooperation. And that requires good classroom management. There are four elements that provide a solid foundation for good classroom management. Building relationships, effective rules and procedure, effective curriculum development and instructional methods, effective ways to reduce stress and prepare for optimal learning. It is most important to establish classroom procedures the first weeks of school. Most discipline problems arise when procedures are not in place. Every classroom should have very few rules but with the best management. Once students enter my classroom, they will follow a routine until they are dismissed from class. Students will have warm-up rights when the starting bell rings. Work at the beginning of the class goes by many names, do now, starters, bell ringers, etc. Student engagement strategies keep students on task. Having lessons that students actually want to learn will be the main tool for keeping students on task. Formative assessment, this will get your students to say or do something with the information you just gave them. A safe classroom environment has many different aspects that work in conjunction with each other. These include classroom rules, consequences, procedures, respect, your attire, and a tidy room. Collaborative Learning is beneficial to having students work together. It lets the student become the teacher. Working together lets students get their questions answered by someone who is not going to grade them. It lets students talk and get to know each other during class. Working in groups lets high school and middle school students rely on each other when they have to do something that is challenging. Curriculum is the most important aspect of any class. Lessons that integrate various learning styles, while capturing student interest, have the greatest impact on learning. This integration is the most important factor when differentiating between a mediocre teacher and a great one. Lesson plans that incorporate different learning styles, as well as student interest, which, at the same time meet State Standards. Technology education is important for all students. The stimulating labs and activities that Technology Education has to offer can reinvigorate many at-risk students who find lectures and bookwork boring. Procedures are the heart of my classroom. I will have a classroom that runs efficiently. My procedures are simple and well defined and will instruct students on expectations and behavior in my classroom. My management plan gives a clear understanding of my expectation and goal for the school year. The rules and procedures that will be taught to my students at the beginning of the school year are procedures for everything they do in the classroom that requires structure. How to Put away supplies, turning in assignments, getting ready for lunch, entering the classroom, exiting the classroom, etc. After I have taught my students the procedures and expectations of the daily schedule, activities will run smoothly. Clarity about classroom routines and expectations encourages and enhances the participation of students in the classroom. I have planned these procedures in advance in explicit detail. Rules and Procedures take time to teach. This requires time and role-playing during the first weeks of school. Once students learn and understand the rules and procedure that have been taught, they will know what proper behavior action is and is not. I will not have to stop instructions in order to handle procedural concerns. There will be a copy of my rules and procedures on the board in my classroom for students to read. If students are not sure what to do at any given time they can refer to the copy on the board.