What it takes to

become a good
teacher.
* SOME INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION COMES FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES *

Meera Raman

My mentor is Mrs. Renee Johnston, a first grade teachers

My topic of study is classroom management for first

grade.

Independent Study Mentorship- Fall, 2016, Mrs. Click

Mrs. Johnston
Attended Stephen F. Austin
Walter Hall Elementary
This is her 7th year teaching, 6 years as a
kindergarten teacher and currently teaching
1st grade.

Walter Hall Elementary

Established in 1979

Located in League City

Independent Study Mentorship

An Advanced Academic course designed fro students wishing to

mentor an adult professional in a chosen career.

This course is ideal for the self-motivated student with a passion for a
particular area of study.

Students in this course perform at a collegiate or professional level.

Document a minimum of 3 hours of mentorship activities each

week.

Complete a journal entry each week documenting your mentorship

experience.

Complete an ISM Professional Portfolio.

Complete a Mid-Term Presentation.

Develop a final product and presentation at a collegiate or

professional level that is presented to a panel of graders.

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially

at a school or university.

Becoming a teacher is not easy, you have to love kids and

Have to earn a bachelors degree

Have to be certified or licensed in education

Have classroom experience before hand.

I chose this topic because I really enjoy helping students.

Every student is different, so it is important to learn how to handle a

classroom with multiple different personality.

I believe this topic will help me in the future in becoming a

pediatrician, when having to handle kids and take care of them.

Classroom management is the process by which teachers and

schools create and maintain appropriate behavior of students
in classroom settings.
Positive

attitude

Organized

classroom

Have

set rules

Have

a behavioral chart

Give

rewards

In the early 1970s classroom management was seen as separate

from classroom instruction.

Classroom management involves maintaining the learning

environment through conscientious decision-making concerning
students and the classroom.

A classroom in which the teacher takes complete responsibility for

guiding students' actions constitutes a different learning
environment than one in which students are encouraged and
taught to assume responsibility for their own behaviors.

Make sure all eyes on you.

Speak in a normal voice.

Use hand signals or other verbal communication.

Have an engaging lesson.

Be sure to address an issue between you and a student or between

two students as quickly as possible.

With younger students, try clapping your hands three times and
teaching the children to quickly clap back twice.

For students who chose to misbehave constantly, periodically

review the rules and procedures of the classroom until the students
can successfully adhere to them.

Give rewards to students fro being on there best behavior

throughout the week.

Rewards help students remember classroom rules and expectation.

Rewards can be a free homework pass, eat lunch in the teachers

classroom, pick a prize out of the prize jar, etc.

For my product, I will be making a behavior contract, which will be

signed by the students and also a colored conduct chart.

I learned that it takes patients to teach a 1st grade classroom, and it

also requires a lot of skills

You also have to enjoy teaching in order to be a teacher.

Use different strategy method for different type of students.

Make sure to have a positive attitude because a teachers attitude

reflects on the students.

Avoid calling students out when they are in trouble, handle

situations privately.

I would like to thank my parents for encouraging me to take this

class.

I would like to thank my mentor, Mrs. Johnston for letting me mentor

her class and supporting me throughout this semester.

I would like to thank the panel of judges for coming and watching
my presentation.

I would like to thanks my teacher, Mrs. Click for helping me this

semester.

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