CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT PLAN
Signiture Assignment
Seada Mukanovic

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Self
Intro
.3
Room
Arrangement
4
Back of the
Class.
.4
Front of the
Class
5
Student
Desks
6
Visual of Room Arrangement
.7
Procedures
8
Entering the
Classroom...8
Homework & Makeup Work...

.9
Parent & Student
Feedback..9
Rules &
Consequences
..11
Summary
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SelfIntroduction
MyNameisSeadaMukanovic,andIamcurrentlyastudentatArizonaState
University.IamastudentatASUNewCollegeofInterdisciplinaryArtsandSciences,as
wellasBarretttheHonorsCollege.Furthermore,Iamcurrentlyinmyjunioryear
completingadegreeinHistorywithanemphasisinSecondaryEducation.
Icomefromafamilyofeducators,soteachingisinmygenes.Iknewthat
educationwasthecareerformeafterspendingtwoyearsofhighschoolinterningina
middleschoolclassroom.Ibelievethatwithoutaneducationalsystem,theworldwould
collapse.Iwanttomakeadifferenceinthelivesofstudents,andthefutureofthisnation.
Iwanttoteachbecauseeducationismorethanteachingstudentsthecommoncore
standards;insteadeducationisaboutteachinglifelessonsthatgobeyondtheclassroom.
Teachingisoneoftherarejobswhereeverydayisanewlearningexperience,andI
believethatwearetrulyalivewhenwearelearningsomethingnew.Ilovehistory,but
evengreaterthanmyloveforhistoryismyloveforspreadingawarenessofit.Teaching
istheopportunitytospreadknowledgeofmycontent,theworld,andcometowork
everydayknowingthatanewadventureawaitsme.

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BasedontheresearchofMadelineHunter,Dr.FredJonesandDr.HarryWong,I
believethatalleducatorsshouldgiveeachstudentthesameopportunitiesandeducation.
Everychildisuniqueandspecialinhisorherownway,andthuseachchilddeservesthe
righttoaneducationthatisgearedtowardstheirpaceandstyleoflearning.Therewillbe
studentsthatwillneedspecialaccommodationsandhelp,butasaneducatoritismyjob
tohelpeverystudentandmakesuretheyenterandleavemyclassroomfeelingsafeand
equal.Thisgoesbeyondjustchildrenwhoaregiftedanddisabled,butincludeschildren
ofallraces,religions,sexualorientation,Englishproficiencylevels,andsocioeconomic
backgrounds.Asateacher,Iunderstandthatitismyjobtomakesurethateverystudent
getsaneducation,evenifthatmeansImayhavetoalteroradjustmywayofteachingto
meeteachchildsneeds.

RoomArrangement
Roomarrangementisoneofthekeystohavingasuccessfulclassroom.Thewaya
classroomisarrangedwillhelpwithclassroommanagementaccordingtoFredJonesand
Dr.HarryWong.Everyiteminaclassroommusthaveaspecificpurpose.Notonly
shouldeachitemserveapurpose,butalsotheplacementmustbewellthoughtoutto
benefitthestudents.
BackoftheClass:
InmyroomarrangementIhavemyteachersdeskplacedinthebackcornerofthe
classroom.MyteachersdeskisinaUshapewiththecomputerandmainworkspace
facingthestudents.ThereasonthatitissetuplikethisissothattheIhaveeasyaccessto
everythingattheteacherdeskwhilestillbeingabletoseeallthestudentsandwhatthey
aredoing.WhenIamsittingatmydesk,Iamabletoseeeachstudentintheclassroom.
Thisisvitaltoroomarrangementforitmakesiteasytogettoastudentinashortamount
oftime,aswellasmakingsureeveryoneisontask.TheteachersdeskisvitalsothatI
canhaveaplacetogradeandarrangeallmyclassworkwithoutitclutteringthewhole

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classroom.Theteachersdeskalsoincludesacomputerstationwhichislinkedtothe
smartboardandhelpsmeinputgradesandtakeattendance.
Behindtheteachersdesktherearetwofilingcabinets.Theonedirectlybehindthe
deskislockedsothatitisoutofthewayofthestudents.Thereasonforhavingalocked
filingcabinetisbecausethereareimportantitemslikestandardizedteststhatneedtobe
keptconfidential.Thelockedfilingcabinetisdirectlybehindmydesksothatitisoutof
reachofstudentsandeasytoaccessforme.Thefilingcabinetthatisnotlockedisnextto
thelockedcabinet.Thefilingcabinetisessentialforstoringlessonsandassignmentsthat
canbeeasilycopiedandusedinthefuture.Theplacementofthismakesiteasyformeto
accessitduringclasswhilestillremainingoutofthewayforstudents.Thematerials
cabinetisatthefrontoftheclassandcontainsmaterialsthatcanbeusedthroughoutthe
semester.Thematerialscabinetisinthefrontoftheclassbecauseitisaccessibleto
students.Thisiswherethereareextrapencils,pens,posterboardandotheritemsthata
studentisabletoborrow.Itisinthetopcorneroftheclasssothattheteachercan
monitorwhogoesintoitwhilestillmakingsureitisoutofthewayoftheclass.
Alongthebackoftheclassnexttothefilingcabinetsisacomputerarea.The
classhassixstudentcomputersthattheyareabletouseforresearchandotherprojects.
Thepurposeofthecomputersistoallowstudentstoexploremorehistorythrough
research.Theyareplacedatthebackoftheclasssothattheyareoutofthewayof
lessons,andtheteacheriseasilyabletomonitorwhatstudentsaredoingonthe
computers.Onbothsidesoftheteachersdesktherearebookshelves.Thebookshelves
servethepurposeofhousingdifferenthistoricalbooksthatstudentsareabletocheckout.
Thebookshelvesareplacedalongtheclassroomwallssothattheyarenotadistraction,
andtheyareeasytoaccessbyallthestudentsintheclass.Thereisalargeroundgroup
tableinthebackoftheclasswiththepurposeofallowingstudentstoworkonprojects
andingroupsmucheasier.Whenstudentsarenotworkingonprojects,thesedeskscan
beusedbystudentswhoarefinishedwithworkandwanttoreadseparatefromtheir
classmates.Theyarepositioninthebackoftheclassroomsothattheyareoutoftheway
ofthestudentswhoareattheirdesks.
FrontoftheClass:

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Thefrontoftheclassconsistsofasmartboard,twowhiteboards,abulletinboard
andahomeworkstation.Thesmartboardisinthecenteroftheclassanditisusefulforit
canhelpstudentsofalllearningtypesinteractwiththelessons.Thesmartboardisplaced
inthecenteroftheclasssoallstudentsareabletoseeit.Thesmartboardwillplaythe
dailyannouncements.Thereisawhiteboardoneachsideofthesmartboardsothatthe
teachercantakeadditionalnotesandwriteinformationthatispertinenttothelesson.
Theyareplacedoneachsideofthesmartboardsothattheyareeasilyaccessiblebythe
teacherandeasilyviewablebythestudents.Thesmartboardhasapulldownscreenin
frontofitincasethesmartboarddoesnotwork.Thesmartboardandpulldownscreen
areusedinconjunctionwiththemountedprojectorthatshowswhateverisonthe
teacherscomputer.Themountedprojectorisontheceilinginthemiddleoftheclassand
linesupdirectlywiththesmartboard.Bythedoorthereisalargebookshelfthatcontains
ahomeworkstationwithbins.Studentsputtheirhomeworkintheirperiodbinsatopthe
bookshelfwhentheycomeintheclassandpickupanymaterialstheymayneed.The
bookshelfalsohousestextbookssothatstudentscangrabatextbookassoonasthey
comeintoclass.Thereasonthatthisisplacedinthefrontoftheclassnexttothedooris
becauseitallowsstudentstogeteverythingtheyneedandturnintheirhomeworkbefore
theyareevenseatedandclassbegins.Itallowsfortheteachertohavemoretime,forthey
donotneedtopasspapersoutorcollectassignments.Ontopofthebookshelfisalsothe
documentcamerathatisusefulforstudentswhowanttoviewspecificdocumentsduring
class.Thisisplacedinthefrontandnotattheteachersdeskbecauseitallowstheteacher
tocontinueteachingwhileobservingthestudents.
Abovethefrontbookshelfisabulletinboardthatshowsschoolannouncements,
spirititems,andtherulesandconsequencesfortheschoolandclass.Thisisvitalfor
studentsbecausetheyareabletoseetheassignmentstheywillhavedueassoonasthey
walkintotheroom.Itisalsoatthefrontoftheclassbecausestudentsareabletoglance
atitduringclasstoseewhatishappeningduringtheweek.Nexttothebookshelfisa
trashcanandrecyclingbin.Itislocatedheresothatstudentscanthrowanythingaway
whentheycomeinclassorwhentheywalkout.Thereisalsoatrashcanandrecycling
binlocatedbytheteachersdesksostudentsclosertothebackoftheclassdonothaveto

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disruptthewholeclassbywalkingtothefront,andsothattheteacherhaseasyaccessto
thetrash.Atrashcanandrecyclingbinisvitalinaclasstomakesurethattrashdoesnot
pileuponthegroundandstudentsdesks.
StudentDesks:
Thestudentdesksareplacedingroupsoffouraroundtheclassroom.Thetwo
groupsofdesksontheoutsidecornersareatadiagonalsothattheycanseetheboard
easier.Theotherdesksfaceforward.Thedesksareinfourssothatstudentscaneasily
turntotheirshoulderpartnersforassignments,andtheycanmakegroupsoffours
withoutturningtheirdesks.Thedesksareplacedinawaysothateachgroupof4desks
hasalargeemptyareaaroundthem.Thisissothattheteachercangettoanygroupof
studentsinamatterofseconds.Thisisimportantforastudentmighthaveadisabilityand
needinstanthelp.Thedesksgivetheteacheramplerowstowalkthroughandaround.
Thestudentdesksarewherethestudentsspendamajorityoftheirtimedoingtheirwork
andlearning.Undereachdeskisahooksothatstudentscanhangtheirbagsandtheyare
notobstructingthewalkingareaorotherstudentsworkspaces.Alongwiththestudent
desksthereisalargetableatthefrontoftheclassforstudentswhomaybeina
wheelchairorunabletositatatraditionaldesk.Itisplacedatthefrontandseatsfourso
thatnostudentfeelsleftout.Thistablehasthesamehooksasthedesksandservesthe
samepurposeasthedesks.Thefronttablesareincrediblyclosetothefrontoftheclassso
thatstudentsaremorelikelytopayattentionandengagewiththelesson.
VisualofRoomArrangement:

Procedures
Proceduresallowstudentstodevelophabitsthattheywillcontinuethroughoutthe
schoolyear.AccordingtoHarryWong,FredJones&RichardLavoie,proceduresallow
studentstobeontaskfaster.Becauseofprocedures,teachersareabletohavemoretime

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ontask.Proceduresaretaught,andwhentheybreakdowntheyaretaughtagain.Itis
importanttokeepreteachingproceduresandnotpunishingstudentsiftheyforget
somethingordoitincorrectly.
EnteringClass:
ThestudentswillwaitinasinglefilelineoutsideofmyclassroomuntilIopenthe
door.AsthestudentswalkinthedoorIwillgreetthem.Theywillknowthattheyneedto
turntothehomeworkstationandturninanyhomeworktheymayhavehad,andthen
theywillpickupthematerialsthatareonthehomeworkstationfortheday'slesson.They
willproceedtositdownandgetstartedontheirbellringer,whichwillbelocatedonthe
frontoftheboardwithfurtherinstruction.Studentswhoarenotintheirseatwhenthe
bellringswillbecountedtardy.Inbetweenactivities,therewillbetransitionsto
smoothlymovefromoneactivitytoanother.Iwilluseatimertomakesurestudentsare
movingfromoneactivitytoanotherintheshortestamountoftimepossible.Thetimer
willencouragethemtogofaster.Iwillalsouseanauditorysignalofladiesand
gentlemen,mayIhaveyourattentionpleasesothatstudentsquietdown,andknowIam
readytomoveon.Asolidproceduretoendclassisjustasimportantastheclass
procedureforbeginningclass.Iwillendclass5minutesearlyandallowstudentstograb
theirbagsandfinishuppacking.Theywillleaveoutahalfsheetofpaperandapencil
anddotheticketoutthedoor,whichwillbelocatedonthesmartboard.Theticketout
thedoorwillusuallybesomesortofsummaryofthedayslessonsothatIcanmakesure
thestudentshaveaclearunderstandingofthelesson.Theticketoutthedoorwillgiveme
immediatefeedbackaboutmylesson.WhentheyhaveallcompletedthisIwilldismiss
them,notthebell.Astheywalkoutthedoortheymusthaveonepieceoftrashandtheir
ticketoutthedoor.Thetrashwillbethrownawaytomakesurethatmyclassroomstays
cleanallday,andthestudentswillhandtheirticketoutthedoorinsothatIknowthat
theyhaveanunderstandingoftheday'slesson.
Homework&MakeupWork:
Homeworkwillbehandedinasthestudentswalkinthedoor.Theywillknow
thisprocedurebecauseIwillteachthemaboutthehomeworkbasketandIwillmodel

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howtoproperlyturninhomework.Whenthestudentswalkinthedoorandturnintheir
homeworktheywillalsopickupanymaterialstheymayneedfortheday,whichwillbe
locatedbythehomeworkstation.Iwillhandbackworkfacedowntoeachstudentatthe
beginningofclasssothatnooneelseknowshisorhergrade.Ifastudentdoesnothave
theirhomework,thentheywillhaveuntiltheendoftheschooldaytoturnitintothe
office.Afterthatpointtheywillnotbeabletoreceiveanypoints,forIwillnotaccept
latework.
Whenastudentisabsenttherewillbeabasketatthebackoftheclasswiththe
informationtheymissed.Theywillgotothebasketbeforethestartofclassandpickup
anymaterialsthattheymayhavenotbeentherefor.Whentheycompletetheworkthey
willhavehowmanyeverdaystheywereabsenttoturninassignments.Ifthestudents
wishtodiscusswhattheymissedtheymaydosoafterschool.Studentswillnotaskwhat
theymissedduringclass.
Parent&StudentFeedback:
Mystudentswillbeabletogetfeedbackandgradesthefollowingdayon
assignmentsthataremultiplechoiceandshortanswer.Essayswillbegivenbackaweek
aftertheduedate.IwillmakesurethatwheneverIgradeastudentsworkIautomatically
putitintothegradebook,thatwaytheyhaveaccesstoitalongwiththeirparents.This
gradingtimelinewillbeinthesyllabusforstudentstolookat.
Ifaparenthasanyquestionsaboutgrading,orconcernsabouttheirstudentthey
willbeabletoemailme,callme,orcomeinafterschooltodiscusstheirconcerns.Iwill
alsomakesuretocallparentswhentheirstudentisdoingextremelywellintheclass,as
wellaswhenastudentisdisruptingtheclass.IfaparentasksmetocallthemASAPI
willdosobeforethesunsetsthatday,andIwillmakesuretoalwayscallfromaschool
phone,orifitismyprivatephoneIwillblockmynumber.
Teachingproceduresisthekeytohavingasuccessfulclassroom.Iwillhave
manydiverselearners,andIunderstandthatitwilltaketimeforsomestudentstolearn
andunderstandtheprocedures.Insteadofpunishingstudentsfornotcatchingonquickly,
Iwillsimplyreteachtheprocedureuntileverystudentunderstandsit.Iwillmakesureto

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followIEPs&504stomakesurethatallproceduresIaskthestudentstodoare
reasonableandeasilydoablebyallstudents.

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Rules&Consequences
Rulesandconsequencesaremorethanmandatoryguidelinesforstudents;they
areateachingphilosophythathelpsteachersmanagetheclassroom.Ibelievethatrules
andconsequencesarethekeytoclassroommanagementbecausetheygivestudents
stabilityandtheknowledgeofrightfromwrong.AccordingtoDr.HarryWong,Dr.Fred
Jones,Dr.RichardLavoie,andMadelineHunter,rulesandconsequencesarevitaltoany
classroom.Iwillmakesuremyrulesareappropriateandeasytofollowforallstudents
includingthosewithIEPSand504s.Iwillalsomakesuretoteachmyrulesand
consequencessothatalllearnersareabletounderstandingthem.Iwillmakesuremy
consequencesfollowdueprocess.FinallyIwillpostmyrulesandconsequencesinthe
classtomakesurethatthestudentscanseethematalltimes.
Rules:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Onlyonepersonspeaksatatime,alwaysusingappropriatelanguage.
Studentswillkeephandsandfeettothemselvesatalltimes.
Testingprocedureswillbefollowedatalltimes.
Theteacherwilldismisstheclass.
Allquestionsaskedwillbeschoolappropriateandrelevanttothelesson.

Classroomconsequenceswillbeadministratedifanyoftherulesstatedareviolated.The
consequenceswillfollowdueprocess.Theywillbeeasytoenforce.Theconsequences
willapplytoeveryclassroomandstudentequally.Consequenceswillapplytoall
students,eventhosewhohaveneverbrokenarulebefore.Iwillmakesuretofollowall
IEPs&504swhenhandingoutconsequences.
Consequences:
Theconsequenceinorderofoffenceareasfollows:
1.
2.
3.
4.

FirstOffenseWarning/IndividualConference
SecondOffenseCalltoguardian
ThirdOffenseDetention
FourOffenseAdministrativeReferral

*Theteacherreservestherighttoskipstepsbaseduptheseverityandfrequencyof
theviolationdespitedueprocess*

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Through the research of Harry Wong, Rick Lavoie, and Madeline Hunter I have been able
to come up with a classroom plan that is personalized to my educational philosophy as a
future teacher. I believe that the key to a successful classroom starts before the students
ever enter the room. My classroom will be arranged in a way to give the students optimal
time on task, as well as always having a clear view of the procedures, rules and
consequences. Before the students enter my class I will greet them because I know that I
only have a few seconds to make my first impression and assert myself as the authority in
the classroom. The philosophy I will follow is understanding that I am not my students
friend, instead I am their teacher, and as long as I do my job and teach them the content,
then I should not care if I make an enemy or two. The most important thing that I have
learned is that students succeed when they are believed in and feel safe. I will make sure
that my classroom is a safe and welcoming environment so that all my students can
improve their knowledge and grow.