My Belief Matrix
Classroom Management
Disciplinary rules
/behavior/reward system
Effective transitions
Look at classroom
management project
Provide brain breaks and
other times throughout the
day to allow children to be
children
Verbal and non-verbal
Consistency with routines,
but flexibility as well
Maintain expectations
Classroom Community
Mutual respect between and
amongst teachers and
students
Accepting of diverse student
body
Set expectations and make
them known
Create a safe learning
community where mistakes
are welcome
Content
Meet the standards of the
state and district
Implement them in
meaningful ways that result
in memorable lessons
Have pedagogical
principles/skills
Anything taught needs to be
applicable to real life
situations, know the value
Focus on what the students
need to know
Differentiation
Each child learns differently
and this needs to be
embraced
Give each student an
opportunity to succeed and
display their knowledge
Encourage students, giving
them confidence to learn
new knowledge
Each child has a different
approach to reaching their
ultimate goals
Expectations
Set them high but within
reach
Hold myself to the same
expectations that I hold my
students to
Consistency for all students,
make no exceptions for
expectations
Remind students of them
Cooperation
Work cooperatively with
students and teachers
Willing to receive feedback
from other teachers and
students
Be open to advice, criticism,
and ideas from others
Positive relationships with
all parties involved,
including teachers, parents,
students, and administration
Assessment
Keep it formal and informal
Always have a purpose,
whether for student
improvement or for
effectiveness of teaching
Incorporate into all parts of
the day, making it a natural
part of learning
Make assessments
appropriate for students
Lifelong Learning
Both for students and self
I want to learn from the
students as they learn from
me
Purposeful lessons and
activities, make it
meaningful and memorable
Foster learning and growth,
not memorization
Create love of writing and
reading
Passion
Teacher always needs
passion for teaching and
students
Make an effort to transfer
the passion for learning to
the students
During tough times,
remember the passion for
the students and for
education to remind
yourself why you are doing
this