Keeston Terry

Classroom Management
Overview
I believe for a classroom to run successfully a classroom management must be put in
place. Students must feel safe and secure within the classroom. In order to create a safe learning
environment, I would communicate what my expectations are of the students as far as behavior
and performance within the classroom. I also want my students to have a clear understanding to
why this class is important. Sharing objectives would point directly to what this class will offer
the students. I want the class to come up with goals, things we can accomplish as a classroom. I
also want each student to create goals for themselves. I believe having goals in class give
students more of a drive to succeed, a direction to where they want to head. If we meet certain
goals at the end of the year we can do something as a class to reward ourselves for the
accomplishment. Using positive reinforcement to reward good behavior.
My rules and procedures would provide organization and a routine that students would be
able to follow. I would adjust my rules and procedures according to each class and individuals
needs. If behavior does become a problem in the classroom I believe it should be handled within
the classroom to the best of my and the students ability. If the issue continues to be a distraction
then I would have administration intervene. Most importantly I want the students to feel
comfortable in my classroom. I personally feel if someone is comfortable in their surroundings
they are more than likely going to perform to the best of their ability. Setting forth rules and
procedures along with classroom and individual goals sets a precedence of how students should
act in the class with a clear vision of what they want to accomplish in the classroom.
Objectives
Create a physical education program that promotes life long health, physical activity, and
community health.
Understand the importance and benefits of good health.
Provide various physical activities and skills for students to enjoy.
Incorporate content areas such as math and language arts into physical education.
Promote and develop good physical, mental, emotional, environmental, and social
behavior in and out of the classroom.
Provide a safe and conducive learning environment.
Room Arrangement
A P.E. office is usually located in the locker room or storage closet. Fortunately our
classroom does not require desks. Squads, which take the place of a students desk, are
simply a place in a row or column for a student to sit upon arrival into the classroom.
This setup allows role to be taken then an easy transition to warm-ups. I would like to put
posters in the locker room or gym reiterating the rules and procedures in P.E. If a bulletin
board is available, I would like to post health and fitness articles, pictures, or anything
that provides appropriate and beneficial health info to students. The bulletin board
implements some language arts content into physical education. Lastly, I would like a
smartboard or a projector screen available in the gym so technology could be
implemented into the classroom.
Procedures

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Students have 5-8 minutes to dress for class. This amount of time gives student time to
dress without having time to mess around.
Then students will be released to their designated gym space.
Upon arrival in the gym students will have assigned squads. They will sit in their squads
so role can be taken then lined up for warm-ups.
After warm-ups, students are to meet at the center circle leaving enough room so that
everyone can see the teacher giving instruction.
During the activity all students are expected to participate to the best of their ability.
Once class is over, students will clean up and meet back at the center circle. Students will
proceed to stretch and talk about the days activity. Students should provide feedback on
whether they liked the activity or not, what kind of things could be done to adapt the
activity, or how did the activity benefit them.
Students will then be released back to the locker room and will leave for class after the
bell.
Rules
Uniforms
All students must dress out in something other than what was worn to school that day.
Preferred attire includes: shorts, shirts, and running shoes. All attire must follow the
school dress code. Dress code rules are written in the student handbook or planner.
Weather permitting attire may change (sweatshirts, sweatpants, long sleeves etc.)
Class Participation
Everyone is expected to participate in P.E. daily. Parental notes will NOT be accepted.
Doctors note is required for medical injuries/illnesses. If absent for any reason students
are responsible for a one page written report on 1 of 3 topics including sport(s), health, or
fitness. The number of days absent is the amount of days the student has to turn in the
assignment. If an injury requires a student to be out for an extended period of time that
student must create an adaptive lesson plan for their particular injury in the sport or
activity the class is currently playing. The time period to turn in assignment is the same as
the amount of time missed due to injury.
Lockers/Locker Room
All students will be in locker room before the tardy bell rings
After dressing out students will be dismissed to the gym.
Locker rooms are locked during class; there will be no access to the locker room during
class.
Lock up valuables
Classroom Rules
No foul language
No horse/rough play
No destroying school or others property

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Use equipment for intended purposes
Discipline Plan
1. Verbal Warning: A student will be asked to stop the disruptive behavior or removed from
the group for a period of time.
2. Student Conference: The student will sit down with me, the teacher and try to come up
with a solution for the students behavior.
3. Home Contact: I will contact a parent or guardian in regards to the students behavior in
the classroom.
4. Office Referral: If the student continues to misbehave in the classroom after a verbal
warning, a student conference, and home contact, that student will be sent directly to the
office.
Any action which may endanger others or damage classroom equipment/supplies will
result in immediate disciplinary action to the office
Grading policy/scale
All grades determined by points on
Weekly accountability Grade (70%), Fitness/Written Tests (20%), Final Exam (10%)
Warm-Up

Attire

2
In proper
squad and
actively
engaged in the
warm-up

2
Dressed
out in
proper
attire;
shirt,
shorts,
running
shoes. No
jewelry
1
Partially
dressed
out in
proper
attire.
Jewelry is
not
removed
0
Not
properly
dressed
out.

1
Needed
redirection to
engaged in the
warm-up

0
Not in proper
squad and not
engaged at all
in the warm-up

Participatio
n
2
Actively
Participatin
g

1
Redirection
needed
during
activity

Skill/Movement

Safety/Sportsmanship

2
Skills/movement
s identified in the
instructions
demonstrated
accurately and in
sequence

2
Safe with school property.
Using equipment for
intended purpose. Following
game rules an directions

1
Some of the
skills/movements
identified in
instructions are
demonstrated
accurately.

1
Mostly safe behavior
towards others, equipment
and school property.
Following most of the game
rules and directions given.

0
0
No
None of the
participation skills/movements
are demonstrated
accurately and
are not sequential

0
Lacking safe behavior
towards others, equipment
and property. Not able to
work with others with
following rules or directions.

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2 = exemplary

1 = satisfactory

Daily Possible Points Earned:

0 = unsatisfactory

/10 points

A
B
C
D
F

Reflection
As I spent my first eight weeks at the secondary school it quickly became relevant that I
would always need a classroom management plan in place to operate a successful classroom.
Students can be quick not to follow directions, especially on the secondary school level. A
classroom management plan guides you through the process of how to deal with behavioral
issues and gives a vivid description to students on the expected behavior in the classroom. My
cooperating teacher at the secondary level was a stickler when it came to discipline and her
classroom management. I was a little more laid back in my approach of classroom management
but I still stuck to the rules and made sure the students knew I was in charge. I was not going to
punish them for every little thing but I did remind them they had to follow the rules or I would
have to discipline in some way or another.
There were some classes I couldnt be as lenient and others I could. I figured out I have to
establish rules and procedures from the beginning so the students know the expectations of their
behavior. The approach for each class may be different. As time passes and I get a little more
familiar with my students then I can start tailoring my plan according to the different classes.