About My Portfolio:
This is my website designed around my personal philosophy on classroom management. My purpose for creating this website is to gather everything I have learned throughout the semester, type it out, and put it in a reachable area that I can easily access throughout my teaching career. Throughout each tab, I discuss different components of my future classroom, ranging from ethics to teaching procedures. My philosophy could potentially travel across grade levels, however when writing and describing my methods and strategies, I based them as if I was teaching a second grade class. Although there is a vast amount of information and topics included in my website, everything is centered around one major topic: classroom management. First, under the tab "Classroom Philosophy", I describe different characteristics that surround my management. This tab, and the subtopics underneath of it, introduce my ideas for how and why I foresee my class being managed. Rather than specific action plans, the first tab covers the reasons behind my action plans. The second tab, "Classroom Management Plan", goes through the specifics, explaining how I will implement my philosophy, what that will look like, and why these strategies are important to me and my future students. Before the semester began, I had a broad view of what I could do in the classroom. After the semester, I have gained more valuable specific methods than I can count. I learned about different teaching theories, and where I best fit, the best set up's for each of these, and measurable and realistic classroom rules. Each topic in my portfolio was directly influenced by Managing the Learning Environment, and I am so glad I now have specific ideas I can take with me in my future career.
Theoretical Demographics:
Theoretical Demographics:
- Rural area in Montana
- Total School Population: 140
- Grade Range: K-6
- Grade Level: Second Grade
- Teacher to Student Ratio: 1:20
- Male/Female Ratio: 9:11
- Percentage of students on IEP/504 Plans: 15%
- No aide
- Computers for AR (Accelerated Reading) testing