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= //"If you do not have a plan, you are planning to fail." -Harry Wong// =


 * Assignment Description:**
 * Objective:** Each student will develop a management plan that reflects solid management practices combined with their personal management philosophy.


 * Evidence of mastery** will be a completed Classroom Management Wiki page that includes pages for cooperative learning strategies, rules and consequences, class procedures, and a description of the classroom environment.

For this assignment you will be developing your own management plan that reflects your classroom management philosophy. You will use what we have learned about classroom management approaches, and your understanding of child development to develop a management plan that can be used for your Summer school teaching, student teaching semester and when you get your own classroom.


 * Criteria for Classroom Management Wiki Page:**
 * Home Page: (10 points**) Includes your name, grade, 300 word minimum description of your classroom management philosophy (As you are developing your management plan, you may find that you are adjusting your philosophy statement. You may want to include a citation or two from to support your philosophy statement.)


 * Cooperative Learning Page: (10 points**) Includes at least 2 identified cooperative learning strategies and descriptions that can be used on the first day of school. Please don't copy and past descriptions from the web. You will also include at least 3 Web links where additional cooperative learning activities can be found. Include a short description of each Web link immediately following the link. Make sure to site your sources using APA format on your references page.


 * Classroom Rules/Consequences: (10 points)** Include a list of specific classroom rules that you will expect students to follow. (3 to 5 rules) Describe your steps for consequences. This may or may not include a reward system. Be very clear on your list of consequences! You should completely understand your established consequences, and so should your students.


 * Classroom Procedures: (10 points**) Think about your entire school day with your students. What procedures will you establish to get through the day? These may include lining up, using the restroom, getting supplies, asking questions, sitting on the carpet, using class materials, etc. You will have multiple procedures throughout the day that you want students to follow to help your classroom operate efficiently.


 * Classroom Environment: (10 points)** Include sample photos of bulletin boards, how class work will be displayed, calendar, desk setup, material organization, etc. You will also include a class map that includes a description of the classroom and why it is set up in the way that it is. Keep in mind what we have learned about Child Development!


 * References: (5 points)** Please include an APA style reference for ALL resources you have used to complete your Classroom Management Wiki. This includes references for articles, Web sites, photos, interviews, etc.


 * Reflection: (5 points)** Looking back at this process of establishing a classroom management plan, what challenges did you have? Did this process help you prepare for setting up your own class? How? What connections have you been able to make with your understanding of Child Development and the development of a Classroom Management Plan?