Final

Classroom Discipline Plan

1. Be respectful

• Logical: "The Golden Rule"-you won't be well respected if you don't respect others
• Natural: Class environment won't be as comfortable
  

2. Be responsible

• Natural: Lower grades, less personal growth
  

3. Participate

• Natural: Lower grades, lower engagement, class will not seem as interesting, less learning
  

4. Be positive

• Natural: Class has lower energy, harder for the teacher to teach, harder for the students to learn
  

5. Be your best

• Natural: Lower grades, less overall learning
  

Reading Response #5: Getting to the Heart of Quality Teaching

I chose this article because I wanted to see what the author said about quality teaching. With NCLB, a high quality teacher was simply one with all the credentials and paper work. What does quality mean, though?

I thought this article addressed the issue of quality really well. One of the main things I picked up from the article was that schools, unions, and districts need to be able to help teachers be quality teachers. We need to be supported so that we can give quality instruction. Of course, teachers also need to try and produce quality work by constantly trying new things and continuing professional development. We also need to make sure to remember that we are teaching students first and foremost, not just teaching our subjects.

For me, this means that I need to always try to improve my teaching. I cannot become stagnant or complacent. There are always things that I can do better and I should remember that. I need to really reflect after my lessons and analyze what went well and what didn't, what I should continue to do and what activities I need to change.