Allison Shea

5 W’S ASSIGNMENT

WHO AM I?

You want a good story? Learn

history because real life is stranger

than any fiction.

Why I Want to Teach…

I want to help students grow and become individuals who know their rights and responsibilities as citizens.

I want to help them gain the contextual background andunderstand why things are the way they are and how they came to be that way.

So they can lead us into the future…

WHAT IS MY TEACHING

PHILOSOPHY?

“It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions” -Ronald Reagan

A little humanistic:

A LITTLE AUTHORITATIVE

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because

he wants to do it”- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Managerial

P roperP reparationP reventsP itifully P oor

P erformance

Folkloric“I haven't failed... I've just found 10,000 ways

that won't work.”Thomas Edison

WITH SOME

And

AND BEHAVIORAL:Positive Behavioral Intervention System

LEVEL 1:

-All students will have support in class.-Instill in children appropriate classroom behaviors -Use early intervention.-Problems addressed before they escalate. -Consistent enforcement of these rules (through both positive and negative reinforcement) -Rules, routines, and physical arrangements of the classroom will not be compatible with misbehaviors. though it will always be framed positively.

LEVEL 2:

-Some students will need more intervention.-Students placed in small group setting for more intensive intervention.-For students at risk for serious behavior problems.-The goal is to understand and reduce the frequency of problem behaviors.

LEVEL 3:-A few students will need individual attention.-Administered by a specialist at the school. -The students at this level exhibit pattern misbehaviors. -A support plan will be developed by the specialist.-I will implement the suggestions while taking careful notes on progress, so I will have data which will help assess the progress of the students.

1. Be on time and ready for class

CLASSROOM RULES

CLASSROOM RULES

2. Come prepared to think and learn

“Too often we... Enjoy the comfort of opinion withoutthe discomfort of thought.” -John F. Kennedy

CLASSROOM RULES

3. Respect others and yourself“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jackie Robinson

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ―Confucius

CLASSROOM RULES

4. Obey all school rules

Rule Violations:First offense: Verbal Warning Second offense: Temporary loss of privilege Third offense: Teacher conferenceFourth offense: Call homeFifth offense: Office referral