Classroom Management Project

The Classroom Management Project will include three major components: field experience, an
informal case study, and a classroom management plan. Below are descriptions of each and the rubric
used for assessing this project:
Field Experience: Observe on some aspect of English at Crest High School (or other approved
location) for a total of nine hours during the semester and turn in reflective reports on this experience.
Field experience is required by the NCDPI for all courses involving teaching methodology; therefore,
this requirement must be completed for course credit. In addition, you will organize one lesson
demonstration with a teacher and receive feedback from them. Share teacher contact with Dr. Hartman.
You will represent your completion of this requirement through field observation notes (also used for
case study), lesson plan, and critical reflection in daybook (you will submit these pages electronically
in your portfolio)
Informal Case Study: In order to better understand what motivates students, you will use your field
experience time to develop an informal case study on one particular student in the class you observe.
Case study research is an effective teacher research method for understanding the workings of ones
classroom, and case studies allow for close examination of a particular phenomenon, like student
behavior in a high school classroom. Field notes, teacher research reflection, and a brief write-up will
be required for this work.
Classroom Management Plan: Using your own educational philosophy, you are to develop a classroom
management plan for your classroom that includes the following components:
Classroom Floor Plan
Discipline Plan
Procedures (To include, at a
minimum, the following)
o Absences
o Homework
o Missing Work
o Bathroom
o Collecting Papers
o Passing Out Papers
o Fire Drills
o Tornado Drills
o Lunch
o Hall/Locker/Office Visits

o Tardies
o Supplies (paper, pencil, etc.)
Substitute Plans
Parent Communication Plans
Bulletin Boards for beginning of year
(ideas)
First Two Days of Lessons
Class Schedule (to establish routine)
Motivation Plan
Grading Plan
Attendance Plan
Student Relationship Plan
Diversity Plan
Conflict Mediation Plan

You will address all of these components using what you have learned in class and your own research.
All of your plans should reflect your philosophy and will be scored with the attached rubric. You will
use Livebinders to organize and store your work. You will need to submit the link for your Livebinder
for this plan via your final portfolio.

Levels/Criteria

4--Accomplished

3--Proficient

2--Developing

1--Insufficient

Field experience
(Pass-4/Fail-1)

Clear evidence of 8 hours

of field experience
completed at appropriate
school site

Some or all of the field

experience requirements
were not met

Informal case study

Meets all requirements,

presents exceptional and
clear report of student
studied, presents
exceptional and important
reflective and critical
thoughts regarding student
studied

Meets all requirements,

presents clear report of
student studied, presents
important reflective and
critical thoughts
regarding student studied

Meets most requirements,

report of student studied
and/or reflective and
critical thoughts regarding
student studied are lacking
in detail, form, etc.

Some or all requirements

are not met or are not met
effectively

Classroom management
plan

Project is well-organized
and meets all
requirements; exceptional
originality of presented
material

Project is well- organized

and meets most
requirements; some
apparent originality
displayed through
creative use of materials

Project meets half of the

requirements; wellorganized; material
presented with little
originality or creative
thought

Unorganized and meets

less than half the
requirements; project
includes little variety in
presentation techniques

Presentation

Evidence that pride and

care was taken and the
message of the product is
clearly defined

Clear, uncluttered, and

attractive

Project appears rushed of

somewhat careless, but the
content is legible

Careless, hurried, and

illegible presentation

Control of Syntax and

Mechanics

Uses graceful language

that skillfully
communicates meaning to
readers with clarity and
fluency, and is virtually
error free.

Uses straightforward
language that generally
conveys meaning to
readers. The language in
the portfolio has few
errors.

Uses language that

generally conveys meaning
to readers with clarity,
although writing may
include some errors.

Uses language that

sometimes impedes
meaning because of errors
in usage.

Score/Level