Classroom Management: The Theories Of Maslow And His Hierarchy Of Needs

In EDU 619 we explored the history of classroom management. We learned a great deal about the theories of Maslow and his hierarchy of needs. I had an enormous amount of personal reflection while researching and learning because my current employment exposes me to homelessness daily. I connected many dots while learning how essential our basic needs are. We learned how missing just one of these needs can affect a child’s functionality throughout the entire day. We also learned strategies to redirect some behaviors that may stem from difficulties at home and to set small achievable goals so the child can feel a level of success at school that they may be struggling to get elsewhere. It is essential to show the children that you have genuine …show more content…
The procedures should reflect the needs of the classroom community, and the children should be actively involved in the process of creating them and posting them in the classroom. The classroom should be designed to maximize the space for learning and be comforting as well. The classroom should have everything the students and teacher needs to be successful and these items should be easy to find to avoid chaos and confusion. If the classroom is organized well with minimal clutter, and clear expectations then students will have a better outlook on learning, behaviors will reduce and children will be more successful overall. This was made very clear to me when I sat down to create my own classroom behavior management plan and design my classroom. Although I have been in countless classrooms over the years and often thought about how my classroom would function and what it would look like, sitting down and brainstorming was extremely helpful and enlightening. The reading prior to doing this was very helpful but I think being in so many cluttered classrooms over the years and seeing how disruptive many of those rooms were had a large impact on my own philosophies of classroom management and design. I believe I am proficient in this area of learning. I think I could only get better with more experience hands on in …show more content…
I learned a great deal about PBIS. Although I had heard PBIS mentioned many times in educational settings I was unfamiliar with the concepts. The research on the history of PBIS and how it functions in the classroom and school community was very helpful in providing me with a solid understanding. I was able to pull from my ABA knowledge and made some connections between the two. I hadn’t looked at behavior intervention as a distinct process prior to this class. The work we did on PBIS and formal and informal assessments made me realize that behavior management is an active, daily component of the classroom and shouldn’t just be a defensive approach. I hadn’t looked at assessment as a tool for behavior and I hadn’t thought about reviewing and revising classroom expectations as frequently as we learned. If these management tools are all in place student success will be more attainable for even the most challenging