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Classroom Management
ULO1: Demonstrated a knowledge of existing institutional policies relating to classroom management of individual and group social behaviour, and the effect these policies have on the practice of behaviour management.
ULO2: Demonstrated knowledge of classroom management regarding whole person approach, and the significance of the learning environment including innovative teaching strategies and routines.
ULO3: Analyse the roles and responsibilities of teachers in classroom management, in partnership with parents.
ULO4: Identify and apply proactive processes that lead to student engagement and self-regulation including social skills training, conflict resolution, and cooperation for classroom management. Get online assignment help-AI & plagiarism-free-now!
Rationale
This task requires you to prepare for an interview for a teaching position in a school. You are to design and present a Narrated Presentation that expresses your philosophy of classroom management as part of your preparation for an interview panel.
This assessment tasks aims to:
promote critical and creative thinking in developing your classroom management philosophy.
enhance your communication skills.
Task Description
Using the knowledge, insights, and applied understandings developed throughout this unit, you will present a clear and justified rationale for your personal philosophy of classroom management. Your presentation should demonstrate how your philosophy is informed by institutional policies, holistic approaches, relevant theories and frameworks, professional standards, and proactive strategies explored throughout this unit.
The prompts provided below serve as a guide to assist you in preparing your presentation and ensuring you address the key assessment criteria. While you are encouraged to use these prompts to structure your response, you may choose an alternative approach if it more effectively represents your personal philosophy of classroom management.
Your presentation should ultimately reflect your own insights and understanding, supported by evidence drawn from the unit content and broader scholarly literature. Please consider the following prompts as you develop your response:
Criterion 1 Institutional Policies and Frameworks
What are the key national, state, and school-level policies and legislative requirements that guide classroom management practice in your context?
How do these policies influence and support your philosophy of classroom management?
What is your understanding of your professional responsibilities within these frameworks?
Criterion 2 Holistic Approach to Classroom Management
How does a holistic approach to classroom management address social, emotional, behavioural, and academic dimensions.
In what ways does this holistic perspective shape your understanding of effective classroom management?
Which key theories, theorists, models, or educational thinkers have informed your philosophy of classroom management?
Critically reflect on how these theoretical perspectives influence your practical teaching strategies.
Criterion 3 Teacher Roles and Parent Partnerships
Explain the importance of collaborating with parents and caregivers as partners in supporting student engagement and wellbeing.
Provide examples of how effective teacher-parent partnerships contribute to classroom management.
Discuss some of the barriers to partnering with parents and suggest practical and realistic strategies to address these.
Criterion 4 Proactive Processes for Student Engagement and Self-Regulation
Describe evidence-based proactive strategies for promoting student engagement and self- regulation.
Explain how these strategies prevent behavioural challenges and support positive learning environments.
Connect these practices to your overall classroom management philosophy and suggest practical classroom applications.
Task Instructions
Building on the beliefs, assumptions, and theoretical foundations you shared in your previous assessment, create a Narrated Presentation consisting of up to 7 slides total (which includes your reference slide/s) using a digital presentation tool of your choice (Canva, PowerPoint, Prezi) with a maximum 8-minute voice recording, that explains your personal philosophy of classroom management.
What to Submit (in one file in Turnitin)
Assignment cover page
Your written script (1500 words equivalent) as evidence of your own work. Your submitted script does not need to be formatted in APA 7 style and will not be graded. Your video will be graded.
A link to your narrated presentation (MP4 file saved in your SCU OneDrive)
Make sure the sharing setting is: "Can View"
Paste the link at the top of the page just after the cover page.
Step 1 Research and Reference
Conduct research and reference key national, state, and school-level policies and legislation relevant to classroom management, as well as pertinent theoretical perspectives, holistic approaches, the significance of teacher-parent partnerships, and proactive strategies that support student engagement and self-regulation.
Please note that institutional policies may vary by location; therefore, focus your research on the State or Territory in which you currently reside or intend to work. A summary of these key policy documents is provided at the end of this brief for your reference.
While your personal philosophy of classroom management may be shaped by your own life experiences, it is important to balance such reflections with evidence drawn from credible academic and professional sources to substantiate your views.
Step 2 Write Your Script
Your slides and accompanying 8-minute narrated presentation should clearly demonstrate how your philosophy of classroom management is informed by relevant institutional policies, applicable theories, frameworks, professional standards, principles, unit learning, and your own experiences. The narration should expand on and explain the content and visuals presented on each slide.
Ensure you explicitly link your personal beliefs about classroom management with the key educational documents, unit materials, and other pertinent resources. Clearly articulate how theories, frameworks, standards, principles, and research have shaped and supported your philosophy.
Please note that your submitted script does not require APA 7th edition formatting and will not be assessed. Your slides must include appropriate in-text (in-slide) citations formatted according to APA 7th edition standards.
Slide 1: Title Slide (Introducing yourself)
Introduce yourself and the purpose of this presentation
Consider this as a 30-60 second introductory "pitch" as a short story about you as a teacher.
It could include:
Who you are (Name, qualification, area of specialisation)
What you're passionate about in teaching (e.g., inclusion, student wellbeing, literacy)
Your strengths (e.g., behaviour management, relationship-building, creativity)
What you're looking for (e.g., a school that values collaboration and student voice)
Remember your intended audience (e.g., For interview panel: Graduate Teacher Position)
Set a professional tone, demonstrating awareness of presentation context (Criterion 4)
Slide 2: Institutional Policies and Professional Responsibilities Criterion 1 Institutional Policies and Frameworks
What are the key national, state, and school-level policies and legislative requirements that guide classroom management practice in your context?
How do these policies influence and support your philosophy of classroom management?
What is your understanding of your professional responsibilities within these frameworks?
Slide 3 A Holistic Approach to Classroom Management Criterion 2 Holistic Approach to Classroom Management
How does a holistic approach to classroom management address social, emotional, behavioural, and academic dimensions.
In what ways does this holistic perspective shape your understanding of effective classroom management?
Which key theories, theorists, models, or educational thinkers have informed your philosophy of classroom management?
Critically reflect on how these theoretical perspectives influence your practical teaching strategies.
Slide 4 Teacher Roles and Partnerships with Parents Criterion 3 Teacher Roles and Parent Partnerships
Explain the importance of collaborating with parents and caregivers as partners in supporting student engagement and wellbeing.
Provide examples of how effective teacher-parent partnerships contribute to classroom management.
Discuss some of the barriers to partnering with parents and suggest practical and realistic strategies to address these.
Slide 5 Proactive Strategies for Student Engagement and Self-Regulation Criterion 4 Proactive Processes for Student Engagement and Self-Regulation
Describe evidence-based proactive strategies for promoting student engagement and self- regulation.
Explain how these strategies prevent behavioural challenges and support positive learning environments.
Connect these practices to your overall classroom management philosophy and suggest practical classroom applications.
Step 3 Design your Narrated Presentation
Consider the following points when designing your Narrated Presentation:
The ability to communicate ideas is central to being an effective teacher and classroom manager. Ensure that you to demonstrate your ability to express your thinking with clarity of expression. It would be advisable to construct a plan for including images and text in your presentation before you start creating it.
Ensure that your Narrated Presentation reflects academic thinking at the appropriate level of a pre-service teacher who is familiar with current educational language (e.g., engagement, inclusion, diversity, learning environment, relationships, cultural competency, etc.).
The overall Narrated Presentation (slides + verbal recording) should be visually appealing, not cluttered, with use of colours, fonts and patterns that enhance the readability and presentation of the information. Your voice should be clear and easily understood on the recording.
Formatting and style
For this assessment task, you are required to submit a link to your narrated presentation.
Referencing
Use APA 7th edition referencing conventions for all in-text citations and reference list.