Maintaining an Open Communication with Families

Your personal classroom management plan is the cornerstone for the structure of your classroom environment. The tone of your classroom environment is reflected in your professional communication with students, families, and colleagues. It is also reflected in your management, engagement, and instructional strategies. It is imperative for you to have an understanding of how you wish to structure the students’ learning environment and how you plan to communicate these decisions with stakeholders.
For this benchmark assignment, you will revise your comprehensive classroom management plan
based on the feedback you received in your previous assignments. Consider all you have learned throughout this course, including the interaction you have had with classmates and current educators in the field. Sections 7 and 8 will be added to your classroom management plan.
7. Communication with Families – Write a 250-500 word email to the families of your future students in which you introduce yourself. Include your professional background and provide a brief overview of your teaching philosophy. Identify three ways you will communicate with the families to establish open communication. Explain why it is important to maintain a positive, collaborative relationship to promote the intellectual, social, emotional, physical growth, and well-being of students.
8. Classroom Management Evaluation: Write a 250-500 word evaluation of the effects of professional decisions and actions on students, families, and other professionals in the learning community. Explain how you will actively seek input from families, peers, and the community to grow professionally and improve classroom management. Include a summary of legal obligations in responding to student behavior and equity that you have read during your research.
Include a title page, table of contents page, and all resources you used to create your classroom management plan.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.