Creating A Mission Statement In The Classroom

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Being a teacher requires dedication, responsibility, and determination. Spending each and every day in the classroom allows for teachers to perfect their practice and create an effective classroom atmosphere. I feel having a clearly stated mission statement is the most effective way to keep my professional goals and hopes for students the center focus of instruction and interactions in the classroom. As stated in Creating a Mission Statement (O’Hanley, 2015) “your mission statement should tell the public what your core intent is in educating the students within your community” (p.12). After much thought and revision, I feel the following is my educational mission statement. My mission is to create a safe, engaging, encouraging, and consistent …show more content…

In my classroom, my mission statement will not only be displayed on the wall for students, colleagues and parents to see, but I will also be making a small framed version to place on my desk. It is important for the entire classroom community to be aware of this mission and know what I am devoted to accomplishing in the classroom. Having a poster displayed is a great use of not only the sometimes sparse classroom wall space, but also a reminder to the classroom community as a whole why we are there. Having my mission statement in clear view on my desk shows my dedication to my classroom, and gives me a reminder while I am working on lesson planning, grading or other non-instructional aspects of teaching my reason for being there and motivation to keep working hard. The display of my mission statement, will keep my ideas and goals fresh in my mind daily and allow me to be the best teacher and classroom citizen I can …show more content…

To me, this includes not only lesson planning, but spatial changes and designs in the room, organization, and classroom management. One of the many desirable traits of teachers mentioned in On Being a Teacher: The Human Dimension (Kottler, Zehm, Kottler, 2005) is being “well organized and a good manager” (p. 21). Having my mission statement easily accessible aids in being both organized while planning and capable of managing my class efficiently. Daily lesson plans are where the bulk of classroom instruction is based. Keeping lessons approachable and within my students’ zone of proximal development allows to me to reach my goals of allowing all students to learn and keeping them engaged in learning. The layout and organization of a classroom are also important in keeping students feeling safe and allowing for consistent classroom management. When students know what to expect in the classroom as well as how the classroom physically functions, they are more capable of focusing on learning and are more confident in the classroom. By keeping my mission statement close to my planning area, I can refer to it while making classroom changes and lesson plans so that I can effectively run my classroom with my student’s best interest in

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