Artifact # 6
Classroom Management- A discussion of classroom environment and management and a classroom design.
Context
I created this classroom design of my ideal
class and wrote up my idea of class environment and management for my Curriculum
& Instruction class February 2001 at Appalachian State University.
I drew up my design and wrote up my ideas of class environment and management
on a word-processed document.
Impact
The class design and write up of ideas for
management and environment gave me an opportunity to really think about
how I wanted my class to be and how I was going to manage 20-30 children
relying on me for seven hours a day five days a week for 180 days a year.
I now have some idea of how I am going to set up my class, make the environment
comfortable and respectful for my students, and how I can direct and discipline
my students in a way that will build their responsibility and self-confidence.
Alignment
My class design has desks set up in a way
that will work for both individual work and group work. There is also space
for four centers that can be used for group work. I have a space set as
carpet area that can be used for whole class projects. My class will not
be one in which I talk and students listen. There will be plenty of time
set apart for students to be involved in their learning and to collaborate
with others. Students will also be responsible for their behavior. I discussed
in my write up that I plan to have a reward system set up. Rewards will
be given for improvement and good behavior and taken away for not following
directions and breaking of other rules. Students will be responsible for
knowing the class rules and sticking to them. (Tech
competency 12.5) I also discussed as part of my class environment and
management that I plan to promote positive social interactions between
students by motivating my students in a way that will build self and group
motivation in my students. I will foster the kind of environment where
students respect themselves and others by first respecting my students
and myself. (INTASC #5) I plan to
use verbal and non-verbal positive communication with my students to install
a supportive interacting environment in my class. Verbally I can give directions
positively by saying, “Walk” instead of “Don’t Run”. Non-verbally I can
show my students that I am interested and care about what they have to
say by my facial expressions and body language when they are talking to
me. (INTASC #6)