(EDI 638) Facilitating School Environments (GTC)

Common Course Assessment: Classroom Management Plan

(EDI 638) Facilitating School Environments (GTC)

Common Course Assessment: Classroom Management Plan

Standards:

Standards for Initial Programs Preparing Teachers: Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC); Council for the Social Foundations of Education (CSFE)

Course Standards and Common Assessment:

INTASC Principle #5: (is the specific principle being assessed during this course). Principle 5: The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation

5.K.4 – The teacher understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom.

5.D.1 – The teacher takes responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole.

5.P.1 – The teacher creates a smoothly functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision making, and work collaboratively and independently , and engage in purposeful learning activities.

Directions to the Student:

Classroom Environment Plan

Write a narrative for your classroom environment plan that addresses the following:

A)  Charlotte Danielsons’s Domain 2: Classroom Environment

¨  Creating an environment of respect and rapport

¨  Establishing a culture for learning.

¨  Managing classroom procedures.

¨  Managing student behavior.

¨  Organizing physical space.

B)  Charles’ Five Principles for building a personal system of discipline. (ch.16)

1 Present and conduct yourself in a professional manner.

2. Clarify how you want your students to behave, now and in the future.

3. Establish classroom conditions that help students develop inner discipline.

4. Do all you can to help students conduct themselves acceptably?

5. Intervene in a helpful manner when misbehavior occurs.

C)  Explain your beliefs about effective teaching and facilitating your classroom.

D)  Describe the management model(s) that best supports your beliefs.

E)  Include examples you have seen or tried.

Rubric for Classroom Management Plan

Elements / Distinguished
(3) / Proficient
(2) / ProgressinG
(1) / Unsatisfactory
(0)
5. K. 4. The teacher understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom. / The candidate fully understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom / The candidate somewhat
understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom / The candidate has little
understanding of the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom / The candidate has no understanding of the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom
5. D 1.– The teacher takes responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole. / The candidate takes full responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole / The candidate takes some responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole. / The candidate takes little responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole. / The candidate takes no responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as whole
5. P. 1.The teacher creates a smoothly functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision making, and work collaboratively and independently , and engage in purposeful learning activities / The candidate creates a beautifully and smoothly functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision making, and work collaboratively and independently , and engage in purposeful learning activities / The candidate creates a functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision making, and work collaboratively and independently , and engage in purposeful learning activities / The candidate creates an environment in which students may assume responsibility for themselves and one another but do not participate in decision making. / The candidate creates and environment in which students assume no responsibility for themselves and do not participate in decision