Classroom Environment Menu/Choice Sheet

Name

Objective(s):

Enhance teaching skills to increase effectiveness in the classroom.

Discuss and devise plans for improving the classroom environment in the field placement.

Portfolio Connections:

CE 1: Present evidence demonstrating how you establish a classroom that encourages students to generate ideas, questions, and conjectures that reflect engagement with important concepts as students work together productively talking with each other about the content.

CE 2: Present evidence of how you organize your classroom to keep all students on task. Talk specifically about classroom management strategies you use to enhance the classroom environment keeping students safe (emotional safety), productive, and making sure all students have equitable access to learning.

ACTIVITIES FOR WHOLE CLASS:

Ö / ACTIVITY / POINTS EARNED / POINTS POSSIBLE
Classroom Management Nearpod Presentation / 10

NOTES:

ASSESSMENT:

Ö / ACTIVITY / POINTS EARNED / POINTS POSSIBLE
Presentation of Classroom Environment Strategies / 10

NOTES:


INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES: For each of the suggested activities, take away a few tips to try and share with the group.

How to Find Ways to Organize a Classroom Environment Article
http://www.ehow.com/how_2112657_ways-organize-classroom-environment.html
10 points
or
Creating a Comfortable Classroom Environment
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/building-a-comfortable-classroom
10 points / Observation Checklists
Review samples of checklists that your observers may use during an observational visit.
Student Engagement Checklist
10 Habits for Successful Classrooms Checklist / Group Discussion
Rules – Short, Sweet, and Effective
Discuss your classroom rules. Talk about how you have stated them positively and briefly and how you are consistent in using them.
10 points / Special Education Information
Check out the links to learn more about accommodating special needs:
http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/2073-special-education-an-introduction-for-new-teachers
or
https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1
10 points / Whole Group Discussions
Need ideas for enhancing student collaboration?
Check out the collaboration rubric provided at the front table
or
Go to:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwltc/howto/enablestudentcollab.htm
10 points / Classroom Management 101
Review the Classroom Management 101 ppt. located on the UTeach AT website
https://austin.uteach.utexas.edu/current-students/current-apprentice-teachers/apprentice-teacher-assignments
10 points
Are Your Students High-Maintenance? Article
Follow link and sign up for free access to the electronic version of Teacher Magazine.
http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2009/02/04/firstperson_mccalla.html?tmp=1338816820
Read article and develop your own plan of reducing repeated questions and requests.
15 points / Accommodations for Special Education Students
This link provides a comprehensive list of SPED related acronymns:
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/acronyms/
10 points / Group Discussion
Time Management Strategies
Discuss good time management strategies to use in your classrooms and to share with the entire group.
You might check out this link to get you started:
http://www.priceless-teaching-strategies.com/time_management_in_the_classroom.html
10 points / Technology
Review the Super Teacher Tools at
http://www.superteachertools.us/
and set up your classes.
15 points / Student Accountability
Check out the link that provide information about holding all students accountable:
http://specialed.about.com/od/managementstrategies/a/The-49-Techniques-From-Teach-Like-A-Champion.htm
10 points / Work on Classroom Environment Portfolio Entry.
You might review the Classroom Environment Reflection Examples
https://austin.uteach.utexas.edu/current-students/current-apprentice-teachers/apprentice-teacher-assignments
10 points