FEAP 2 The Learning Environment: To maintain a student-centered learning environment that is safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative, the effective educator consistently
a. Organizes, allocates, and manages the resources of time, space, and attention;
The following links are to my blog that explain how I have organize, allocate and manages the resource of time, space, and attention. I have completed thing such as a seating chart and physical room assessment and using my time wisely when getting the students to line up.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/seating-chart-observation
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/line-up-line-up-everybody-line-up
b. Manages individual and class behaviors through a well-planned management system;
The classroom I am in has multiple types of behavior managements systems set in place. The students are on a clip system and depending on their behavior they can move their clips up or down. They also receive money to use in the class store which takes place every other Friday. There a few students who are one their own behavior plans. Two of them receive stickers in the morning and afternoon depending on their behavior. The other student receives a checkmark after each subject and at the end of the day gets mini marshmallow depending on the number of checkmarks he got. I also use different types of attention getting strategies while in the classroom.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/-class-class
c. Conveys high expectations to all students;
When planning my lessons this semester, I expected all students to follow directions of the games we were playing. I conveyed that to the students in the classroom at the beginning of the lesson.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/ct-observation-9272016
d. Respects students’ cultural and family background;
I did a community study about the area surrounding the school to learn about the cultural linguistics and family background. I found a representation of various cultural backgrounds and languages. I then used this information to help plan instruction for the students.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4942/community-blog
Each students’ name is something that is of importance to their family background. By learning the correct way to pronounce each name shows respect for the students in the classroom. More information can be found here: http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/the-importance-of-a-name
Also, when putting together my summative assessment for my connected lesson, I used pictures that were common in all cultures to ensure that all students had an equal chance at answering the questions correctly. Pictures of my assessment can be found here:
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/connected-lesson-reflection-blog
e. Models clear, acceptable oral and written communication skills;
When lining the students up before lunch and at the end of the day, I have to use clear oral skills so the students know what I want to them to do. By just saying line up is not enough for the students in my class. I have to remind them that when we line up we need to do it quick and quietly. Students in kindergarten are still leaning rules and procedures. Making sure my directions are clear and acceptable will help make sure they understand. http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/line-up-line-up-everybody-line-up
Every morning, I check the students agendas for parent notes. My Collaborating Teacher allows me to answer the parents. If I am not sure what to write, I talk it over with my CT to make sure the written communication is clear and acceptable.
f. Maintains a climate of openness, inquiry, fairness and support;
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4941-blog/lesson-on-sept-29-2015
During my lesson on September 29, 2015, the students did a Geography Challenge. The students were allowed to work in pairs and I was there to help if needed. When they thought they had the correct answer they needed to bring their paper to me for checking before moving on the next question of the challenge. By doing this, all students were given a fair chance at getting the answer correct.
Every morning, I stand by the door of the classroom and greet the students by name. On Wednesday, I often ask about how something went for example, I asked a student how is visit with his sister went.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/good-morning-students
g. Integrates current information and communication technologies;
For this lesson, I used a PowerPoint to help the students review text structure for the upcoming Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). At the end of the PowerPoint the students talked in their table groups to read a passage and identify the text structure. I also used Plickers to answer the questions at the end of the passage they read. This was used to be able to know what the students understood about text structure and being able to look back in the text for answers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q9vUQ696D48IL9Df24fkc-fLou9oxsnr51_fJJhdk4A/edit?usp=sharing
During the election, the students in my class got to be involved in a mock election. I was able to sit in the room while they did this. One at a time, the students came to a computer in the back of the computer lab and they got to vote for the president and senate. This was something the whole school took part in this mock election. The next day they announced to the school who won the election at their school.
h. Adapts the learning environment to accommodate the differing needs and diversity of students;
I did a small group lesson with my on-level students. The lesson contained an on-level reading. Students were put into small groups, by my Collaborating Teacher (CT), based on their reading levels.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jiasTsjGXMRzG5wNaYkPyMUeJF2fS99FnjD0tZ1iWZI/edit?usp=sharing
I want the students in my classroom to be successful in all that they do. By accommodating the differing needs will help make sure all my students are successful. In my classroom, I have a student who needs to have the directions repeated to him one-on-one in order to make sure he understands them. For this student, I give him the directions and ask him to repeat them back to me.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/all-students-should-be-successful
i. Utilizes current and emerging assistive technologies that enable students to participate in high-quality communication interactions and achieve their educational goals.
I have one student in my current class who has a hard time holding a pencil correctly. After talking with my Collaborating Teacher, we decided to give you a thicker pencil to help with the grip. This has helped for a lot and she is able to keep up with the rest of the class when writing.
The following links are to my blog that explain how I have organize, allocate and manages the resource of time, space, and attention. I have completed thing such as a seating chart and physical room assessment and using my time wisely when getting the students to line up.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/seating-chart-observation
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/line-up-line-up-everybody-line-up
b. Manages individual and class behaviors through a well-planned management system;
The classroom I am in has multiple types of behavior managements systems set in place. The students are on a clip system and depending on their behavior they can move their clips up or down. They also receive money to use in the class store which takes place every other Friday. There a few students who are one their own behavior plans. Two of them receive stickers in the morning and afternoon depending on their behavior. The other student receives a checkmark after each subject and at the end of the day gets mini marshmallow depending on the number of checkmarks he got. I also use different types of attention getting strategies while in the classroom.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/-class-class
c. Conveys high expectations to all students;
When planning my lessons this semester, I expected all students to follow directions of the games we were playing. I conveyed that to the students in the classroom at the beginning of the lesson.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/ct-observation-9272016
d. Respects students’ cultural and family background;
I did a community study about the area surrounding the school to learn about the cultural linguistics and family background. I found a representation of various cultural backgrounds and languages. I then used this information to help plan instruction for the students.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4942/community-blog
Each students’ name is something that is of importance to their family background. By learning the correct way to pronounce each name shows respect for the students in the classroom. More information can be found here: http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/the-importance-of-a-name
Also, when putting together my summative assessment for my connected lesson, I used pictures that were common in all cultures to ensure that all students had an equal chance at answering the questions correctly. Pictures of my assessment can be found here:
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/connected-lesson-reflection-blog
e. Models clear, acceptable oral and written communication skills;
When lining the students up before lunch and at the end of the day, I have to use clear oral skills so the students know what I want to them to do. By just saying line up is not enough for the students in my class. I have to remind them that when we line up we need to do it quick and quietly. Students in kindergarten are still leaning rules and procedures. Making sure my directions are clear and acceptable will help make sure they understand. http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/line-up-line-up-everybody-line-up
Every morning, I check the students agendas for parent notes. My Collaborating Teacher allows me to answer the parents. If I am not sure what to write, I talk it over with my CT to make sure the written communication is clear and acceptable.
f. Maintains a climate of openness, inquiry, fairness and support;
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4941-blog/lesson-on-sept-29-2015
During my lesson on September 29, 2015, the students did a Geography Challenge. The students were allowed to work in pairs and I was there to help if needed. When they thought they had the correct answer they needed to bring their paper to me for checking before moving on the next question of the challenge. By doing this, all students were given a fair chance at getting the answer correct.
Every morning, I stand by the door of the classroom and greet the students by name. On Wednesday, I often ask about how something went for example, I asked a student how is visit with his sister went.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4504/good-morning-students
g. Integrates current information and communication technologies;
For this lesson, I used a PowerPoint to help the students review text structure for the upcoming Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). At the end of the PowerPoint the students talked in their table groups to read a passage and identify the text structure. I also used Plickers to answer the questions at the end of the passage they read. This was used to be able to know what the students understood about text structure and being able to look back in the text for answers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q9vUQ696D48IL9Df24fkc-fLou9oxsnr51_fJJhdk4A/edit?usp=sharing
During the election, the students in my class got to be involved in a mock election. I was able to sit in the room while they did this. One at a time, the students came to a computer in the back of the computer lab and they got to vote for the president and senate. This was something the whole school took part in this mock election. The next day they announced to the school who won the election at their school.
h. Adapts the learning environment to accommodate the differing needs and diversity of students;
I did a small group lesson with my on-level students. The lesson contained an on-level reading. Students were put into small groups, by my Collaborating Teacher (CT), based on their reading levels.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jiasTsjGXMRzG5wNaYkPyMUeJF2fS99FnjD0tZ1iWZI/edit?usp=sharing
I want the students in my classroom to be successful in all that they do. By accommodating the differing needs will help make sure all my students are successful. In my classroom, I have a student who needs to have the directions repeated to him one-on-one in order to make sure he understands them. For this student, I give him the directions and ask him to repeat them back to me.
http://korywallace.weebly.com/ede-4944-level-iii/all-students-should-be-successful
i. Utilizes current and emerging assistive technologies that enable students to participate in high-quality communication interactions and achieve their educational goals.
I have one student in my current class who has a hard time holding a pencil correctly. After talking with my Collaborating Teacher, we decided to give you a thicker pencil to help with the grip. This has helped for a lot and she is able to keep up with the rest of the class when writing.
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