Managing Engaging Learning Environments Task 1 Passed

lOMoARcPSD|23780900 Task 1 A1. The class I envision teaching is a kindergarten class of 18 students in rural Wyoming. The class is made up of mostly middle-class students, there are two very low-income students and one student on an IEP for speech. The two activities for today are reading a story aloud at circle time and literacy center time right after. Circle time comes right after morning hellos and stretching time. The three literacy centers are - Writing sight words on whiteboards. -Matching uppercase and lowercase letters game. - Using blocks to make sight words. A2. I am committed to making my classroom a positive, safe and productive learning environment. I believe in meeting the needs of my students by being a good listener, setting firm boundaries, being a positive role model and setting a good example. I plan to engage my students in individualized one-on-one time as well as group sharing. Being very patient, calm and understanding with all students, asking about their lives outside of the classroom. I believe when you put in the time and effort to get to know all your students the reward will be a very cohesive and engaged class. I plane to be aware and have an action plan for any IEP or special accommodated student in my class. Have my class work in small groups based on learning style not ability, be encouraging and supportive to all students. Also be available as much as possible to any student who may need extra help. A3.  Having a Positive classroom  Having a safe classroom lOMoARcPSD|23780900  Having an engaged classroom A4. Circle time would take place on the circle rug. I would be sitting in the chair just adjacent to the rug and the kids would be sitting on the rug. Literacy center time would take place at the three small tables. There would be 6 kids per group and I would be walking between groups helping out. The literacy centers are kept in small bins on the literacy bookshelf. A4a. I do not foresee the layout of the classroom changing much over the year. I cannot think of any activities where it would need to change. One time I would change the layout is in January to have a fresh start to the year. A5. One routine we will have is after we hang our coats, move our clip to the in box, we will put the materials needed for the day including our iPad on our desks, have a seat on the rug for lOMoARcPSD|23780900 morning stretches and then a read aloud a short story. The next routine will be after story time we will quietly divide into our three groups of six students. They are listed white board for any kids that may not remember which group they are in. One student from each group (assigned on Mondays) will go and grab the correct bin for their group and bring it back to the table for literacy center time. A5a. These classroom routines and procedures will be explained in detail starting from day one. I will also restate them each morning as the kids walk in.” Good morning class I need you to begin our day by getting your stuff from your backpack and grabbing your iPad and placing them on your desk. Once that is done please have a seat on the rug for our morning stretches and story time.” After I am done reading our story, I will ask the students to stay seated, I will then go over the next steps. “When I say go, we are going to walk quietly to our assigned table for centers if you do not remember where you are to go please look at the white board for that information. Can I also get my team leads to grab the center bin from the shelf, ready GO.” A6. 1. Be respectful to people and things. 2. Follow directions quickly. 3. Be part of the team. A6a. Class room norms are the behaviors we want to see in our classrooms, being respectful to people and things fit into class norms easily. It can be a simple task such as listening to the teacher, or it can also mean being respectful of our classroom and the equipment in it. lOMoARcPSD|23780900 Following directions quickly fits in in the fact that no matter which direction is given it needs to be done quickly. Being part of the team is how we are going to engage with each other. Being part of the team means we do not put down, or be mean to our class mates. We are a team and we work to build each other up. A6b. The rules will be posted on the wall in very colorful paper, and they will be repeated every day. I will also ask some examples of what our rules look like after the first week. I will also point out when they are done in class during the day. A7. One positive reinforcement will be a sticker chart. Each day a student has a good day they get to put a sticker next to their name on the board. There will be incentives for when you reach a certain number of stickers. You can always turn a bad day into a good day very easily. In my class we will meet, discuss and come up with what a consequence is and when a consequence is needed. I would want the students' input of the five consequences. This is an example of what I am looking for. First consequences warning. Second consequence time out. Third consequence loss of small privilege and note to parent. Fourth consequence is call to parent. Fifth consequence is loss of big privilege and call to parent. lOMoARcPSD|23780900 A8. All students will be involved in this plan in many ways. The first is helping me create the consequences on the first day. After we go over the rules, I want the kids to help me create and understand the consequences. Another is holding each other accountable in the classroom and not only about bad behavior but more about good behavior. When you see a friend being awesome being able to share that at the end of the day when we have sharing time. When you may have upset a friend saying sorry and explaining what happened at sharing time. I believe this will create a very engaged and positive classroom.