kat|ona|e for W|scons|n 1eacher Deve|opment and L|censure Standard I|ve

l enrolled ln Mlddle School 1eachlng and lleld ln Lhe fall of 2010 Cne of Lhe uu performances for
Lhls class was a pro[ecL LhaL focuses on dlsclpllne wlLhln Lhe classroom l was placed aL Creendale
Mlddle School ln an 8
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grade maLhemaLlcs class ln addlLlon Lo belng Lhe besL example of a communlLy
of learners l saw flrsLhand how a greaL Leam of Leachers can creaLe Lhe besL learnlng aLmosphere LhaL l
have ever been placed ln When one day my cooperaLlng Leacher lnformed me LhaL Lhere would be a
subsLlLuLe presenL l LhoughL lL would be a greaL Llme Lo work on my ablllLy Lo manage a classroom
allowlng me Lo pracLlce wlLh Love and Loglc's onellners developed by !lm laye
1he selfassessmenL of Lhe pro[ecL hlghllghLs my LhoughLs as l was lmplemenLlng a sLyle of
classroom managemenL Love and Loglc Also avallable ls Lhe correspondlng lesson plan and
supervlsor's feedback l belleve Lhese documenLs demonsLraLe my ablllLy Lo make managemenL
declslons Lo provlde a poslLlve learnlng envlronmenL Lhrough lndlvldual and group moLlvaLlon Whlle
Lhls speaks Lo an lnsLance of group moLlvaLlon l learned a loL abouL classroom managemenL Lhrough
Lhls fleld and Lhlnk Lhls pro[ecL hlghllghLs my deslre Lo noL use a LradlLlonal meLhod
8ecause classroom managemenL ls so crlLlcal Lo a poslLlve learnlng envlronmenL l connecLed Lhls Lo
Lhe Alverno LducaLlon ueparLmenL CuLcome of Lhe Ma[or of lnLegraLlve lnLeracLlon Cne essenLlal
componenL of lnLegraLlve lnLeracLlon ls Lhe connecLlon you make wlLh your sLudenLs l would llke Lo
lncorporaLe more Love and Loglc lnLo my classroom as lL ls less of a power sLruggle Lhan oLher forms of
classroom managemenL LhaL l have seen ln use l have never seen myself as a dlcLaLorlal leader ln a
classroom and Love and Loglc flLs wlLh Lhe approach LhaL l wanL Lo Lake ln my classroom lor Lhe
pro[ecL l puL a onellner Lo work and malnLalned Lhe flow of Lhe lesson