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Classroom Design
My classroom design is attached. My classroom is designed in groups of four so
students can easily discuss ideas. In my classroom, I believe in cooperative
learning tasks as well as group assignments. By placing students in pods of four it
will make for quick and easy transitions when students are completing group
work since students will not have to get up and rearrange the classroom. The
classroom is set up to were students could easily get into groups but it is also set
up to where all students are facing the front of the rom and are facing away from
the windows. This is important to eliminate any outside distractions from
occurring as well as direct focus to the front of the room for lectures and student
presentations. No students will have to turn around to view the smart board in my
classroom. On the first day of class, students will receive an assigned seat to allow
me to quickly learn my students names and faces. There desk are well-spaced so
I can monitor the classroom and circulate through all the desk areas so I can
monitor what my students are doing. When they enter the classroom their name
and if possible picture will be displayed on the overhead so students can
immediately see where there assigned seat is. I believe this seating arrangement
best matches my teaching style and goals for my learners, but if in the end this
seating chart does not allow my students optimal learning then I will rearrange my
classroom and make modifications as needed.
Shannon Strosser
the actions require you to stand up and use your body. By incorporating
these fun activities into the lesson students will be engaged and learn
creative ways to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives.
Disruptive Behavior
An example of a minor disruptive behavior might be two students whispering to
each other during a lesson. For this minor disruptive behavior I would use
proximity and give students the look. My students would understand that the
behavior is not acceptable during the lesson and the behavior would stop.
Students will always be able to receive some credit for assignments. Full credit
will not be given to any assignment that was turned in past the deadline of a
project. If work is incomplete students will be asked to complete the assignment
to its entirety and to turn it in when it is done. It is more important to me to have
students fully completely the assignment with effort than to have students turn in
an assignment that is not finished.
Grading Policy
Test: 40%
Quizzes: 20%
Group Projects: 10%
Shannon Strosser
Parent Involvement
I will contact all parents at the beginning of the semester with a welcome to a new
school year letter. I will contact parents when students are behaving in a away that
is very respectable to me and congratulate the parents on how well their child is
behaving in my classroom. On the other hand, I will also call parents when their
child is misbehaving or if by my observations think the child may be putting them
in harm.
Typical Lesson
A typical lesson in my classroom would include students entering my classroom
to an instant activity. The bell ringer may range from individual quiet assignment
to discussion with a partner but they will vary every day to keep students engaged
in the beginning of class. At this time students should come in and immediately
begin on the bell ringer. Typically after the bell ringer, we will focus on the
important content for the day with some teacher led instruction or group activities.
During teacher presentations the students will stay engaged because discussion
questions will be intertwined into instruction as well as students should be taking
notes in their notebook. After the content is delivered students will participate in a
very quick activity break like the one mentioned above. Then the students will
complete work in pairs or in groups to finish out the lesson. At the end of the
lesson there will be reflection questions asked about the lesson. On Fridays,
students will bring in songs that incorporate the health topic we are working on.
The songs will be pre-approved and screened by the teacher. The students will
discuss all the songs and how it relates the content.