Everyone in the class presented on a classroom management concept that was new or something that wasn’t discussed in class. I think a lot of ideas were very interesting but the idea of classroom management differing for physical education interested me the most. There are a lot of similarities between the two that I didn’t …
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Bullying
Bullying can come in all forms. More popular today teens are going to the internet and bullying behind a computer screen. It’s important to try to eliminate this in your classroom and outside your classroom as well. Students have several obstacles that can prevent or harm learning and adding bullying to the list doesn’t help. …
Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is the ability to believe that basic abilities can be developed through hard work and dedication. This idea is compared to the opposite idea which can be defined as a fixed mindset. This is something that a lot of people don’t think about when going through school but is a critical idea …
Building Relationships with Students
When I think back to when I was in elementary and middle school, I have several distinct memories and I think a lot of this is due to strong relationships with my teachers. Teachers that made me feel respected and valued in the classroom definitely had a positive impact on my learning in the classroom. …
Trauma Informed
Being trauma informed in the classroom is an idea that teachers are bringing more attention to in the recent years. Before, teachers wouldn’t think why a student never got any work from home completed or why they were always late to class in the morning. Teachers thought simply about if the student met the expectations …
Differentiated Instruction in Elementary Classrooms
There are several things that come to mind when hearing this word. The main idea of differeniating insturction is to factor a student’s readiness or learning style before designing a lesson plan. This idea is important not only in elementay classrooms but classrooms throughout the school building. A teacher needs to know their students and …
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Vision and Mission Statements
It’s important to have a vision and mission statement in a school building. Not only students, but parents know what the school stands for and can help work collaboratively with the best intention in the student. These statements are posted throughout the building and are well-known to students. Below are the statements that I would …
Life Skills for Elementary Students
Life skills aren’t always something that teachers think about when developing lessons. Most teacher’s spend a majority of their time on learning standards and making sure to teach all the criteria, which of course is very important. However, one thing that I overlook and possibly others overlook, is teaching students life skills. Communication is a …
CW FIT
For my intervention, I chose to talk about CW FIT. I think it’s something that I would try in my classroom. My clinical teacher that I’m observing this semester uses it, and from what I can see has great success with it. The main goal of CW FIT is for students to follow directions the …
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
For my theorist this week, I chose to research and talk about Abraham Maslow. As most people know, he is most famous for his hierarchy of needs. It is a motivational theory in psychology and has five tiers that are usually seen in a form of a pyramid. I think relating this to classroom management …
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