INTASC+Standard+05

__**INTASC Standard 5**__

The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

__Specific Category of Standard 5__

INTASC.5.D K: The teacher understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom.

INTASC.5.H D: The teacher understands how participation supports commitment, and is committed to the expression and use of democratic values in the classroom.


 * __Understanding Sentence__

A teacher creates a learning enviornment through classroom management techniques and creates a postive learning experince for his/her students.

__Artifacts__**
 * Classroom Management Plan [[file:mrs0210CMP.doc]]
 * Film Anaylsis [[file:mrs0210Film Analysis.doc]]

__**Reflect**__

Classroom management alone can make or break a teacher, especially in the early elementary classes where a teacher has to plan the whole day every day. A s econdary teacher’s classroom management has more repetition with the changing of classes, but they are responsible for more students while adhering to a stricter time scale. By having a Classroom Management Plan in place before the first day is most beneficial. Planning is the key to a successful lesson. One will discover early in his career that one always has a plan and a backup plan. A lesson that the teacher thought would occupy 30-40 minutes will often take 10-15 minutes. Brainstorming the possibilities for something going awry along with possible means of correction will only help the teacher. Witnessing the teacher's preparation and expectations, the students quickly learn and accept that this classroom is a place for learning. The better equipped the teacher is, the easier the problem is to solve.


 * __Project__**

Giving students a voice in the classroom should be a priority. Sharing control of little things and letting them decide what consequences they should have helps students buy into the teacher's classroom management style. Being upfront and consistent allows students to feel safe and understood. Students want ownership and direction in their lives. The more they are given the more they will strive to attain it and the more then will learn and exceed in the education.