Entry 2) Contextual Factors

Entry 3) Teaching Unit

Entry 4) Learning Environment

Entry 5) Evaluations

Entry 6) Logs

Entry #4 : Analysis of Classroom Environment

Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport

Explain how you established and maintained an atmosphere of trust, openness and mutual respect in your classroom. Describe specific strategies used to encourage:

• Positive student verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Positive student social interactions

Establishing a Culture for Learning to Encourage Student Engagement and Responsibility

Describe how you created a culture for learning in your classroom. Describe specific strategies used to encourage:

• Active engagement in learning
• Student responsibility for their own learning
• Student commitment to the subject
• High expectations for achievement

Student pride in work

Managing Classroom Procedures to Promote Student Responsibility

Describe your classroom routines and procedures. Include specific procedures used to promote:

• Student responsibility
• Smooth operation of the classroom

Efficient use of time (e.g., organizing and managing groups of students, distribution and collection of materials, use of student helpers, transition between activities, etc.)

Encouraging Appropriate Student Behavior

Describe your classroom management plan. Include specific classroom management strategies used to:

• Establish clear expectation of conduct
• Monitor student behavior

Respond to behavior that does not meet your expectations

Organizing the Physical Environment

Attach a simple sketch of the arrangement of the physical space of your classroom.  Design a plan to:

• Make learning accessible to all students
• Address safety concerns

Arrange the furniture to support typical learning activities