Description
Assignment one
-Prior to the clinical field experience, review the requirements of all clinical field experiences for this course. Create a document to share with your mentor detailing these requirements and what is being requested of the mentors. This document should include the scheduling required to complete all assignments.
Allocate at least 6 hours in the field to support this field experience.
Well-thought-out classroom designs allow for student exploration and for teachers to effectively respond to student needs. Students’ social-emotional learning can thrive in classrooms that provide ample opportunities for engagement, along with a well-thought-out classroom arrangement that meets the developmental needs of all students.
Observe the physical arrangement of your mentor teacher’s classroom and the role it plays in classroom management. With guidance from your mentor teacher, observe one additional birth-Grade 3 classroom. Consider observing in another grade level different from that of your field experience setting. Following your observations, interview the teacher in each classroom about their classroom layout and design. Include the following questions in your interviews:
How did you design your classroom to ensure it is developmentally appropriate and easily accessible for all students?
What did you feel was important to consider when creating your classroom layout to create a positive and inclusive learning environment?
How does the physical classroom layout support the inclusion of all students? What challenges did you encounter when incorporating an inclusive learning environment?
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
In 250-500 words, reflect on your two observations and interviews and summarize your interview with each teacher and other classroom participants. Include the following in your reflection:
Describe each layout and how they differ to meet the needs of the intended age groups.
Summarize your interview with each teacher.
Explain any changes you would recommend for the classrooms observed to make them more developmentally appropriate and accessible for all students based on your research.
Describe how you would apply this in your future professional practice to create a developmentally appropriate and accessible classroom.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Assignment two- Classroom management plans are used to help teachers plan for the expected and unexpected events that take place in the classroom. Establishing a planned and predictable environment will increase student engagement, safety, and security.
Select an age/grade level (preschool-3) to focus on and in 500-750 words, create a rough draft of a classroom management plan that would be appropriate for the selected age/grade. You may use previous assignments to help compile the information needed for each section. Include the following sections in your classroom management plan:
Classroom Management Models: Based on your research into classroom management models, explain the model or models that will inform your classroom management planning.
Classroom Design: Describe the elements you will use to create an inclusive classroom layout that is developmentally appropriate for the age/grade you intend to teach.
Classroom Environment: Describe how you will create a safe and supportive classroom environment.
Rules: 3-5 classroom rules that would foster a positive classroom environment.
Routines: 2-3 classroom routines that support positive behavior and classroom transitions.
Include a title page, table of contents, and reference page.
Support your classroom management plan rough draft with a minimum of 3-5 resources.
While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
assignment three- Throughout this course, you will be completing assignments that will be used to create a classroom management plan with a rough draft due in this topic and the final draft due in Topic 7.
Rules and routines play a crucial role in the development of a classroom management plan. Rules and routines provide students with a safe, predictable, and proactive environment that helps prevent undesired behaviors, and supports the development of emotional stability.
Create a 10-12 slide digital presentation for other early childhood educators that explains the importance of classroom rules, routines, and procedures and how they support a positive classroom environment. Differentiate how this will look in a birth-age 2, preschool, and K-3 environment. Include the following in your presentation for each age/grade range:
Explain the importance of establishing developmentally appropriate rules and routines for guiding positive behaviors in students with and without exceptionalities.
Provide 3-5 classroom rules that would foster a positive classroom environment.
Discuss 2-3 classroom routines that support positive behaviors and classroom transitions.
Describe instructional strategies you would use to teach the classroom rules and routines.
Discuss how families can help to support these classroom rules and routines at home.
At least one interactive element to engage participants.
Title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.
Support your presentation with a minimum of 2-3 scholarly resources.
While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
*DQ one-Why are established classroom routines and transitions important in the early childhood classroom? How do classroom routines and transitions influence social-emotional growth in young children?
*DQ two-What are at least three examples of at-home routines that would complement school rules and routines? How will you communicate with families about implementing and reinforcing these routines?
*DQ three-After your discussions with experienced classroom teachers, what is one misconception about classroom management that has been dispelled?
*DQ four-What is one area of classroom management you do not feel prepared to handle? What will you do to prepare yourself to face that issue in your future classroom?
