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9. Learning Environment (LO 2.8 & 2.9) (APS 8 & 9)

TWS Standard
The teacher plans for a structured, positive learning environment where students feel safe and
valued as contributing members of a learning community.
Task
Create a plan and explanation for how you will create a positive, safe learning environment
including the behavioral expectations, consequences and rewards as well as non-instructional
routines and procedures.
Prompt
A. Classroom Management:
Describe and explain activities that would develop a positive climate where students
will feel like valued members of a learning community.
I will develop a positive learning environment by establishing an understanding of
respect. In the classroom, respect is a very important factor not only from students to
teacher but from student to student. I will create this culture by allowing students to share
during the week.
There will be laminated chart paper hanging on the board with Monday-Friday headings.
Every Monday students will sign up for what day they would like to share. Each day will
allow different students to share. The student sharing is the only person allowed to talk
and when they are done they call on three people who have questions about what they
have shared. This activity will help establish respect in the class by allowing students the
opportunity to speak while their classmates listen. Another great activity is allowing
students to bring a Me Bag. In their Me Bag they can bring three things from home
that they would like to share with their classmates and that will show their interest. This
will allow students to see similarities in interest.

List the 3-5 behavioral expectations or rules for all students in your classroom.
1. Be prompt
2. Be productive
3. Be polite
4. Be prepared
5. Be positive

List the hierarchy of consequences that you will follow when infractions of the rules
occur in the classroom.
I will have a picture of a home plate on a baseball/softball field. Each student will start
the day on home plate.
First offence:
Student will be verbally warned and behavior will be redirected. Their clip will move to
the first X, which stands for strike one.
Second offense:
Students will be spoke to and will move clip to the second X, which stands for strike one.

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The student will have to walk for 5 minutes at recess and a note will be wrote to go home
and required a signature from an adult.
Third offense:
Principle will be called and students clip will move to the third X, which means they are
out. Student will have to fill out a self-evaluation form to tell the principle and teacher
what they had trouble with today. Also, the students parent will be called immediately.
In the case that a student endangers the safety of their classmates and/or others I will call
the principle or a member of the administration team to come and remove the child from
my classroom. If they are not able to come to the classroom at that moment I will have
the misbehaving student sit by their self in the back or outside the classroom.

List the types of intrinsic and extrinsic reinforcements that you will utilize in the
classroom.
Positive reinforcements:
o Verbal praise will be practiced constantly
o Most schools have some type of reward for students, example: Ninety-Six gives
students Lion Loots; Lakeview gives students Star Bucks.
o If students remain on home plate every day of that week their names will go into a
drawing. I will draw three students names and they will receive a special prize
from me at the end of that week or they will be allowed to go to the class treasure
box.
Negative reinforcements:
o Whatever school wide ticket for good behavior will not be given, instead they will
be given a white slip with what they need to work on.
o Students will sit in time out or time will be taken off of recess
o Student will not be allowed to talk at lunch
At the end of each month students will count how many good slips they have and how
many white slips they have. The students who have over 25 will receive a pencil and
certificate from me.

B. Non-Instructional Routines and Procedures

Describe non-instructional routines and procedures that will ensure your classroom
runs safely (i.e. you are providing appropriate supervision) and smoothly.
Questions for you to consider are:
o How will you begin and end class (include taking attendance and, if
applicable, lunch plans)
At the beginning of every class I will stand at the door and greet each
student with a hug and say Good morning! Lunch choices and
attendance will all be taken at the beginning of the class after
announcements. Once students have written their assignments they will
come to the floor with a book to read. Once everyone is on the floor seated
in a circle, student will greet one another going in order. They will shake
their neighbors hand and say, Good morning ____. How are you today?
their neighbor will respond, Good and turn to their other neighbor and
say, Good morning _____. How are you today? This is a great morning

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meeting that establishes a community and respect within the classroom. I

will end each day with ensuring that each students has everything they
need for their at home assignments and be prepared for the next day (ex:
sharpened pencils)
How will you distribute and collect materials and student work?
In my classroom I will distribute student work myself to each student at
the time it is to be distributed. I will have a classroom helper that is
assigned to collect materials.
How will you assign and utilize student helper(s) or assistant(s)?
I will have a chart in the front of my classroom. It will have slots with
each childs number and name in it. It will also have their classroom job
for that week. Some of the jobs may be, paper passer, girls bathroom
monitor, boys bathroom monitor, line leader, germinator (pass out hand
sanitizer), paper collector, and/or desk inspector (making sure desk are
clean every afternoon).
How will you manage routine tasks such as pencil sharpening, bathroom
breaks, and transitioning between classes or hallway transitions?
We will have set times where we will go to the bathroom as a class. If a
student has an emergency I will ask them to raise three fingers, this way I
will know it is an emergency. A student will be allowed to raise their hand
for an emergency three times per week, which I will record each use. If
they have more than three emergencies they will have to give me time at
recess. Students will be required to bring three sharpened pencils to class
each day. In the case that they do not bring three sharpened pencil they
will be allowed to sharpen their pencil at the beginning of class but that is
the only time. Student will walk with the understanding that toes and nose
should be faced forward and hand should be locked behind their backs in
the hallways at all times.
How will you ensure your students are appropriately supervised and safe
during emergency situations? (e.g. fire and tornado drills)
I will have a chart at the front of the classroom with each type of drill and
procedures. Before each drill I will go over with students what the
expectations and procedures are. In the case of an emergency I will make
sure students are calm by ensuring that everything is okay and I will take
care of them. Our door will also remained locked from the outside; this is
to keep everyone safe in the event of an intruder.