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10. Implement the lesson plan (from item 9), documenting/assessing child's progress and offering implications. 

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10. Implement the lesson plan (from item 9), documenting/assessing child's progress and offering implications. 

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After implementing the lesson, ALL of the students' scores went up. They improved in the skills we were working on but have not yet reached advanced or mastery. In order to increase the chances of this happening we offered these students some implications. We included some time problems in their homework to go home as extra practice and we also added a time center to the math centers so they can be reviewing regularly.

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50. Take one lesson and figure out how it could be modified for small group or individual instruction. 

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50. Take one lesson and figure out how it could be modified for small group or individual instruction. 

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9. Develop a lesson that differentiates learning fro 1-2 students based on where the child is developmentally. 

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9. Develop a lesson that differentiates learning fro 1-2 students based on where the child is developmentally. 

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38. Use the math game (from item 37 in your teaching) 

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38. Use the math game (from item 37 in your teaching) 

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After math whole group, the students go to their desk for independent work and Mrs. Schexnayder and I call small groups. After the time test, 4 students were still struggling to tell time and write time on an analog clock. Therefore, when they game for small group I created a time game that would make it a little more fun for them since it was a repeated skill. They seemed to really like it and it was effective in their post intervention scores.

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37. Create a Math Game based on a specific skill. 

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37. Create a Math Game based on a specific skill. 

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The math game I created was used for elapsed time. The students were required to answer the question on the worksheet and then fix their own analog clock to match their answer. Once they were done, they tagged their partner and their partner checked their answer and began their turn.

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29. Use the new strategies (from item 28) for assessment in your TWS. 

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29. Use the new strategies (from item 28) for assessment in your TWS. 

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In my TWS I used diagrams/posters, journal entries, group discussions, and a quiz.

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55. Implement something you learned (from item 52) in your teaching/work. 

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55. Implement something you learned (from item 52) in your teaching/work. 

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One of the biggest parts of my classroom management plan is creating an environment where the children feel like they are part of a team. I feel that gaining this respect helps the children to give respect more freely in return and decreases behavior problems. One way I like to "be a part of the team" or gain their respect is to show the students that I care about them and the things going on in their life. Therefore, before every lesson I begin with a conversation. If its in the morning, our conversations last longer and the children share more, however, after recess or ancillary the children explain what they did and how they are feeling. I believe this small step helps the children to know they are cared about and that the classroom is a safe place for them to share.

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54. Share what you learned (from item 52) with someone in cohort or placements school. 

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54. Share what you learned (from item 52) with someone in cohort or placements school. 

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We started a google doc to explain what we learned about each of our classroom management plans at Wildwood.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b_cfp4z5cgEXMKOx-vKYJGDhYcpz6iQKcS5ek6MccLQ/edit?usp=sharing

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52. Develop a classroom management plan and implement a piece of it during your teaching. 

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52. Develop a classroom management plan and implement a piece of it during your teaching. 

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28. Use 3 assessment strategies other than work sample, anecdotal records, video/audio. 

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28. Use 3 assessment strategies other than work sample, anecdotal records, video/audio. 

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In my assessment portfolio I used a wide range of assessment strategies. Some that I used include: teacher interview, student interview, tallies, diagrams, and journal entries.

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7. Establish a system or method to create a community of learners, and encourage friendship and teamwork. 

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7. Establish a system or method to create a community of learners, and encourage friendship and teamwork. 

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I found that each morning during morning meeting, the children were getting bored with the routine of reading a morning message everyday. Therefore, I decided to incorporate a daily goal using the "think about it" channel on GoNoodle. This channel plays a video on teamwork, decision making, or how to help others. There is a theme that relates to a goal the child can set for themselves for the day. The kids seem to love the videos and reference them throughout the day.

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8. Do a lesson that incorporates 3 developmental domains. 

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8. Do a lesson that incorporates 3 developmental domains. 

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In the beginning of the year, the students focused on personal narratives in writing. This lesson not only had them working on their cognitive development with a new concept in writing, but it also included social development as they were encourage to turn and talk to their partner. Because the topic was a personal narrative the children were encouraged to dive into their emotional development by relating the story to something that happened to them.

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Mrs. Schexnayder updates her centers based off of seasons and holidays. Therefore, since Christmas is around the corner we updated our centers to Christmas. When discussing what center I could add to the group we mentioned a few areas in math that the children still needed help with, one being critical thinking with missing addends. The center included figuring out the missing part of the equations, or the missing addend.

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46. Update an existing center in a meaningful way, based on contextual facts or learning objective. 

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46. Update an existing center in a meaningful way, based on contextual facts or learning objective. 

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15. Make a community connection and bring it into the classroom. 

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15. Make a community connection and bring it into the classroom. 

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We were able to use our advocacy project to bring in information and techniques from MamaBear's "Circles and Scissors" workshops to present in our own classroom.

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14. Attend/participate in a community event 

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14. Attend/participate in a community event 

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As a member of 4thekids, we put on a crawfish boil, "Crawfish for a Cause" and silent auction to raise money for the children's hospital.

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18. Develop and introduce a new way to include families in the classroom community. 

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18. Develop and introduce a new way to include families in the classroom community. 

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I started a journal with the parents involving their child's conduct. If the child's behavior is an issue or the child is not meeting their weekly requirements, we begin the journal. Most students only bring home the journal entry once because they behavior improves after. The journal contains the dojo score and things the child did well and could improve on for that day. At the bottom the family is encouraged to fill in goals for the week and answer questions of things they discussed with their child. They are also asked to initial it and send it back to school..

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The three transitions I created are:
1. Class, Class--> Yes, Yes
2. Counting on
3. Whoop/Whomp

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During our lesson, we find that often times the children need help quieting down and focusing their attention. Therefore, we created transitions in our classroom that help the children to understand their expectations or to get their attention. When we are trying to get the children's attention we say, "class, class" and the children respond with "yes, yes". To mix it up and keep the transition effective, we change up the tune and the children must mock the tune in their response. The next transition we use is counting on during math transitions. The children move from whole group to small group back to whole group and then to back up by counting on. This can include 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, etc., depending on where the children are developmentally. Another transition we use during our teaching is for agreements in teaching. When the students agree with something I said or another classmate says and are asked, "Do you agree?" they respond with "whoop". However, if they disagree they reply with, "Whomp." This is a quick way to make sure everyone is on the same page.

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62. Interview 3 teachers about classroom management approaches. Ask them the same 3 questions and write a brief report or record a video on what you learn about classroom management from the interviews. 

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62. Interview 3 teachers about classroom management approaches. Ask them the same 3 questions and write a brief report or record a video on what you learn about classroom management from the interviews. 

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After interviewing each of these teachers and reading what they had to say, I agreed with most of their answers.
I learned the importance of establishing expectation at the beginning of the lesson and that promixity of the child causing issues is vital in running a successful classroom. I also learned the importance of positive
reinforcement. The amount of parent involvement directly affects the child's behavior and it is important to keep/encourage them to be involved. Another important part of classroom management is keeping an environment that the children enjoy. If they are engaged and interested in learning, they are more likely to have a better attitude and better behavior. Combining respect with a positive environment will create the best opportunity to have successful classroom management.

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25. Participate in a school level/building level IEP. 

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25. Participate in a school level/building level IEP. 

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I attended a student IEP meeting this semester for a child in our classroom that has Cerebral Palsy and an attention processing disorder. All present in the meeting were the principal, the classroom teacher, student teacher, OT, PT, speech therapist, and her resource teacher. I was not allowed to take a picture of the IEP form.

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40. Use the activities (from item 39) during your teaching. 

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40. Use the activities (from item 39) during your teaching. 

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Each morning the children are asked to come into the classroom and move their name to the method of transportation they will be using to go home. They do this as part of our morning meeting and this keeps gives them a responsibility to start the day. This not only lets us know how the children will be getting home that day but also allows us to see what children are here that day

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39. Create activities for morning routines.  

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39. Create activities for morning routines.  

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In the beginning of the year the students would take attendance by placing their name card under the correct category. We would review it each morning practicing graphing items.

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6. Do eco-maps with a few children in your class from their perspective. Compare to teacher's perspective. 

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6. Do eco-maps with a few children in your class from their perspective. Compare to teacher's perspective. 

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Because the children were unable to make their own eco-maps, after creating these, I explained them to the children and allowed them to ask questions. They seemed confused for the most part but understood the shapes the most.

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57. Actively participate with a professional organization. 

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57. Actively participate with a professional organization. 

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I am currently on the Board of Directors for a children's charity called 4thekids. 4thekids Baton Rouge, Inc. is a teen-founded charity organized in 2012 to expand and improve the children’s hospital facilities in Baton Rouge, and to encourage and promote teen involvement in our endeavor for the construction of a freestanding children’s hospital in our capital city of Louisiana. We believe in making things better for children.

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56. Actively participate with a professional organization. 

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56. Actively participate with a professional organization. 

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I am currently an officer of the AEYC organization at LSU.

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53. Attend a professional development activities

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53. Attend a professional development activities

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During the "August Experience" I attended a Writer's workshop training. It was on August 20, 2017. They discussed what they were looking for in Writer's workshop for each grade level. Because I attended this training, I have been in charge of writing for the entirety of my student teaching.

On October 6, Wildwood hosted a "Leader in Me" training where we reviewed the 7 Habits and discussed how we could incorporate them in our daily lives, which would naturally carry over to school

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49. Use the poem (from item 48) during your teaching. 

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49. Use the poem (from item 48) during your teaching. 

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During our lesson on plants, the children were required to pick a way to present the information they had learned. They were given a multitude of options, one of them to write a poem, so I wrote a poem to use as a model. This not only opened the children's minds on how to be creative, but it also gave them some repetition of the information they had been learning throughout the unit.

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48. Make a poem on a poster board (new to the classroom). 

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48. Make a poem on a poster board (new to the classroom). 

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44. Use pocket chart (from item 44) during teaching. 

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44. Use pocket chart (from item 44) during teaching. 

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Each morning for Morning Meeting we focus on the 7 Habits. On this specific morning, we were focusing on habit #6 "Synergize". This habit helps the children to recognize that its much easier to work with others when they learn to appreciate each others differences. We talked about how when we optimize individual strengths, everyone benefits. During this lesson the children discovered how we can use our strengths to make contributions, how others contribute using their strengths, and why utilizing everyone's strengths makes the class more effective. For this lesson the students were required to write down their strengths on a strip of paper and put it in the pocket chart for us to focus on. We went over each strength and how it might help us synergize.

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36. Reflect on the reward system (from 34) discussing effectiveness, changes, and alignment with your management philosophy. 

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36. Reflect on the reward system (from 34) discussing effectiveness, changes, and alignment with your management philosophy. 

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The "Best Row of Learners" reward system has been very effective during teaching. The children are very aware of their bodies and focus on paying attention and raising their hands which aids in the efficiency of the lesson. When the children slip up, I often times point to the chart on the board and they immediately fix themselves. This has changed the way the children sit on the carpet and increases their dojo scores at the end of the day which is great incentive for them. A lot of our classroom management focuses on being self-aware and being proactive in learning. This system has allowed students to gain more responsibility in their learning.

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35. Use the system (from 34) in your teaching. 

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35. Use the system (from 34) in your teaching. 

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34. Create a positive reward system in addition to what the mentor teacher is doing. 

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34. Create a positive reward system in addition to what the mentor teacher is doing. 

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Recently in the classroom we have been struggling with children sitting quietly and paying attention during lessons on the carpet. Therefore, I implemented a new system called the "Best Row of Learners". For each lesson on the carpet, the children with the best row (quietest, raising hand, sitting like a learner, etc.) get a tally mark on the board for that lesson. The winning row at the end of the day gets an extra Dojo point.

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30. Work with your teacher to develop an authentic measurement. 

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30. Work with your teacher to develop an authentic measurement. 

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27. Develop a rubric to access content in science or social studies 

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27. Develop a rubric to access content in science or social studies 

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23. Go to an ancillary class and take anecdotal notes on two children. 

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23. Go to an ancillary class and take anecdotal notes on two children. 

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19. Engage in reciprocal relationship with one family using a journal.

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19. Engage in reciprocal relationship with one family using a journal.

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One of the parents came into the classroom asking about her son's conduct grade. She was unsure that he was telling her exactly why he was getting a certain grade and conduct and was wondering if there was anything we could do to help. I offered her the idea of starting a "conduct journal". This would be daily and weekly communication that would help with clearing the communication for why this student was coming home with these grades.

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4. Write a positive hand written note to a parent about something that happened that day. 

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4. Write a positive hand written note to a parent about something that happened that day. 

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1. Write a brief observation of each child. 

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1. Write a brief observation of each child. 

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22. Practice using a math checklist/anecdotal notes. 

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22. Practice using a math checklist/anecdotal notes. 

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During the end of the semester, I was finished teaching whole group so I switched places with the mentor teacher and I took over small groups. During this time, I would make anecdotal notes about what each child was able to complete and who needed to remain in a small group.

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17. Communicate with parents using technology application. 

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17. Communicate with parents using technology application. 

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We use class Dojo to help parents know what is going on in the classroom and to help remind them about upcoming events.

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16. Remind parents about an upcoming event. 

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16. Remind parents about an upcoming event. 

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20. Participate in a Parent/Teacher Conference 

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20. Participate in a Parent/Teacher Conference 

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13. Write a reflection after creating the newsletter about what you learned/will do to engage families regularly.

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13. Write a reflection after creating the newsletter about what you learned/will do to engage families regularly.

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After creating a newsletter I realized the importance of consistent communication with the parents. Keeping them in the loop with whats going on in each subject area helps them to be proactive in their child's learning. Also, having this information readily available prevents a bombardment of questions from the parents. Not only do we send the newsletter home but we also upload them on our class communication app so the parents can access it anytime. I have learned that sending a newsletter about the upcoming week provides opportunities for the parents to get involved in lessons and plan their week and their child's week accordingly.

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11. Create an interactive bulletin board for use by families. 

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11. Create an interactive bulletin board for use by families. 

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In the front of the school, the P.E. coaches establish a school bulletin board that plays on a theme for the month. This past month, I asked if I could help them set up the bulletin board. It had to do with raising money for the school. It said, "Help BRCVPA get over the rainbow." There was a gold pot at the bottom where students/parents could add coins after reaching a certain amount of fundraising money.