Since the fall, I have implemented all of the suggestions for improvement from the fall in\u00a0terms of meeting diverse needs. I have made an effort to accommodate my lessons more to my students with disabilities and English Language Learners, translating all important information into Spanish for the majority of my ELLs and individually addressing non-Spanish-speaking ELLs. I also used the walls of the classroom to display excellent student work (to hold my students to higher expectations) and relevant information for each unit (to remind students of my objectives and the essential questions). Every unit also included a few different prototypes of the project (of varying difficulty to differentiate instruction) for students to reference.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Part of the classroom wall before student work was displayed. A visual aid of the principles and elements of design are posted, as well as a student-made collaborative on-going color wheel.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Part of the classroom wall that displays the steps, objectives, and essential questions from my Op Art Scratchboard unit. All the information was also translated into Spanish as most of my English Language Learners spoke Spanish.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Another example of relevant unit information posted on the classroom wall from my Positive and Negative Space unit. All information was again translated in Spanish.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The “word wall” in the classroom with all vocabulary terms translated to Spanish, as most of my ELL students were Spanish-speakers.<\/p><\/div>\n
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2B.1: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Safe Learning Environment<\/p>\n
During the fall CAP meeting, my university mentor granted me a rating of “Proficient<\/b>”\u00a0and my mentor teacher\u00a0granted me a rating of “Proficient and Needs Improvement<\/strong>” in terms of creating a safe learning environment. I maintained classroom routines verbally but did not post written routines on the wall. One\u00a0of the suggestions for improvement was to post\u00a0classroom rules on the wall to hold students consistently accountable for maintaining a safe physical and intellectual environment.<\/p>\n Since the fall, I discussed with my students ways in which we could make the classroom a more safe and productive space in order to create a classroom contract. Please refer to my Reflection on Growth<\/a> in the Classroom Learning Community section for more information. I continued to establish respect for my students and in return received respect as a teacher. I continued to foster strong relationships with my students to keep the focus on teaching instead of managing disruptive behaviors.<\/p>\n 2D.2: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Expectations<\/p>\n During the fall CAP meeting, both my university mentor and my mentor teacher granted me ratings of “Needs Improvement<\/strong>” in terms of having high expectations for my students. Some of the\u00a0suggestions for improvement were\u00a0to model my lessons more effectively so students could master challenging material through effective effort, as well as consistently redirecting students to be a part of the learning environment.<\/p>\n Since the fall, I incorporated more modeling into my lessons using the “I do, we do, you do” method. Please see my lesson on Intro to Diptychs<\/a>\u00a0as an example of effective modeling. I would use finished prototypes as examples of high expectations for my students, as well as model the process of how to achieve\u00a0those expectations. Please also refer to my Reflections<\/a>\u00a0on growth in student learning for more information on how I maintained high expectations for my students. I pushed students to continue putting effort into their projects and to persevere through the difficult areas in order to successfully complete the assignments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2A.3: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meeting Diverse Needs During the fall CAP meeting, my university mentor granted me a rating of “Needs Improvement”\u00a0and my mentor teacher\u00a0granted me a rating of “Proficient and Needs Improvement” in terms of meeting diverse needs. Some of the … Continue reading
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