For Feap 2B, my CT gave me a lot of advice and behavioral management strategies. I watched her, took notes, and truly learned the ways she managed the class so successfully. Once I got the confidence to do so myself, I immediately began to improve. This could have been something as small as giving a negative check in a folder for negative reinforcement, or giving students tickets for positive reinforcement. Either way, I began to become more comfortable and felt more respected by my students. For Feap 2H, I decided to base my inquiry on engagement, and meeting the needs of all students (below level, on level, above level). This allowed me to explore various types of differentiation, and methods such as cubing strategy, smart board, Plickers, popsicle sticks etc. These all were aimed to engage all students, which linked to the FEAP 2H.
My goal or challenge was Feap 2B: Manages individual and class behaviors through a well-planned management system. This was due to the fact that I felt that I was not authoritative enough with my students, and felt as if I needed to earn more respect through behavior management strategies. My other goal or challenge was Feap 2H: Adapts the learning environment to accommodate the differing needs and diversity of students. This was a goal as I believed that I could have incorporated more differentiation into my classroom, in order to meet the needs of all my students, particularly above level students. For Feap 2B, my CT gave me a lot of advice and behavioral management strategies. I watched her, took notes, and truly learned the ways she managed the class so successfully. Once I got the confidence to do so myself, I immediately began to improve. This could have been something as small as giving a negative check in a folder for negative reinforcement, or giving students tickets for positive reinforcement. Either way, I began to become more comfortable and felt more respected by my students. For Feap 2H, I decided to base my inquiry on engagement, and meeting the needs of all students (below level, on level, above level). This allowed me to explore various types of differentiation, and methods such as cubing strategy, smart board, Plickers, popsicle sticks etc. These all were aimed to engage all students, which linked to the FEAP 2H. This is a differentiated activity for my classroom. These particular questions on the cubes relate to biographies, but it can be used for any topic that they are learning. There are three levels of cubes. The first level is for below level/struggling students, the second level is for on level students, and the third level is for above level students. Students are broken into groups of three based on level, and given their cube. This ensures that each student learns meangingfully from the activity, but none are overwhelmed or unchallenged. I believe that this is evidence that I have improved FEAP 2H. This is a lesson plan that I implemented this semester. I believe that it shows evidence of growth in my target areas. The lesson plan shows evidence of differentiation for all levels of students. Furthermore, it shows evidence of behavioral management strategies, particularly incentives. I plan to continue mastery of these two goals. I believe that creating interesting activities that foster differentiation is an effective means of meeting the needs of all students. Furthermore, I can administer self-assessments to determine if all students feel as if they are feeling challenged, bored, or overwhelmed, to ensure that my strategies are successful. In terms of behavioral management, I will add new incentives and behavioral techniques to continue this improvement. I plan to observe my peer's behavioral management techniques, and would use this as inspiration to implement in my own classroom. In the future, I would like to be exposed to more behavioral management strategies. I believe that taking a behavioral management class in fall 2016 would be a great help. Additionally, I focused on differentiating based on academic level. Therefore, I would like to differentiate based on different criteria such as learning styles, first language and so on.
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denise donahue
5/1/2016 09:27:20 am
I'm so glad you used the cubing activity from class!
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