ARTIFACT REFLECTION SHEET

NAME: Rose Wagner

DATE: 4/29/2013

MAJOR: Elementary Education K-8

ARTIFACT TITLE:
Classroom Environment and Management Teacher Toolbox Notebook
RELATED COURSE & INSTRUCTOR:
EDU 340- Classroom Management
Bill Salonen
RELATED COURSE OBJECTIVE(S):
Teacher candidates will gain insight and understanding of a wide variety of interventions and methods
for managing the behavior and academic time of students in the classroom and school environment.
Teacher candidates will demonstrate an awareness of and ability to use technological advances to
facilitate assessing information, record keeping and instruction (technology integration).
Teacher candidates will demonstrate an understanding of the philosophies, models and theories that
provide a basis for past, current, and future education practices for students.
Teacher candidates will demonstrate the ability to develop data collection processes and observation
techniques, display and communicate data and use data for decision-making.
Teacher candidates will demonstrate an awareness to the impact environment, culture (Indian Education
for All), linguistic, socio-economic (concentrated intergenerational poverty), exceptionalities, gender
and other factors have on learning.
Teacher candidates will become familiar with the nature and influence of family, community, society,
and culture on children and how these topics may be integrated to enhance student development.
Teacher candidates will demonstrate an awareness of and ability to use technological advances to
facilitated assessing information, record keeping, and instruction.
RELATED INTASC STANDARD(S):
Principle 5 Teacher candidates use an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to
create learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and selfmotivation.
Principle 6 Teacher candidates use knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication
techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interactions in the classroom.
IN THE SPACE BELOW, DESCRIBE THE ARTIFACT AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM:
The artifact is a notebook with information on how to create a classroom environment which will work for all
students. Through effective classroom procedures, rules, and well thought out consequences there is a
commitment to the diversity of students whether it is socioeconomic, cultural, or academic. Engaging all
students in learning using active participation procedures, communication, and social skills training has helped
make a commitment to pedagogy. Each category in the artifact was researched and the methods and ideas are
the latest information on classroom management and environment which demonstrates a commitment to content
knowledge.

IN THE SPACE BELOW, DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN IN WHAT WAY(S) THIS ARTIFACT
RELATES TO THE COURSE OBJECTIVE(S) YOU ALIGNED IT WITH AND HOW IT
CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR GROWING COMPETENCE IN THE EDUCATION PROGRAM:
The artifact helps to maximize time and efficiency in the classroom through organization and preparation of the
classroom and the teacher. The tools in the notebook which help with time and efficiency are a check list to
prepare for the first day of school, a substitute folder template, communication to students and parents, and a
classroom floor plan. The artifact also helps to create a learning environment for all students through classroom
rules, procedures, social skills training, and engaging students through active participation. The rules,
procedures, social skills will be taught early on to prevent students from getting off task and to communicate
effectively throughout life. Students background and environment are taken into consideration when creating
consequences for off task behavior and breaking classroom rules. The goal is to help students learn to make
better choices and not punish them for making the wrong choice. The information for behavioral interventions
and consequences will be collected through observations and conversations with the teachers and faculty at the
school, the student, and the parents. Active participation is used to keep all students on task and involved in the
learning process. Many of the pieces in the artifact were created as electronic templates to be adapted for use in
an actual classroom or teaching position.