DOMAIN 2: CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
COMMON SENSE MEDIA: Digital literacy and citizenship materials are designed to empower students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly and respectfully in our digital world.
2b: Establishing a Culture for Learning
STUDENT PORTFOLIOS are a purposeful collections of student work that exhibit the student's efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas of the curriculum. Portfolio Tools may include:
Student blogs
PROJECT-/PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of problem solving. Students learn thinking strategies, standards, and content knowledge.
2c: Managing Classroom Procedures
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LMS) helps teacher save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. An LMS allows teachers to provide flipped mini-lessons, differentiate instruction for varied interest and skill level, create and collect assignments paperlessly, enable asynchronous class discussions, and check for understanding via a variety of formative and summative assessment tools. CANVAS is the adopted LMS in the Pewaukee School District.
QR CODES (Quick Response Codes) can be attached to various areas of the classroom to provide information, reminders, video tutorials, and directions. Examples:
Classroom rules: Students create skits or display ways in which the rules are followed in the classroom.
Science lab procedures
Usage and safety videos for machines in Science, Tech Ed , F/CS labs.
TIMERS
ONE-CLICK TIMER (Can be layered over other projected items)
OMNIBOX TIMER - Simply type "Timer: (Desired Time)" in the Chrome omnibox
OTHER USEFUL TOOLS:
WHEEL OF NAMES (random name selector)
2d: Student Behavior
CLASS DOJO is a classroom tool that helps teachers save time, boost classroom engagement, and improve student behavior. Award/deduct points, affectionately known as "dojos" for positive or negative behavior. ClassDojo also lets you communicate student progress with parents and students.
GO NOODLE Fun tool for brain breaks, teamwork, movement, etc.
CLASS CHARTS Plan ahead: Seating Plans and effective behavior management will help keep pupils and staff safe
2e: Organizing Physical [Digital] Space
GOOGLE DRIVE allows students and teachers to organize their digital space that may be shared for with others.
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LMS) helps teacher save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. An LMS allows teachers to provide flipped mini-lessons, differentiate instruction for varied interest and skill level, create and collect assignments paperlessly, enable asynchronous class discussions, and check for understanding via a variety of formative and summative assessment tools. CANVAS is the adopted LMS in the Pewaukee School District.
SYMBALOO allows students and teachers to organize their digital space that may be shared for with others in the class.