Standard 2

Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for

Student Learning

I adapt physical and/ or virtual learning environments flexibly to facilitate access to a wide range of resources that engage students in learning.

I ensure that environments enhance learning and reflect diversity within and beyond the classroom. ISTE.NETS.S.2

I encourage students to take responsibility to fully utilize teacher and peer support, to achieve consistently high levels of factual and analytical learning.My Daily Schedule is a balance of instruction/construction curriculum. Skills, strategies, and concepts are integrated throughout all subjects and daily routines. My students are immersed in a print rich classroom environment. My students are engaged in meaningful tasks, especially during Learning Centers, Plan-Do-Review, Tuesday Teaching Time, Monday Math Mania, Investigative Learning Projets, and daily Reading & Writing Workshop activities. I encourage my students to take risks and learn from their mistakes. I encourage a classroom of collaborative learners. I build an enriching classroom environment in which children are recognized for their positive behavior, accomplished through a hand puppet known as Super Bee who recognizes and reinforces positive behavior in all students.