Classroom Management & Environment

Standards:

• TTESS Dimension 3.1 Classroom Environment, Routines, and Procedures. The teacher organizes a safe, accessible and efficient classroom.

• TTESS Dimension 3.2 Managing Student Behavior. The teacher establishes, communicates, and maintains clear expectations for student behavior.

• TTESS Dimension 3.3 Classroom Culture. The teacher leads a mutually respectful and collaborative class of actively engaged learners.

• INTASC Standard #3: Learning Environments. The teacher works with others to create environments that support individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

Standard Interpretation:

The teacher creates a safe and effective learning environment where students are required to collaborate and respect each other, maintaining a clear standard for student behavior to best cultivate active engagement in learning and positive social interactions.