Module Four |
Activity Five: |
Do this assignment after you complete all of the readings from the module. Write a brief essay about the place of structure in classroom management. In the first paragraph, list the three critical areas that contributed to deeper understanding about structure. In the second paragraph, discuss personal feelings about structure, and share insights about how it shapes your own life and the way you manage the learning environment and students. You may want to address the following issues:
These are the different portions to the reading. Please check each off and be sure you have spent enough time to understand the different pieces of structure.
Self control | Communications | Rewards and Privileges | Incentives |
Balance of power | Rules | Punishment | Interventions |
Emotion management | Procedures | Transitions | Consequences |
Level of trust | Explicating Norms | Management plan |
Rubric
Excellent | Completed the module readings; write one or more paragraphs synthesizing and analyzing the value and importance of structure as a function of classroom management. Analysis is accurate and captures the essence of the value of structure. A second paragraph extends learning to share personal insights about the module, offering additional nuances or concepts that might enhance the site for other teachers engaged in the course work. |
Good | Completed all readings; write one or more paragraphs discussing the value
and importance of structure as a function of classroom management. Analysis
is accurate and captures the essence of the value of structure. A second
paragraph describes an additional story or perspective about the value of
structure. |
Marginal | All readings are completed. the first paragraph shows an understanding of the readings and the second shows that the student can recognize structure issues in the classroom. |