Are school built for learning

Watching Will Richardson TED talk I've learned that schools are built for learning. Having a a secure and comfortable environment makes you want to learn. An ideal learning environment for students is to feel confident and comfortable. Having a comfortable learning environment will make students feel eager to learn each day. I feel that classes should be just 30 min long because kindergarten children have a short extension span. I will have students work together in groups to evaluate how they work with other and if they do their work.

http://www.kidsenabled.org/articles/classroom/ideal-classroom

What constitutes an effective discipline plan

Having an effective discipline plan is important to have in your classroom because the students will know how to behave in the classroom. An effective discipline plan comes from clarity, consistency, communication, caring and creative. Clarity will help to be clear when as a teacher you set rules and limits. Consistency will help to be consistent on enforcing the rules and their limits. Communication will help for the students to be more open on the rules. Caring will help by using encouragement for the students to follow the rules. Creating the rules with the students will help by both students and teachers agreeing with the discipline plan. A effective discipline plan will help understand what students need to accomplish on their behavior.

The role of a teacher is to UNCOVER

1. Manny students do not complete their assignments because they don't understand what they are supposed to do on the assignment they are assigned. 
2. Both, what you are going to cover and what you want the students to learn are the same thing. The things you have to cover in your class are the things the students have to learn. 
3. Teachers and students spend most of the class time on the textbooks and that can be a mind-numbing environment for the students. Textbooks sometimes don't help to teach the objectives. 
4. I think that both teacher and students benefit from using objectives. The objectives are what assign and assess. " objectives are what a student must achieve to accomplish what the teacher state is to be learned, comprehended, or mastered". 
5. The goal of a test is to see where the students understandin are at. 
6. Mastery is when the student shows the ability to use what has been comprehended. Mastery has taken place when you see a student use or apply what he or she understands. The student can also break down, reorganize, and evaluate what is known and understood. 
7. Grades are important to students learning and their achievements. Because if they get good grades they will feel accomplished. "Focusing on goals or objectives makes the most difference in students achievement". 
8. Print correct letter shape, size, spacing, and smoothness. 
9. How do you write the letter "A"? 
10. I think that standardized state testing is wrong because many students feel bad when they don't pass the test. 

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http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/?m=1

If I were in charge of the world

If I were in charge of the world
I'd cancel essays,
Waking up before 7am,
Headaches, and also
Slow internet connection.

If I were in charge of the world
There'd be free pizza,
More sleeping, and also
More creativity

If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn't have lies
You wouldn't have flies
You wouldn't have commercials on the radio
Or "don't do this"
You wouldn't have cigarettes.

If I were in charge of the world
All fruits would be candy
And all clothes would be trending

Consequences

Having an effective discipline plan in the classroom is important because students will know what behavior is expected from them. As a educator you will have firm confident in your ability to manage a class of you have a clear idea of what you expect from your students and they know that is what you expect from them. It will be easier to maintain good behavior in the classroom. Having consequences in the classroom helps students behave better. Consequence will help students know how far the can go in the way they act. Student need to feel that someone is in control of their environment. Having consequence will have the students behave better in the classroom.

http://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/successful-people-are-self-discipline-high-value-personal-management/

Picture book month

Picture books are is an important factor in a classroom because it helps relate human experience to academic concepts and address complex issues and content. Picture books can address both heart and standards. They can serve as a celebration and call-to-action to springboard your own ideas. Picture books are valuable resources witch connect students with content that inspire their humanity. We can use picture books to come up with classroom activities, like a readers theater. Students can be cast as the characters and have the students to read the books dialogue. Picture books will always be wonderful tools for teaching story structure, key ideas, and details.

http://www.rif.org/books-activities/tips-resources/getting-most-out-of-picture-books/

http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2010/11/how-picture-books-play-a-role-in-a-child’s-development.html/
http://www.teachingheart.net/clickclackmoo.html

Classroom management And discipline

Having discipline and a well managed classroom will make you an effective teacher. Teachers with good classroom management are able to maximize students engaging time and academic learning time. Students also want a well-managed classroom because a well-managed classroom gives student security. A well-managed classroom will have students that are deeply involved with their work, especially with academic, teacher-led instructions. Discipline is a also an important part in a well-managed classroom. The most successful classrooms are those in which the teachers have discipline and a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the student have a clear idea of what the teacher expect from them.