Two Feedly Articles
Setting Classroom Expectations
The article discusses how important it is to set
classroom expectations at the beginning of the year. Outlining and communicating classroom expectations will help students
develop mature social skills, learn more, and will create an overall classroom
atmosphere that’s welcoming and safe for everyone. Developing learning goals
collaboratively puts students at the center of the learning process. When
teachers make classroom expectations clear, it allows students to take personal responsibility for their learning and behavior and adjust their
progress toward classroom goals throughout the year. It’s important that
teachers understand and develop two kinds of classroom expectations: behavior
expectations and learning expectations. Behavior expectations refer to the
rules of etiquette that help keep a class running smoothly. Equally important
to student success is learning expectations. When teachers outline what
students are expected to learn at the beginning of the year that helps students
anticipate their learning needs and enables them to track their own progress.
Often, teachers will overlook an equally important set of expectations: those
for parents. Providing parents with clear guidelines for acceptable behavior
and their expected level of involvement in their child’s education can head off
parent-teacher issues later in the year.
The Benefits of Creating a Website for your Classroom
This article goes hand in hand with our class; it
discussed some the benefits of creating a website for your classroom. Some of
these include adding a bit about you on the website so the students and parents
can get to know a little about you, the teacher. Another benefit is to use the
website to post forms, announcements, events, etc. It talked about the many
forms we give to students all year long, and a lot of the times these forms get
lost, or squished in backpacks. Communication is key! Another benefit is you
can post class notes, and assignments, this to keep an absentee connected, and
it eliminates the questions of what is due and when. You can also post
presentations, video clips, and other relevant information. By taking the time
to post relevant information, you will be saving yourself some time in the
classroom. To end the article, some information was provided to plan and build
your site.
Hello Marina,
ReplyDeleteI liked reading about these two articles because they provide good advice for teachers. Being clear and making students aware about the classroom expectations is definitely a great way to start the school year. These classroom expectations are not only for students, but also for parents. All teachers strive to have a strong partnership with parents to support students. Therefore, teachers can set clear lines of communication with parents using websites. In the other article you mentioned how websites allow parents to know conference hours, projects, learning objectives, etc. Using web 2.0 tools effectively can help parents feel part of the school community and be supportive for the academic year.
I liked the article about setting the classroom expectations for the students at the beginning of the school year. I think it is very important because it helps the students know what is expected of them and it makes them responsible for their actions. I also like to make the parents aware of these expectations so that they can provide support.
ReplyDeleteMarina,
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with the first article that you picked about setting expectations for students from the beginning of the school year and throughout. Also how you state that equally important is to keep clear communication with the parents. Therefore the second article that you mentioned regarding the use of Technology, more specifically the Web as a tool to make the communication between teacher and students a must in the interest of the learning and the benefit to the learner.
Setting classroom expectations and procedures is something I still struggle with, and I have been teaching for five years! I think the article you mentioned can be a great resource for new teachers and experienced teachers to help them start their school year on the right path!
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