School of Education Portfolio University of Wisconsin Platteville Artifact Reflection Title of Experience/Artifact: Date Experience Completed: Classroom Management

t Plan Fall 2013

Describe your educational experience/artifact:

For t is artifact ! c ose m" classroom management plan t at ! ad created for one of m" classes# As "o$ can see %" m" classroom management plan ! am prepared to manage t e en&ironment t at ! am soon to %e teac ing in# T is artifact s o's "o$ not onl" t at ! am read" to andle discipline actions %$t also t at ! am read" for sc ool emergencies and read" to ma(e s$re t at e&er"one is safe and doing t e correct t ing# E&er"t ing t at ! a&e in m" classroom management plan is a%o$t me %eing a%le to %etter manage t e en&ironment aro$nd me# As "o$ can see ! am a%le to create a safe learning en&ironment) design r$les so t at m" classroom 'ill %e safe) moti&ate m" st$dents so t at t e" 'ant to tr" t eir %est) explain m" expectations for gro$p acti&ities) and m" met ods for andling non*instr$ctional met ods# +o$ can also see o' ! plan to comm$nicate 'it parents as part of t is plan#
Wisconsin eacher Standard Ali!n"ent

! %elie&e t is artifact addresses ,tandard - t e %est# T is artifact aligns %est 'it standard %eca$se it s o's t at ! am a%le to andle t e en&ironment t at is aro$nd me and t at ! am a%le to effecti&el" manage m" classroom# !n m" classroom management plan ! a&e a set plan t at ! 'ill fallo' in case of a loc( do'n# ! a&e a plan for if t ere is a loc(do'n and 'e are in t e sc ool# As 'ell as a loc(do'n if 'e are o$tside of t e sc ool and t ere is a loc( do'n# T is creates a safe learning en&ironment %eca$se t is ass$res t at m" st$dents are safe no matter ' at t e circ$mstances# T is artifact s o's competenc" in ,tandard - %eca$se it s o's t at ! a&e a plan for man" of t e t ings t at can go 'rong ' ile ! am teac ing# ! a&e e&er"t ing planned o$t t at ! can possi%l" t in( of %$t no one can %e prepared for e&er"t ing so ! am read" to adapt m" classroom management for an" sit$ation t at comes aro$nd# T is artifact s o's t at ! a&e p$t a lot of time into t in(ing a%o$t all of t e t ings t at co$ld go 'rong so t at ! am prepared ' en ! am o$t in t e field on m" o'n#
UW#Platteville School of Education $no%led!e& S'ills& Dispositions Ali!n"ent

! %elie&e t is artifact %est aligns 'it .,D2#c# Manages Classroom Proced$res# T is artifact aligns %est 'it t is .,D %eca$se it s o's t at ! am a%le to manage man" of t e classroom proced$res t at 'ill %e t ro'n m" 'a"# Again ! do not sa" an" classroom proced$res %eca$se t ere is al'a"s somet ing $nexpected t at comes $p) ! reali/e t is and ! am read" to c ange m" classroom management plan at an" moment to %etter fit m" classroom# T is artifact s o's m" competenc" in t is .,D %eca$se it s o's t at ! am a'are of man" of t e t ings t at ma" come $p ' ile ! am in t e classroom and it s o's t at ! a&e t o$g t of a plan to ta(e care of t ese t ings and r$n m" classroom t e most effecti&el" and safel"#
Explain %hat you learned about teachin!/learnin! fro" this experience:

! learned t at ' en "o$ t in( "o$ a&e e&er"t ing t o$g t of t ere is almost al'a"s somet ing else t at is going to pop $p and s$rprise "o$# +o$ can ne&er %e prepared for e&er"t ing %$t "o$ can al'a"s %e t e most prepared t at "o$ can possi%l" %e and t at is ' at ! did 'it t is classroom management plan# 0it teac ing "o$ al'a"s a&e to %e on "o$r toes an"'a" so t is is going to elp me %e read" for ' ate&er is t ro'n m" 'a"# 0it a&ing a classroom management plan ! 'ill more read" to andle all of t e little t ings t at get t ro'n m" 'a"#

Explain %hat you learned about yourself as a prospective educator as a result of this experience/artifact:

0 at ! learned a%o$t m"self from t is artifact is t at ! am more prepared t an ! ad t o$g t to start st$dent teac ing# ! 'as &er" ner&o$s to a&e all of t at responsi%ilit" %$t no' t at ! (no' t at ! am a%le to andle t e en&ironment 'it o$t a pro%lem ! am m$c more comforta%le going into st$dent teac er# ! also learned t at ' en in a to$g sit$ation ! am a%le to ma(e a &er" effecti&e decision &er" 1$ic(l" and ! t in( t at t is is going to elp m"self ' en ! am teac ing as 'ell as elping m" f$t$re st$dents# !f ! am $nprepared for all of t e little t ings t at mig t appen it is $nsafe for m"self and t e st$dents and it is also not a &er" good learning en&ironment#