Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MorningMessage
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
Themorningmessageisprojectedontothewallbeforelearnersentertheclassroominthe
morning.Thepurposeofthemorningmessageistofacilitategettingreadyfortheday.The
morningmessageisalivingbreathingmessagethatchangesdailyaccordingtoscheduleplans,
lessonplansandotherannouncements.Asateacherthekeyinmakingthemorningmessage
effectiveistooccasionallyaddanelementofsurpriseinthemessagethatwillkeeplearnerson
theirtoesandengaged.Themorningmessagecanalsobeusedasabridgeintoalesson.Ihave
oftenusedthemorningmessagetoinstructlearnersonwhattogatherformaterialsortohave
learnerstakeaquickassessment.
Artifact2:
S.O.Ps(standardoperatingprocedures)
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
StudentscreatecollaborativelyS.O.Psforeachtransitionandcontentblocktohelpthem
organizethemselvesandtofosterefficiency.AS.O.Pispostedonaclassroomwallofstudents
choosingandreferredtothroughoutthedaybytheteacher.S.O.Psarealsolivingbreathing
documentsandcanbechangedtoaddressinefficiencies,replacedentirelyortakendownoncea
routinehasbeenestablished.TheS.O.Pshelpeducatorsfocusmoreoncontentandskill
buildingratherthanroutinebehaviorandprotocols.
Artifact3:
Cushions
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
Learnersneedopportunitiestomoveabouttheroomandusedifferentspacesfordifferent
activities.Forinstance,learnersmaywanttositonthefloorforareadaloudorindependent
reading.Theclassroomshouldalwaysofferlearnerscomfortabletoolssuchascushionsto
fostermovementandalternativesettingsforlearning.Educatorsoftenforgethowtiringsitting
atadeskalldaycanbebecausetheyareoftenonthemove.Wheneducatorskeepthisideain
mindtheyarenotonlymakingthelearningenvironmentmorecomfortabletheyareatthesame
timefosteringengagement.