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DOMAIN E: CREATING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS
FOR STUDENT LEARNING1
TPE Domain E: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Lara Landry
National University
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Abstract
The following paper discusses the expectation of TPE Domain E: Creating and
Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning. I discuss my competencies in
this domain and describe why I chose to include my classroom management plan and a
behavior journal reflection as artifacts to support my competencies in this area. I have
chosen to review the article Schoolwide and Classroom Disciplineby Kathleen Cotton as
my third artifact.
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TPE Domain E: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student
Learning includes TPE 10: Instructional Time and TPE 11: Social Environment. It is
important for teachers to manage their instructional time wisely. I feel that I am
competent in this area because I establish procedures to routine tasks and I manage
transitions to be most efficient. I am always reflecting too on how instructional time
could be better utilized to make learning more effective. TPE 11 states the expectations
of teachers to develop and maintain clear expectations for academic and social behavior.
Based on my prior teaching experience in private school, I feel that this is an area I am
especially competent in. In my teaching experience, I have established rapport with
students and their families for the purpose of supporting academic and personal success. I
understand the importance of altering social environments to ensure maximum
achievement of all the students in a class. I feel that I promote student effort and
engagement and that I create a positive climate for learning (Appendix A: TPEs, 2008).
As artifacts to show competency in TPE Domain E: Creating and Maintaining
Effective Environments for Student Learning, I have chosen to include my Classroom
Management Plan and a Behavior Journal Reflection. I chose my Classroom
Management Plan because it discussed my plan for managing a classroom; how the room
with be arranged, the routines, procedures and rules. In it I discuss my plan to follow Lee
Canter's approach to Assertive Discipline, my plan for working effectively with diverse
students and families, and my plan for dealing with challenging students and situations.
The plan concludes with strategies for working with other educators and legal and ethical
imperatives regarding discipline.
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The Behavior Journal Reflection was included as an artifact because it
demonstrates my efforts to support student effort and engagement and create a positive
climate for learning. It also shows my commitment to positive classroom discipline
through a common respect and fairness. I find the behavior journal reflection to be a great
tool for student reflection of misbehavior. They have to state the rule they broke, what
they did to break the rule, and what they will do differently next time. Then there are
lines for the student's name, date and parent signature. I have found that a simpler
behavior journal is easier and has the same effect. There are behavior reflections online
that require students to list three reasons for the behavior, three consequences and then
fill out a plan for improvement. I think this takes too much time. Student bad behavior
should to dealt with, but dealing with it shouldn't require such a lengthy reflection. It may
be nice to have students reflect on their poor behavior, but it nicer if the student were able
to return to the lesson and become an active participant. The more efficiently misbehavior
is dealt with, the more opportunity for the misbehaved student to correct their poor
behavior and engage in the lesson.
For the literature review I decided to review the article Schoolwide and
Classroom Disciplineby Kathleen Cotton. This article discusses lack of discipline being
the most serious problem facing the nation's educational system. It discusses the
problems that arise from lack of discipline and follows with school-wide and classroom
procedures for enforcing discipline.
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References
Appendix a: The california teaching performance expectations (TPEs) (2008). Cal
TPA: California Teaching Performance Assessment Candidate Handbook.
Sacramento, CA: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Retrieved
from http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/tpa-files/candidatehandbook-
appendixa-tpes.pdf
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