Ted 690 TPE Domain E

7/27/2019 Ted 690 TPE Domain E

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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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