INTASC+Standard+5

**INTASC Standard 5**


 * STANDARD:** The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.


 * Specific Category of Standard 5**

INTASC.5.C K: The teacher knows how to help people work productively and cooperatively with each other in complex social settings.

INTASC.5.D K: The teacher understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom.

The environment in which a teacher is teaching students should be comfortable and allow for creativity to flow, as to assist in as much interaction and engagement from the students as possible.
 * Understanding Sentence**


 * Artifacts**


 * Group Created Lesson Plan--[[file:EDBE4480 Lesson Plan format.span.doc]]
 * Classroom Map and Philosophy--[[file:classroom.map.philosophies.docx]]
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 * Reflect**

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The artifacts for INTASC Standard 5 are items that show how performing in a group and how the environment in which you are working in can influence your output as a student. When choosing groups for students to work in, I have learned from personal experience, that it is important for each student to equally put forth effort in the assigned task. If not, the other students may not be as apt to work in a group setting again. Another way to help foster cooperative learning amongst students is to create an atmosphere that is comfortable. In an environment that the students feel comfortable in, there is a larger possibility that their work will be less forced and that they will feel more confident in it. The classroom map I generated shows how I would set up my classroom to help generate this particular idea of comfort I have expressed. I believe in group work, but if it’s not set up properly it can be a bigger downfall than a positive experience for the students. Within each classroom, I believe it should have specified areas for group work and individual work. With that idea, I set up my classroom accordingly, so that all the students will know where to go and where they feel like they get the most work done because they are most comfortable.=====


 * Project**

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I think that these two separate artifacts can be joined into one lesson learned. Without a quality and comfortable environment a student will not be able to produce any quality type of work; especially within a group, which requires a bit more concentration because all students must be involved and equally putting forth effort. I realized that a poor classroom set up can easily hinder any type of valuable learning the student might be expected to have. Depending on the grade and number of students in my class, I found that it is easy to find ways for each student to feel at ease in order to produce excellent work. I also came to the conclusion that to receive adequate work from a group, as the teacher I must ensure that all students are all participating and sharing ideas equally. I found one of the best ways to ensure that this happens is to hand out roles to each student. This way each student is responsible for a specific feature within the assignment, and therefore all are partaking. Through some of the research I have read, if students are comfortable in their learning environment, they are more apt to do the best they can and will learn more.=====